Endesa will activate this Wednesday the sound of the 17 sirens of the Susqueda and Pasteral Dam Emergency Plan in several municipalities of the Girona regions to check their operation and test the effectiveness of the acoustic system. The test will be carried out in a staggered manner between 10:00 and 17:00.
The drill affects warning points installed in Amer, Anglès, Bescanó, la Cellera de Ter, Osor, Sant Julià de Llor i Bonmatí and Susqueda. These are the sirens intended to alert the population in case of a risk situation at the Susqueda or Pasteral dams, located in la Selva.
Distribution of the sirens by municipalities
The device has 17 warning points distributed in areas considered strategic within the affected municipalities. Amer is the town with the most sirens, with a total of five, while Bescanó and Osor have three each.
- Amer has five sirens
- Anglès has two sirens
- Bescanó has three sirens
- La Cellera de Ter has two sirens
- Osor has three sirens
- Sant Julià de Llor i Bonmatí has one siren
- Susqueda has one siren
These acoustic systems must be installed obligatorily in the areas that would be flooded during the first half hour if a break or malfunction of a dam were to occur. The purpose is to quickly warn the public and improve the response capacity in an emergency.
A plan in the final phase of implementation
The Dam Emergency Plan is part of Catalonia's special flood emergency plan, INUNCAT. Wednesday's tests are part of the final phase of the plan's implementation, before its official presentation, scheduled for after Easter.
The PEP implementation committee was constituted in May 2024. In this body, representatives of Civil Protection of the Generalitat, Civil Protection of the State through the sub-delegation of the Government in Girona, the Agència Catalana de l'Aigua and Endesa participate.
Strengthening risk management
The objective of this committee is to guarantee the effective deployment of emergency plans and strengthen risk management throughout the area of influence of Susqueda and El Pasteral. The plan must also ensure that information reaches the town councils and the potentially affected population in case of a real incident.
With this drill, the surrounding municipalities will test a system designed to warn in advance the residents of the most exposed areas and verify that the acoustic network responds correctly before the definitive entry into service of the plan.