The cuts to the Tagus-Segura transfer have become the main focus of water policies that are about to end in the district council and also one of the recurring themes of the election campaign. Well, how could it be otherwise, Different political entities are determined to demand the protection of the flows from this basin, albeit with nuances.. While the left is placing greater emphasis on supplementing these resources through reuse and desalination, the right demands a national water plan that serves to resolve imbalances between communities.
The central government’s decision to cut off the Tajo-Segura transfer under the pretext of guaranteeing ecological flows, In the south of the province of Alicante, which is considered the orchard of Europe, it has endangered 10,000 hectares of irrigated land by tying up agriculture.. It is not surprising, therefore, that after appeals by the Generalitat, the Alicante State Assembly, and the waterers themselves, this matter is now in the hands of the Supreme Court, with the parties taking care of the rest.
But what are the programmatic proposals led by different political entities? All of them advocate the continuation of the transfer, as expected, with no small details. PSPV is also committed to improving water infrastructure to prevent leaks, as it has for months, and supplement resources through desalination and purification. On the road traveled by two other members of Botànic, for example Compromís and Unides Podem.
From the right, without ignoring the search for alternatives, to ensure the flows from Tagus and signing a national agreement envisaging reciprocal links between different basins. What they recommend with slight nuances is PP, Ciudadanos and Vox.
But not everything revolves around transfer. For this reason, socialists announce modernization of irrigation in the Community with an investment of 250 million eurosand endorsement of a Valencia water strategy to guarantee a permanent supply. Compromís raises this last tool to the status of law, while Unides Podem proposes a conservation plan for traditional irrigation and orchards.
PP also provides irrigation and the cost of desalinated water for agriculture has a competitive price, Ciudadanos proposes an autonomous scheme for water use. Vox cares about cleaning channels.