Overview
- The Ministry of Housing led inspections and a full simulacro in Piura that tested crisis-room coordination, a simulated power outage and deployment of pumps, with the exercise reported on July 10.
- Technicians found inspected SAREs generally operational, with La Molina II confirmed to hold 3,000 cubic meters and two electropumps rated at 300 liters per second.
- Inspectors identified installation and perimeter-protection flaws such as low-mounted equipment at risk of flood damage and lack of anti-vandal fencing that must be corrected in 30 to 60 days.
- EPS Grau committed to stepped-up preventive maintenance including hydrojet cleaning, coordinated availability of electropumps and motobombas, and purchase of generators to keep pumping stations running during outages.
- Officials warned that Piura’s urban growth has created 'cuencas ciegas'—basins without natural outlets—that can trap water and may require drainage adaptations, and the MVCS will issue a consolidated technical report to assign repairs and responsibilities before the rains.