by Eleonora Anello
The Water relay race goes on, a nation-wide event which is involving a large public. It started on last September, 13, from the Genoa Water Festival and it is going to cross 12 Italian cities for ending in Bari, on October, 17.
At the starting block, as torch-bearer (actually “water-bearer”), there was Pietro Mennea, ex 200 m Olympic record holder. The sprinter travels city by city bringing the water flask, filled at every stop, as a symbolic changeover between the cities involved. Waiting for him at every stage there is Marina Senesi, daily linked to the Radio Due broadcast Caterpillar.
The Water Relay Race, supported by Federutility (Federation of Italian Water and Energetic Companies), tries to promote initiatives for enhancing tap water consumption and for arising citizens’ awareness towards a conscious and correct use of water seeing that Italian water’s quality is pretty high.
At each stage the involvement of host cities’ public water system managers have been fundamental, as planned in the campaign. Anyway not everything went like clockwork: in Reggio Emilia, Ancona and Florence the initiative have been challenged by the “Committees for Public Water”, who accused Federutility for ignoring referendum’s results.
More protesters than participants? Follow the final rush on the website or on the initiative’s Facebook page or even better other information sources.
At the starting block, as torch-bearer (actually “water-bearer”), there was Pietro Mennea, ex 200 m Olympic record holder. The sprinter travels city by city bringing the water flask, filled at every stop, as a symbolic changeover between the cities involved. Waiting for him at every stage there is Marina Senesi, daily linked to the Radio Due broadcast Caterpillar.
The Water Relay Race, supported by Federutility (Federation of Italian Water and Energetic Companies), tries to promote initiatives for enhancing tap water consumption and for arising citizens’ awareness towards a conscious and correct use of water seeing that Italian water’s quality is pretty high.
At each stage the involvement of host cities’ public water system managers have been fundamental, as planned in the campaign. Anyway not everything went like clockwork: in Reggio Emilia, Ancona and Florence the initiative have been challenged by the “Committees for Public Water”, who accused Federutility for ignoring referendum’s results.
More protesters than participants? Follow the final rush on the website or on the initiative’s Facebook page or even better other information sources.
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