NEW COVERED SWIMMING POOL IN ELS POBLETS

The president of the Diputación Provincial, José Joaquín Ripoll, opened the covered swimming pool of Els Poblets, in which the Town Hall has incorporated a sustainable energy efficient system.
The installation of solar thermal generators to heat the water and to air condition the building will be efficient and energy saving, which has been described as "a pioneer in the region" by the Mayor, Jaime Ivars.

"This new swimming pool has been totally integrated with its surroundings and incorporates criteria of maximum sustainability and reinforces the commitment of Els Poblets to clean, renewable energy to respect the Environment", declared the Mayor

In addition, it demonstrates the satisfactory result of a project that, according to the Mayor, "was born from a wish and commitment to study and harness the necessities of our town with something to serve all the people and to give everyone of all ages a recreation facility which will contribute to improving the quality of life for all residents".

He also thanked the President of the Diputación for their understanding and co-operation in contributing to the financing of such an important installation which is also a therapeutic aid for all ages.


For his part, Ripoll praised the initiative of the Mayor to have had the vision of an installation that produces 60% of it own energy, and of the remaining, costs will be further reduced by the connection to natural gas as soon as the network in the region is completed. In addition, he congratulated the inhabitants of Els Poblets for being able to enjoy facilities with which those of larger places are not endowed and to have given life to an installation, he remarked that "although still in a time of austerity have used materials that guarantees their intensive use.