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The government delegate in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, and the president of the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura, José Salvador Fuentes Zorita, have announced that the Cabinet this morning is considering the adoption of the investment of 16,589,007 euros for recirculation flow works and refurbishment of motes in the urban section of the River Segura in Murcia.
Works from a project of the Segura River Basin that aims to optimize the available water resources by recycling the Segura river flow in the urban section of Murcia, and environmental recovery of the river, reducing degradation environment that is causing the current situation of water deficit.
For Gonzalez Tovar, the actions to be taken by the Ministry of Environment, Natural and Marine Environment in the stretch of the River Segura in Murcia City "are absolutely necessary to keep the river under proper conditions of cleanliness, by alleviating degradation which was the channel due to the low flow rate due to extreme water deficit that is the Segura basin. "
At the same time, the delegation expressed its satisfaction that the Government of Spain Murcia continue betting large sums of money investing in the current economic situation and more in a work "of social interest to both Murcia and that will involve the recovery for the citizens of the River Segura in Murcia. "
Objective of the works
Moreover, Fuentes Zorita explained the technical features of these works.
The president of the CHS has indicated that the action is to run the drive is a maximum flow of 2 m3 / s flow rate will be incorporated into the river Segura in a compromise between the Contraparada and urban section of Murcia .
Of the 2 m3 / s, one of them will capture the river itself in the vicinity of the WWTP of Murcia-East, built to do an intake on the runway.
The other m3 is taken from the effluent of the WWTP of Murcia-East.
Therefore, with the proposed action is to:
-Increase flows currently circulating in the urban section of Murcia in 2 m3 / s.
-Promote the self-purification of water, because they increase the travel times of the flows.
"The water pushes up oxygen in the work of reinstatement to the channel, improving the quality of the water circulating around the stage, the environmental quality of the river and thus protecting their natural habitat.
The works are complemented by environmental improvements such as hydro-seeding and revegetation of margins, creating areas of refuge on the ground for birds in artificial islets, social recreation areas, etc.
The budget, explained Fuentes Zorita, amounted to 16,589,007.95 euros.
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia
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