The Director of the Vlora Region Water Supply and Sewerage, Klevis Kaso , has reacted publicly after news circulated in the media yesterday that several people had presented to the hospital with signs of poisoning.
Through a post on social media, Kaso has guaranteed that the water supplied through the network administered by the institution is clean and safe for consumption, emphasizing that this is based on the controls carried out.
He notes that physico-chemical analyses of samples taken at 22 monitoring points in the city have not identified any pollution, including the presence of ammonia and nitrites.
The Director of the Water Supply Company admits that there may be isolated cases of problems as a result of interference in the network by various entities, but emphasizes that for every reported case, immediate intervention is carried out.
"In parallel, we are working non-stop, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the major investment in the new water supply network, an intervention that aims to provide solutions to sensitive problems inherited over the years," Kaso writes, among other things, in his reaction.
Full reaction:
At this sensitive moment, when the concern of parents is more than understandable and above all it is about the health of children, I want to speak with responsibility and transparency.
My children are also growing up in this city. They live here, they consume this city's water, and that is why every concern of the citizens affects me personally.
I want to be clear: The water supplied through the system administered by the Vlora Region Water and Sewerage is clean and safe for consumption, based on our controls and responsibility for the storage tanks, transmission lines, and network that we administer.
Of course, there may be isolated cases, as a result of network interference by various entities operating in the city. But for every case reported, we react immediately and take the appropriate measures to resolve it in record time.
In parallel, we are working non-stop, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on the major investment in the new water supply network, an intervention that aims to provide solutions to sensitive problems inherited over the years.
In such moments, calm, responsibility, and fact-checking are essential. The truth must emerge through institutional analysis and verification, not through conjecture.
We will not stop. We will continue to work responsibly, because behind every job I do/we do are the families of this city, my family, my children, and the children of every citizen who deserves to live safely.
*POST SCRIPT
Based on the physico-chemical analyses of water samples taken at all 22 monitoring points in the city, the results have not revealed any physico-chemical pollution, including the presence of ammonia and nitrites.
Regarding microbiological parameters, my (our) communication and transparency towards citizens is essential, so I am making public the physico-chemical results available to date.