The Atxondo City Council has analyzed the current state of the municipal swimming pools and has outlined the planned courses of action for both the short and medium term. The objective is to ensure their operation and adaptation to neighborhood needs, in a context marked by the age of the infrastructure and the maintenance challenges it entails.
According to Mayor Eneritz Aguirre, the facilities are in "good condition." However, an immediate intervention will be carried out to control several detected water leaks. "We want to guarantee the opening in June in the best possible conditions," she stated, emphasizing that work will begin shortly to meet the usual schedule.
“"The problems detected are normal for an infrastructure that is over 30 years old —it was a pioneer in Duranguesado along with Durango's—. It shows natural deterioration in the joints that generates small water losses, which we solve every year through conservation work."
Although the structure remains solid and the pool deck was completely renovated two years ago, the Council believes the time has come to undertake a larger investment to secure its future. The modernization project focuses on improving efficiency by reducing the pool's depth to optimize water consumption and renovating the technical system by replacing underground pipes and connections to the purification tanks, which are currently obsolete.
Following a meeting with the Department of Sports of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, the local government team is confident in accessing aid, so the comprehensive reform will be subject to subsidies that will be managed starting in September.
