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Totana City Council has made a number of submissions to the proposed Basin Hydrological Plan of the Tagus to, well, defend the interests of farmers and neighbors in Totana, as explained by the mayor of Water, Diego Muñoz.

Muñoz has indicated that it is working labor unions and farmers to this Plan will not prejudice the interests of the same but that is beneficial for everyone, municipal sources said in a statement.

Allegations

The Consistory totanero requested to maintain or increase the wealth created by the waters of the Tajo Segura, while maintaining the Tajo Segura with the current possibilities of transfer and raising the existing reservation and provided both the National Hydrological Plan as Hid Plan Tagus force of 240 hectometers.

Also included claims that 80 hm3 reserve for the Autonomous Communities of Madrid and Castilla la Mancha, it is clear that it is not expected to reduce surpluses transvasables, keeping water use priorities Tagus River to the needs of its watershed.

Also requested to prioritize investments in wastewater treatment of large populations which discharge directly or through other channels, the Tagus River, whose flow rates have a direct impact on water quality and associated ecosystems, but also environmental quality of urban environments River.

In the letter sent to the CHT, it calls a priority and given the national interest of them, are constructed accumulation and regulation systems of treated water, both in Madrid and in urban centers with greater negative impact on the quality river over in order to generate higher circulating flows in times of drought, with consequent improvement of rivers and environmental quality, not only in the Tagus River tributaries but whose environmental flow is very low values ​​in Plan proposal.

Also required to maintain current conditions of 240 hm3 booking the headwaters of the Tagus and existing environmental flows in the current PHT, in Aranjuez and Toledo, until completion of the actions to improve the quality of wastewater and control systems, and can then be calculated without causing irreparable damage to any of the current users of the river.

Among other things, calls for the creation of a Standing Committee No technical representatives and state and regional governments concerned and affected municipalities, irrigators and environmental advocacy groups, to continue the planning and development of the actions, and then to propose amendments environmental flows and other factors which may result.

The City also requires the elaboration of a draft action and give it adequate budget and timing.

The investments to keep the wealth created Spain should be prioritized, because it's guaranteed performance and the benefit to the public interest.

In addition there are numerous actions suggested that, in any case, have to run.

Source: Totana.com