The Torcón II Association of Municipalities announced on Monday 19 October that ten municipalities in the province of Toledo do not have water fit for human consumption because of the state of the reservoir that supplies them, according to La Cerca, which reported the statement. The municipalities are Casasbuenas, Cuerva, Gálvez, Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera, Menasalbas, Noez, Pulgar, San Pablo de los Montes, San Martín de Montalbán and Totanés.
The association's president and mayor of Cuerva, Montse Rojas, confirmed to Radio Castilla-La Mancha that the water is not drinkable, according to Castilla-La Mancha Media (CMM), which puts the number of affected residents at more than 13,000. The cause given is the turbidity of the water due to the low level of the reservoir.
According to the statement, mains water must not be used for drinking, cooking or washing food, but it can be used for toilets, household cleaning and showering, while avoiding swallowing it. The association is asking for "extremely responsible" use of water.
On 21 October, CMM reported that the latest tests showed an improvement in quality, although the water was still not fit for consumption; that report refers to almost 11,000 residents in nine municipalities. According to Qué!, the association had not set a date for restoring the drinking-water supply. It is the third episode of this kind since 2024, according to that outlet.
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