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The Municipal Socialist Group Spokesperson, Manuel Soler, began his appearance by providing that "an interim drought problem in the town of Lorca solution. This involves making an exchange of water from desalination plants and tailings with Eagles Commonwealth Taibilla Channel and deliver it to the Community Irrigation water corresponds Lorca from other sources such as the Tajo-Segura ".

Lorca politician stressed that "We are aware that the Community Irrigation Lorca is making an effort to get to use different existing pipelines owned by other companies in order to increase the consumption of water from the desalination plant Eagles. According our information may consume up to 50% of the allocation of that plant in the next year. "

"It is unacceptable that Murcia're paying between 15 and 20 million per year for the desalination plant tailings and that only a small increase by the increase in electricity consumption, labor and some other small operating cost is almost stop when the barter system can be used to solve the water part of the problem of drought ", he assured.

Soler lamented that "this situation is being given for the delay in the installation of the pipe has to convey water from the Cerro Colorado to rafts distribution of Community Irrigation Lorca".

Lorca mayor pointed out that "in the regular full for the month of September 2011, the People's Party supported a motion tabled by the Socialists through which the government team undertook to negotiate the necessary funding for the installation of said pipe. This work would fall within the Lorca + "Plan.

The Socialist spokesman warned that "just is running the first phase, whose works should be completed in June. Tubes Having hired a company called Altec Basque, SA, the first shipments arrived defective and delayed , so the works will be completed in September can not understand that if only exist in Spain two companies that manufacture this material and one of them is located in Lorca, one is chosen by the company based in the Basque Country All this having.. note that the work is financed 80% by public money. "

Miras Soler added that "the necessary works for irrigators to use all of the grant, as reported by the own User Community, consists of 20 km of main, secondary pipe 7 km and 10 km of pipes less size to perform certain lifts as well as 3 pumping centers, 6 ponds and 12 direct shots. All this at an approximate cost of 30 million euros. recognize that figure is certainly high but the economy and much of the employment in the municipality depends on the food industry and can not consent to having the means to be reduced farming. "

Manuel Soler reviewing concluded that "it is possible to solve much of the problem that can cause drought in irrigated Lorca under desalination plants since the PP government has not only failed to fulfill its commitment to bring more water to the basin Insurance if you are not cutting rights that irrigators were on the water from the Tajo-Segura ".

Source: PSOE Lorca