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Because of the diversity and comple- xity of the municipalities where FCC Aqualia operates as manager of the Municipal Water Service, its emplo- yees often have to work under extre- me weather conditions. The actions of FCC Aqualia workers in Moguer and Mazagón, in Huelva, fighting the fires that broke out at the beginning of last summer in the area surrounding the Doñana National Park is, once again, an example of the professionalism and commitment to the communities and territories where the Company provides these services. Despite the many difficulties, emplo- yees of FCC Aqualia, which mana- ges the municipal water service in Moguer, were able to maintain pota- ble water supply at all times. Besides supplying water to the population, it was able to provide the necessary water to Infoca – the team in char- ge of preventing and extinguishing forest fires in Andalusia – so that it The FCC Aqualia team guarantees supply in emergency situations could put out the fire and refresh the scorched areas to prevent the fire from spreading. In total FCC Aqualia calculates that 3 million litres of water were used to put out the fire. This was possible thanks to the joint efforts of FCC Aqualia and the City Council to maintain the flames away from the Mazagón deposit with water pumps functioning 24 hours refres- hing the perimeter of this strategic installation. The deposit stores water from the sources, in this case, the Tinto Was- tewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), the only source of supply available after three wells in Mazagón were burned and became inoperative. The water from the WWTP was pumped to the network that supplies water to households. It was precisely from the hydrants at this facility that the Infoca techni- cians obtained the water for putting out the fire; hence the importance that this facility was not affected by the fire and was able to maintain su- fficient pressure in the network. Even though it suffered some damage, it continued to function thanks to the involvement of workers from Moguer as well as the support of workers from San Juan del Puerto who wor- ked without a break from the moment that FCC Aqualia had access to the facilities to perform the repairs and maintain the continuity of the servi- ce, aware of the importance of water in the context of this terrible fire. Water is one of the basic day-to-day services, particularly in the summer months when temperatures are ex- treme. This is also the case of the FCC Aqualia team in Tomelloso, Ciu- dad Real, where extreme heat where the heat made it extremely difficult to repair a breakdown in the city’s ge- neral supply network. In the early hours of the day, a worker from the Comunidad de Regantes Estrecho de Peñarroya (the Estre- R E S P O N S A B I L I T Y R E S P ON S A B I L I T Y 28