The president of the Region of Murcia emphasizes that 98% of wastewater is treated in the Community
«If in the Tagus basin it were purified and reused in the same percentage as in the Region of Murcia, it would obtain more than 500 cubic hectometres of water, and the structural deficit of the Segura basin is 400 cubic hectometres; here they already have a solution”. These words from the president of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, Fernando López Miras, during his speech at the water forum organized by Scrats and LA VERDAD drew a resounding applause from the audience.
Miras put on the table numerous reflections and questions about the knowledge or lack of knowledge in the rest of Spain of the reality of Levantine agriculture, the Diversion and the effort made in purifying and reusing water in Levante. He said he did not understand why it was the only transfer of the dozen that exist in the country that is questioned and recalled that in the Region of Murcia 98% of wastewater is purified, while in the rest of the State it is 7% and 3% in Europe.
He also pointed out that, with only 3% of all the water used for irrigation in the country, “we export 25% of all the fruit and vegetables produced in Spain.” “What more can we ask for?” He inquired, adding that with these figures the Region of Murcia is entitled to “ask that the same be required of others.”
Regarding the Ministry’s commitment to desalination, above all, to cover the resource deficit of the Segura basin, the Murcian president warned: “If it implies a cut in the Tajo-Segura Transfer, there is a total refusal of the Region of Murcia” .
He concluded by demanding a National Water Pact, a “pact that guarantees water in Spain and for all Spaniards, beyond the four years of the legislature.” Contrary to Hugo Morán, he said that although the solution starts from society or from politics, “it must end in politics.”
He acknowledged that it was not easy “and our positions are far removed from that of the Government of Spain, but I am not discouraged.”
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