Water bills in Mijas will increase by 20% and a water supply and sewerage improvement plan will be implemented

After the price of water has risen only once since 2010, the residents of Mijas are set to pay around 20 percent more. This is the consequence of the modification of the sewage and drinking water supply ordinances that was approved yesterday by the city council, amid criticism from the opposition for this "shock increase." The rise will be applied starting in July on a bill that will change from quarterly to bimonthly and will be accompanied by a plan to improve these services, which will be implemented by Acosol.

At the council meeting, the government team acknowledged that the increase will be 19%, estimated at an average of 2 euros per month per household, and framed it as a mandatory update of the prices in line with the rise in the CPI, while the PSOE has pointed out that the water bill increase could be more than 20% as it applies both to the fixed fee per household and the variable fee based on consumption, as well as to the sewage fee, and due to the new price structure.

"They have modified the consumption blocks, so most water consumers who were paying in blocks 1 and 2 will now pay in blocks 1, 2, and 3," and "in families and businesses with higher consumption, the bills will now cover all four consumption blocks," pointed out the leader of the Mijas socialists, Josele González.

Cleaning and 13 million euros in a booster network

The City Council has emphasized that the new ordinances will come with an action and improvement plan for the water supply and sewage services, which includes the implementation of digitalization through remote reading in about 15,000 meters and improved customer service with new facilities in Las Lagunas and Mijas Pueblo.

Additionally, the plan includes more advanced management in the cleaning of the sewage network and storm drains to prevent clogs, especially during the first rains; and the construction of a drinking water booster network to Mijas Pueblo, which will be carried out in several phases and will involve an investment of 13 million euros.