MAR MENOR PROBLEMS

New storm tank in Torre Pacheco aims to stop flooding and help Mar MenorThe Murcia Region’s latest water treatment tank will cost 3.6 million euros and will take around 8 months to build A new 3.6-million-euro storm water treatment system is being installed in in Torre Pacheco to help store overflow water when there.. 18/01/2022

Contract for cleaning Cartagena beaches put on hold indefinitelyA tender to look after cleaning the Mar Menor beaches for the next 3 years has been suspended following questions of its legality The build-up of algae, seaweed and other natural materials on beaches in the Mar Menor area needs to be cleared away.. 17/01/2022

The effects of macro-farms on the Mar MenorOfficials in the Region have been asked for information on the environmental impact of these large pig farms A request has been made to authorities in the Region of Murcia to present information relevant to all the macro-farms that have been authorised.. 14/01/2022

Shameful photos show political incompetence over botched Mar Menor clean-upCartagena city council accused of making things worse while attempting to remove waste from the Mar Menor The Murcia-based environmental protection and protest action group MarMenorKO has criticised Cartagena city council for its substandard clean.. 13/01/2022

New multiuse centre to be built on unspolit Mar Menor land despite protestsThe Murcia government claims they have backing for construction work from local citizens’ groups, who deny any support A huge new multipurpose centre is to be built on one of the few areas still unspoilt in La Manga del Mar Menor, despite protests.. 24/09/2021

Plan para la protección del borde litoral del Mar Menor Click here to see the full document in Spanish:Plan para la protección del borde litoral del Mar Menor Published on 25/06/2020. Join the Mar Menor group on Facebook for info about Los Alcázares, San Javier, San Pedro del Pinatar.. 26/06/2020

Why it is so difficult to solve the current problems in the Mar Menor The problems faced by the Mar Menor are caused by a complex combination of factors, making easy solutions equally difficult to find Anyone with even a passing interest in current affairs in the Region of Murcia and the Costa Cálida will be.. 31/01/2020

ARCHIVED - Mar Menor chlorophyll levels devastate tourist accommodation pricesResearch shows that deteriorating water quality costs the Mar Menor almost 1 euro per day The deterioration of the Mar Menor, Europe’s largest salt-water lagoon, made headlines last year when thousands of dead fish and crustaceans washed up.. 03/01/2022

ARCHIVED - Estrella de Levante launches campaign to clean Mar MenorThe initiative by the beer company will focus on Los Urrutias, Los Nietos and Los Alcázares Last week the Estrella de Levante Foundation began the latest in a wave of initiatives designed to improve the condition of the rapidly deteriorating.. 17/12/2021

ARCHIVED - Murcia farmers receive 7 million euros to modernise irrigation equipmentThe measures aim to help the Mar Menor, but experts have found “increasingly frequent and more intense” pollution in the Segura River Farmers in the Campo del Mar Menor, Totana and Cieza will receive just over 7 million euros of funding.. 17/12/2021

ARCHIVED - Construction of rainwater collector in Los Alcazares underwayThe new infrastructure in Los Alcázares, Murcia, is designed to protect the Mar Menor and prevent flooding The regional government has invested 1.7 million euros into a new rainwater collector in Los Alcázares, which, like many municipalities.. 16/12/2021

ARCHIVED - Farmers around the Mar Menor in Murcia warn of economic hardshipMeasures to protect the Mar Menor risk harming local businesses, but are there alternatives? The Confederation of Business Organisations of Cartagena (COEC) has issued a warning that many farmers can no longer grow crops in the protected Mar Menor.. 16/12/2021

ARCHIVED - Murcia asks Europe to commit to recovering the Mar MenorThe regional president will discuss the problems surrounding the Mar Menor in Brussels As Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon continues to face an environmental crisis, the president of the Region of Murcia, Fernando Lopez Miras, intends.. 08/12/2021

ARCHIVED - Spain to appear before EU court for failure to protect Mar MenorSpain will have to give explanations in court for the insufficient measures taken to tackle pollution in the Mar Menor, among others Spain will be called to appear before the European Court of Justice for the lack of measures taken to protect its.. 03/12/2021

ARCHIVED - Region of Murcia once again spent less than promised on the Mar Menor in 2021This year, the regional government has only spent 12 million of the 50 million euros budgeted for saving the Mar Menor Over the course of 2021, the regional government of Murcia has reportedly only spent 12 million euros of the 50 million euros that.. 02/12/2021

ARCHIVED - Senior figures blamed in criminal court for Mar Menor pollutionThree top Murcian government officials and 38 agricultural companies held criminally responsible for nitrate run-off into the Mar Menor Although it’s still in its early stages, a judicial trial investigating the pollution in the Mar Menor has.. 01/12/2021

ARCHIVED - Royal Academy of Engineering to advise on Mar MenorA working group will analyse the actions required to recover the Mar Menor The regional government of Murcia and the Royal Academy of Engineering have agreed to work together on the recovery of the Mar Menor, which has been deteriorating rapidly over.. 25/11/2021

ARCHIVED - Citrus farmers ordered to remove crops from Mar Menor protection zone4.91 hectares of land in the municipality of Cartagena are affected by this new ruling from the High Court of Murcia The High Court of Justice in the Region of Murcia has made an unprecedented ruling and has ordered the removal of 4.9 hectares of.. 25/11/2021

ARCHIVED - Aldi investigates suppliers in Murcia over Mar Menor scandalThe chain sent a letter asking for suppliers in the Region of Murcia to prove that they have not played a part in the Mar Menor disaster The German supermarket chain has sent a letter to its suppliers in the Campo de Cartagena regarding the Mar.. 19/11/2021

ARCHIVED - Segura Confederation shifts Mar Menor blame to Murcia governmentIts up to Murcia’s government to stop nitrates from reaching the Mar Menor This week, the president of the Segura Hydrographic Confederation (CHS) stated that it was the regional government’s responsibility to prevent nitrate-laden agricultural.. 11/11/2021