Beja: EMAS move lawsuits to collect water debts. IPSS should 53 thousand euros.
A Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS), is over 53 thousand euros of water to the Municipal Company for Water and Sanitation (EMAS) Beja. The company has moved twelve lawsuits to collect water debts.
To achieve charge too late receipts, the Municipal Company of Water and Sanitation (EMAS) Beja moved during the month of February 12 lawsuits against citizens, who had already cut the water supply in households. A dozen processes was admitted to Civil Local Court of Beja and add up to a total of 8.935,94 euros, ranging from 249,38 euros and 3.743,17 euros.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN), one of the most disturbing cases is the IPSS, a foundation of a rural parish in the municipality, which has a higher debt 53.000 euros, in concrete 53.036,32 euros, which is in payment default by injunction process. The IPSS has not expressed interest in making a payment agreement, which were to comply fully.
Date of 31 December 2018, EMAS had 19.870 contracts, and 17.484 household, 2.218 non-domestic and 168 Institutions Private Nonprofit (IPSFL) and customer debts were about 2 million, according to the majority approved financial report in Beja Chamber Executive meeting last day 2 April.
As for the funds outstanding to customers Rui Marreiros, Executive Director of the EMAS, He explained that "it is not possible to sustain the amount, nor the number of debtors, since it is a dynamic process ", adding that "there is always contracts with short-term debt, who are paid days after the deadline ended ", finished.
According to the data provided by the company "there are about 120 contracts with the suspended water supply ", list that is always undergoing change "in terms of paying customers and others who come into court for nonpayment", justify.
In addition to the above IPSS, there is another IPSS, this urban area of ​​Beja, which has a debt 68.115,67 euros, these, 37.073,58 EUR are pre-process order for infringement and the remaining 31.042,09 euros are in agreement and payment in full compliance.
The Executive Director of EMAS, He explained that the company "does not interrupt the supply of water to the IPSS's for nonpayment", justified.
The highest cumulative debt concerns a collective contract (an enterprise) no value 201.064,92 euros, which according to EMAS 'is in agreement and payment in full compliance ", conclude.
According to EMAS, without quantifying the number, but summarizing various analyzes and frameworks, "The breaches in 2018 were less 50% than the previous two years ", having also been reported that "abusive direct links, They have no words ", justified.
What is a process Injunction
It is a procedure that allows a lender of debt have a document (which is called enforceable) which enables it to appeal to a judicial enforcement proceedings to recover from the debtor the amount that it owes. After the presentation of the injunction application by the lender, the debtor is notified of this application and, You do not oppose the same, It is issued enforceable. If opposes, the process is referred to a court.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
