The mayor of Candelaria and president of the Canarian Federation of Municipalities (Fecam), Maria Concepcion Brito, He stated this Friday that since he became aware of the spills in the Güímar industrial estate “the only thing I have done” is work to solve this problem.
A court of Guimar has issued a indictment against Brito (PSOE), one of his predecessors, Gumersindo García (PSOE), and the former councilors of Güímar Carmen Luisa Castro (PP) and Arafo José Juan Lemes (PP and CC) for the alleged commission of two ongoing crimes against the environment and prevarication.
These crimes, according to the judicial order, were produced by a alleged inaction in response to the discharge of wastewater into the sea from the Güímar industrial estate, mixed with urban sewage.
Brito, who has chaired a meeting of the Fecam in Los Llanos de Aridane, has told journalists that although he respects the judicial decisions, “I do not share this one”, and has specified that they are preparing both a reform and an appeal.
He has insisted that he has always worked to solve the problem of discharges and has recalled that in some supra-municipal decisions, in addition to the municipalities, the Island Water Council and the Deputy Ministry of the Environment are involved.
As an example of his concern about this issue of discharges, Brito has pointed out that The problem has been solved with the purification of industrial waters and with the authorization of discharges.
“We will continue fighting” said the mayor, in response to journalists.
