After months of complaints, Essap began upgrading water and sewage networks in Concepción. The state-owned company's president, Luis Fernando Bernal, missed two meetings with the Municipal Council before attending and promising to replace 1,200 meters of sewage collectors.
Essap
Empresa estatal paraguaya de servicios sanitarios que gestiona el suministro de agua potable y alcantarillado.
The Ñeembucú Sanitary Consortium has started replacing Essap's drinking water pipes in downtown Pilar as part of the Coastal Defense Phase B project. The works, lasting about two months, are not expected to interrupt supply.