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"We take the water at a thousand per cent, which we are entitled to claim the water resources we need," said Valcárcel
The head of Murcia today inaugurated the new plant in La Aljorra, which has a treatment capacity of 6,500 cubic meters of water per day and which has invested nearly ten million euros
The President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, today launched an invitation to the 350 members of Congress to visit the Region of Murcia and can see "first hand" the "exemplary use of water" that is in it.
Murcia President was speaking to journalists' questions during the opening ceremony of the new wastewater treatment plant of La Aljorra, which was accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, and the Mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro.
The regional chief executive stressed that the commitment of the Region of Murcia for this type of infrastructure water purification and reuse "allow us to take 100 to 1,000 by scarce water resources available to us."
Murcia, global example of water efficiency
"I invite those who are still doubtful of the use made of water in the Region to know him in person," said the president, who argued that Murcia is a "central reference for the world" in water use.
Valcárcel said the "big bet, the commitment and efforts of Murcia to get the most out of the water is an example to be followed in the rest of Spain.
We asked for water because it's all our efficiency and legitimizes us to do, "he said.
A purpose of the negotiation process around the Statute of Castilla-La Mancha, reiterated that members of the PP in Murcia will oppose any aspect of this text "that harms the interests of the Region of Murcia."
The president of the Community said the Popular Party has never changed its stance in defense of water for all Spanish, and denied "categorically" that the strategic reserve of 600 hectometres is a proposal by the PP.
It is a proposal of the Socialist Party, like that of the expiry of the Tajo-Segura in 2015, "said Valcarcel, who challenged" until someone proves otherwise. "
He also recalled that the secretary general of the Socialists in Murcia, Pedro Saura, voted for the repeal of the Ebro and supported the first transitional provision which amended the National Hydrological Plan, which reflects the progressive reduction of the flow of the Tagus to the Segura in both cases "against the interests of Murcia."
Leaders in water quality
The Region of Murcia is the first in Spain and Europe in sanitation and treatment, with a recovery of more than 100 hectometres per year, representing more than a quarter of the national total.
The effectiveness of water management in Murcia has been recognized nationally and internationally, as the Segura basin the only fully recovers its waters.
The General Plan of cleansing and purifying of the Region have invested 600 million euros, which have enabled more than 97 percent of the urban population is already connected to treatment plants and 99 percent to sewage networks.
The new treatment plant opened today by The Aljorra the president has a treatment capacity of 6,500 cubic meters per day and has a total investment of almost ten million euros.
The new treatment plant Aljorra
The works include both opened their own sewage collection system as appropriate, that serves a current population of 10,000 people and industries that are located in the nuclei of the Aljorra, Las Lomas and El Albujón.
In short, it is planned to extend coverage to other scattered areas of northwestern city of Cartagena.
The plant has been designed with modern and advanced technology that includes the specific tertiary treatment system to enable the reuse of wastewater in agriculture.
This type of treatment "goes beyond the standard debugging requires the European Union," the President of Murcia, who said: "Murcia is committed to be an example on good water management, and debugging is one of our references ".
The plant was subjected to a rigorous environmental assessment and remedial measures available to prevent environmental damage such as deodorizing treatment and soundproofing.
The new facilities will allow to close the old water treatment plant has become obsolete after more than thirty years of operation.
Reclaimed water are exempt from organic pollution, nitrogen and phosphorus, and pathogens are not an essential condition for the management of water reused in irrigation.
The land has been managed by the City of Cartagena and investment has been undertaken under the budgets of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, for what has been assisted by 80 per cent of the Cohesion Fund of the European Union .
70 million euros investment in Cartagena
The regional president stressed that Community investment in water infrastructure in the municipality of Cartagena is 70 million euros, of which 60 percent is living investment, that is, being built or already committed budget "within "an ambitious and comprehensive plan" of water that covers the entire municipality.
In addition to new facilities opened, several projects are under way between those who are collectors of La Palma, Santa Ana, Miranda, Alum, Vistalegre, El Algar, Beal, Llano, Strait and La Puebla.
Also noteworthy are the works undertaken in the coastal area of Isla Plana La Azohía (sewers and treatment plants), and improving and guiding boardwalk Barrero-Los Dolores, whose project has been tendered in the Official Gazette of the Region.
The Ministry of Agriculture is also working on the evacuation of rain in El Algar to solve the flooding problem in this town and in the sewage tank head-Beaza.
Source: CARM
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