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The president of the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura (CHS), Charo Quesada, today visited works resourcing the Tajo-Segura irrigation of Pliego, whose total investment amounts to EUR 8 million, and that will bring water Tejo to 1,300 irrigators in this municipality after 20 years of waiting for its 900 hectares of irrigable area, completing the most important infrastructure Segura Basin

This action is the only thing left to run to give the entire Postrasvase Tajo-Segura en la Cuenca del Segura and thus, in the Region of Murcia, and is another example of the commitment of the Spanish Government to ensure the proper operation and good management of this infrastructure, and correct the unfairness that this situation meant for farmers and Conditions.

The works, which began in September 2008, include the construction of a pipeline transporting the irrigation of a maximum annual volume Pliego 1,140,000 cubic meters (m3) of water from the Tagus River and the irrigation pond of about 35,000 m3 capacity that will enhance the regulatory capacity of groundwater and the transfer to the Community Irrigation Conditions.

Irrigation pond

First, the president has moved to the Glen of the Eels, in the vicinity of Alto de la Almoloya, in town of Pliego, which has been verified by the works of the irrigation pond, which is located taller than the previous, which will save on electricity bills by reducing energy consumption which is the current situation, not specified or reduced the use of currently existing pump that allows sufficient pressure in the pipes to allow irrigation drip is being established in the orchards and Conditions.

The investment of this work amounts to 365,000 euros

Later, the president has moved to Gebas, where he visited the intake of the channel of the Tajo-Segura for this village of Alhama de Murcia, which shall be prepared so that in the future and the approvals, traditional water users can REDOTE Gebas their irrigation and capture the flow from this point.

The work that will drive the water of La Muela, in Alhama de Murcia, Pliego, has a pumping station and driving 15 miles in length and diameters of between 500 and 700 mm, through the landscape of the Ravines Gebas, parallel to the road to Alhama de Murcia, Pliego and crossing the Alto de la Almolaya, until the end, the irrigation area of ​​the Community Irrigation General Conditions.

The municipal by driving are running Alhama de Murcia, Mula and Pliego.

The approximate area of ​​41,000 m2 is clearing, excavation volume of 93,000 cubic meters volume filled with 80,660 m3 and the volume of sand in the bed and fill pipes of 6,900 m3.

With regard to environmental measures, the CHS has replanted 4,200 m2 of land planted with broom 300 units and as many pine.

Source: CHS