On Rivieracquathe public management company of Imperia and Andorese water cycleone fell downanother tile, very heavy for the negative economic consequences that it could have for society, already quite compromised from this point of view. The Justice of the Peace of Savona he indeed recognized Rivieracqua as guilty Of “a serious breach in the provision of the servicewater in Andora”.
Rivieracqua “guilty of serious non-compliance”, sentenced to “compensation for damages” and the restitution of purification fees from 2017″
The sentence signed by Justice of the Peace Maria Clementina Traverso, condemnation Also Rivieracqua “at the restitution of sums unduly collected during the period of water crisis“, recognizing the right of users to demand “The compensation for damage to have purchased bottles of mineral water due to the non-drinkability of the water itself and others reimbursement of fees paid for purification from 2017″.
Points out Assoutients: “After two years of battles and demonstrations on the part of three consumer associationson May 10th, the pronunciation of the arrived Justice of the Peace of Savona, Maria Clementina Traverso, which highlighted the serious breach in the provision of the water service by Rivieracqua Sp.a, condemning it not only to refund of the sums unduly collected during the period of water crisis but recognizing the right of users to demand the compensation for damage for purchasing bottles of mineral water due to the non-drinkability of the water itself and others reimbursement of fees paid for the purification since 2017.
A sentence that gives the Andorese citizens hope afterwards years of suffering from salt water and the lack of wastewater treatment that affected them in the summers of 2022 and 2023.adv. Giulio Muziolawyer of Onda Ligure – Consumption & Environment and Users it is believed fully satisfied of the result achieved and the sensitivity demonstrated by the judicial body for the issue of protecting water as a common good and the environment.
The following emerge from a study carried out by the three consumer associations estimates of compensation costs (as well as legal ones): 12 thousand users affectedaverage reimbursement for each user around 2000 euros eoover 20 million euros of total request.
A path, the one that reaches the sentence, dotted with battles and requests in the interest of damaged citizens. An important step in July 2023when the associations, with the support of the mayor of Andora Mauro Demichelisthey asked the water company the bill moratorium for Andora users, highlighting that citizens and businesses could not pay for a service they did not enjoy. Another decisive step, a January 2024, the proposal by the associations of a compensation protocol to avoid legal action. Until the historic sentence.”
Comment Furio Truzzi, Ligurian president of Assoutenti: “Let’s do it again appeal to the ATO and Rivieracqua to sign the compensation protocol to avoid one flurry of lawsuits to protect users and we also hope for the immediate suspension of purification fees from the next bill as implemented in the water companies in the Genoa Ato”.
The associations Assoutenti and Onda Ligure Consumption & Environment on the topic of fees purification they intend to start initiatives to protect users of the municipalities of Alassio, Albenga, Pietra Ligure and Val Maremola on the example of what was achieved with Iren and Ato Genoese for users in those territories.
Underline the deputy mayor of Andora Paolo Rossi: “Now that the water emergency is over and the salt water problem almost forgotten. The sentence that imposes a Rivieracqua The reimbursement of bills issued and the compensation for damages suffered by citizensonly confirms theinadequacy of the manager who left the municipality of Andora.
Nobody from Rivieracquadespite having full management responsibility, e no institution, from the ATO to the Region, has come to Andora and put his face on it, letting it on Mauro Demichelis and Paolo Rossicity administrators, the consequences of a series of senseless choices would fall made by manager, which also caused a prolonged interruption in water supply in the hamlets.
L’Andorese administration he did exceptional things. Has absorbed people’s anger and she succeeded put a watermaker into operation which it was opposed in all the ways of too many people. People can make a difference, in Andora we experienced first-hand theinefficiency of too many managers at all levels.”
