The Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Cerdá, accompanied by the Director General for Water, Miguel Angel Rodenas, and the Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, with the councilman of Agriculture and Water, John Pagan, presented the draft system installation tertiary treatment of sewage in the municipality.
This project, which has an investment of EUR 2.4 million will be financed with funds from the region and the Cohesion Fund of the European Union, explained Cerdá, "incorporates the latest technologies for cleaner water higher quality for reuse. "
In this regard, the mayor totanero, said "this is important news for the town of Totana, which affects the water used by farmers and which is to deepen investments have been made in the municipality in this area ".
The owner of Agriculture gave the Mayor of Totana the expansion project with which to get, as explained by "a more advanced and rigorous water treatment," and recalled that "in the Region of Murcia are applying a higher level than establishes the European Union. "
This installation, according to Cerda said, "will get 6,000 cubic meters of water per day from the highest quality, suitable for irrigation of Totana can use in agriculture."
He indicated that "Murcia has dawned with the reuse of all of its water, which exceeds 100 cubic hectometres year.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Water is doing well in the town of Totana various actions "which are the result of good management by the government team, with its mayor at the head."
These actions are those of supply in the vineyards and sanitation works in the hamlet of Lebor.
Also, Cerdá announced that it is finalizing draft the extension of the current sewage of the town, to go to debug from 6,000 to 9,000 cubic meters a day. "
Responsible for Agriculture said that the World Water Forum, held last week in Istanbul, "Murcia took the message of the maximum water efficiency," and recalled that "good management of water we use in our legitimacy to reclaim water from other basins with surplus "and therefore" it is absolutely necessary to maintain the Tajo-Segura, an infrastructure that works and recover the Ebro transfer, "he said.
In conclusion, the Mayor of Totana, expressed his satisfaction with the implementation of this project, which will allow water to meet our farmers using the highest terms of both quality and food safety. "
So, taking this opportunity, after the press conference held a working meeting which discussed major projects for the town of Totana and the reuse and rainwater harvesting in the slums of the city, expanding sanitation collector of Lebor, the construction of the House of farmers and water supply to the water tank in Las Viñas.
