Upstream the numbers, for the first time, seem to justify the choice of desalination plants. Downstream the taps tell a different story. In July Porto Empedocle, Gela, and Trapani supplied 664,416 cubic meters of drinking water to the network, with an aggregated average flow rate of about 248 liters per second out of the nominal 288: over 86% of the theoretical capacity.
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Porto Empedocle produced 227,491 cubic meters, Gela 213,840, and Trapani 223,085.
Since the start of the three plants, production has approached 4.9 million cubic meters. This is the data from the report updated in July sent by Siciliacque to the Region following the urgent request of August 5. The three mobile modules were built by Acciona Agua in 120 days. The operation started with a budget of 100 million euros — 90 million FSC and 10 million regional — later increased to 121 million with additional state resources.
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The plants that started operating are only the first module: each has a capacity of 96 liters per second.
The regional plan provided for an initial total production of 288 liters per second, guaranteed by the three modules of 96 liters per second, and a second phase, so far only on paper, to increase capacity up to about 500 liters per second, integrating desalination with springs, wells, and reservoirs.
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