Council Vice President, MoreHe denied “demagogy” about the Tajo-Segura transfer and claimed that the Generalitat was “in solutions, not conflicts”.
This was in response to PPCV chief Carlos Mazón, who accused the government of “revealing the ax” at a press conference after Consell’s plenary meeting, held this Friday in Castell de Cabres. Tajo-Segura accepting a transfer of 7.5 cubic hectometers for human supply alone for the month of September.
Mas pointed out that Consell is working “unified and coordinated” in this area and is “totally in disagreement” with Mazón’s accusations against the regional government, which is often offended by its alleged lack of strength in the decisions taken. from Madrid
At the same time, the regional spokesperson argued that the Generalitat maintains “a non-existent line of dialogue with previous governments”, referring to the central Executive. He said what is a step backwards is demagogy with such a serious problem for the southern regions, especially regarding Vega Baja.
As this newspaper publishes, the drought is allied with the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Castilla-La Mancha government to end the Crusade. Tajo-Segura… for agriculture. The alarming lack of rain in Spain, reservoirs below 40% of their capacity, has undermined water reserves at the head of the Tagus, particularly the Entrepeñas and Buendia reservoirs. This week, since the start of the transfer, the hydraulic complex has been storing 490 hm³, which means it is just 90 hm³ away from its definitive closure for all uses, and is already being imposed on the agricultural sector this September. A situation according to the technicians of the commission who analyzes and decides. Transfers will continue in the next semester. This means priority Ensuring urban supply to the population will prevent the transfer of water for irrigation. and there are only 46 hm³ stored in the reservoirs of the Segura basin, to which one more flow must be added and 15.3 hm³, which the Ministry owes from previous transfers approved and unpaid. Desalinated water is imposed, expensive and insufficient to guarantee a turnover of 3,000 million euros per year in the agri-food industry, which is a sector. Second importance after tourism in the province of Alicante It has a weight of 4% in GDP.