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Adela Martinez-Cache met with the mayor of Cartagena to discuss the ITI del Mar Menor, the declaration of the Marine Reserve of Cabo Tiñoso and decontamination of Hondón

The Minister of Water, Agriculture and Environment, Adela Martinez-Cache, announced today after a meeting with the mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, the construction of new tanks storm in the Mar Menor under the Dumping 0. Specifically Plan in the area of ​​the lagoon 20 storm tanks will be built, of which seven will be located in the municipal area of ​​Cartagena.

Martinez-Cache required the City Council the exact definition of sites for the construction of four tanks storm Grandchildren, Playa Honda, Lower Islands / Mar de Cristal and Los Cubanitos (La Manga), whose projects are under editorial, noting that "features the Mayor's commitment that the land be appointed shortly."

These infrastructures will avoid flooding when heavy rainfall events occur and minimize pollution of the waters of the Mar Menor, as the storm tank stored rain water and prevents runoff to the sea.

Also during the meeting the possibility of working together in Integrated (ITI) of the Mar Menor Territorial Investment to achieve the best conditions for the salt lake was analyzed, and the advance of the declaration of the Marine Reserve of Cabo Tiñoso addressed scheduled for the beginning of the year, for which from the Ministry "is to work with all groups affected."

Plant solid waste composting

Moreover, Martinez-Cacho said that the work on the composting of municipal solid waste in Cartagena, which have an investment of 4.1 million euros financed from EU Cohesion, "are almost completed" .

The work will improve and adapt the processes of sorting and biological treatment of the existing plant with the latest process technology, and getting lower volumes of materials that end up in landfills, extending its life.

Among the topics covered are also located in El Hondón decontamination.

The counselor explained that "the City Council has moved the report of the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) to assess whether this report is consistent with the projected urban planning in that area, and has also been sent to Solvia and Podecasa, to advance in the draft voluntary decontamination and presented, which has a term of three years. "

In this regard, the leaders of the regional and local administration expressed their willingness to "provide a solution as soon as possible in compliance with the provisions of the CSN".

Source: CARM