The secretary general of the PSOE in Lorca, Diego Ferra, expressed his satisfaction that the Segura basin has fulfilled its commitment to include in the balance of water desalinated water basin subject to existing agreements.
That was the position taken by the Community of Irrigators of Lorca, with its president Manuel Soler at the helm, and agricultural organizations COAG and UPA, who abstained in the initial vote of the Board of Water Forum last week, following the commitment of CHS to add these resources in the Water Balance of the demarcation.
In the discussion that occurred at that meeting, the regional government, represented by the Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Cerdá, argued it did not show any volume of desalinated water, the Irrigation Central Union asked to appear only the water from the desalination bound for supplies, while the Irrigation Community Lorca, speaking through its president Manuel Soler, requested to reflect the water supply and irrigation schemes which were already subject to agreements, which ultimately proved to be of 149 compared to hectometres 462 home raised the Confederacy.
Manuel Soler This position was defended and supported by both COAG Murcia as UPA.
Finally, the Confederation has announced the addition of this new information on balance sheets.
As a result, be included in the basin plans required to provide desalinated water for irrigation Lorca consolidated and, thus, can also carry out the normalization of these farms.
Therefore, Ferra stated that "it is demonstrated that merely claims to the electioneering of some, Manuel Soler noted for his defense of the interests of farmers Lorca" with it "his best friend," he said.
Source: PSOE Lorca