Environment Councilman propose in Parliament today that the Consistory Lorca urge the Ministry to planning Tagus Hydrological Demarcation no loss of the rights of the irrigators of Lorca.
Environment Councilman City of Lorca, Melchor Morales, has reported that this morning on full municipal defend a motion popular local group for the Consistory Lorca present arguments in defense of the interests of irrigators Lorca using water Tajo-Segura, within the period of public consultation information and the project proposal Hydrological Plan and Environmental Sustainability Report water planning process corresponding to the Spanish part of Tagus river basin.
Morales explained that in addition proposed in the Parliament today that the Consistory urge the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment for planning Tagus Hydrological Demarcation no loss of the rights of the irrigators of Lorca.
Similarly, with this initiative, the City People's Party will support the initiatives of the President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, in defense of the Tajo-Segura.
In this sense, the mayor pointed out that "recently and after extensive study, debate, and consensus, has been signed by the Ministry of Agriculture and the governments of Valencia and Murcia, a Memorandum, that at the political level, contains the technical requirements for the proper operation and management of the head of the River Tagus and ensures the continuity of the Tajo-Segura ".
"This paper highlights the need for such infrastructure and security posed for the support of development throughout their sphere of influence, demonstrating the irreversibility of the situation. Likewise, the vast majority of agricultural organizations, Irrigation Communities and even the Central Union of Irrigation Tajo-Segura, have accepted this Memorandum, as it is based on technical assumptions with hard data sufficiently tested; ensures rational use of water resources in the Tagus Header, securing the transfer to Southeast areas and environmental flows in river reaches those that need it, "said the councilman.
In addition, says the mayor "perpetuates document Tajo-Segura therefore ends with the expiry of the same, under the previous socialist government draft of the year 2015 and provides for the partial modification of the existing Water Act liberalizing agreements between users ".
Also, this agreement represents a new example of the will to reach agreement on water through dialogue and collaboration.
Never before had committed a so firmly, and in writing, the central government will ensure the Tajo-Segura.
In fact this Memorandum cut in half the interests and demands of the draft prepared by the previous socialist government in the year 2011 and eliminates the reserve in Header, proposed by the Socialist Party of 600 hm3, passing 400Hm3, having agreed that the flow ecological river passing through Aranjuez, Toledo and Talavera is maintained at current levels. "
In the first two points have been unanimously., While the PSOE abstained in the third point of this motion and IU voted against.
Agreements other motions
Item 12 - Rejected.
Against PP and PSOE and IU for
Item 13 - Approved unanimously the first point.
The government team reports that the second point is already running.
Item 14 Employment Councilwoman municipal technical reports that are working on projects and Urban Pibal after the summer and run the works of the Streets Cabezo Marines, Cuevas de Mena and Gabriel Gonzalez, later to repair streets and Arcos Portijicos improved once the parallel streets to avoid damaging major remodeling after
Item 15-Approved unanimously the first point, the second point modified and rejected by the PP third and fourth points
Item 16-Rejected by the PP
Item 17-Approved unanimously the amendment which states "That the City of Lorca urges the CRL to provide us with the project and needs that arise to initiate the necessary steps for incorporation in the Economic Recovery Plan Lorca as approved by the City Plan dated 29-09-2011 "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca