The expansion of the network will be carried out with 22 tanker trucks (14 in the morning shift, 5 in the afternoon shift and 3 in the night shift), which will travel through the 26 determined locations from where they will supply smaller vehicles, which do not have so much ability to move to the hydrant. Specifically, 239 cleaning vehicles will be loaded with groundwater, which work in small streets or in specific services such as cleaning around containers or stains and graffiti, and 57 parks and gardens, in charge of irrigating trees to survive. and bushy plants.
Groundwater, or subsoil, is an alternative local, abundant and quality water resource that covers a part of the water demand of municipal services. Barcelona currently has a groundwater network of 78 kilometers and 25 fixed hydrants in service, which can supply 5,000 m3 per day (1.8 hm3/year).
