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Date Published: 02/02/2024

Murcia needs a month and a half of rain to prevent drought measures

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Towns across the Region are undertaking major projects to improve their water supplies

Murcia needs a month and a half of rain to prevent drought measures

The Mancomunidad de los Canales del Taibilla (MCT), an autonomous body of the Spanish Government which is responsible for issues relating to the distribution of drinking water to the Cartagena and Mar Menor area, has successfully completed the renovation of the El Mirador reservoir, an initiative aimed at improving the consistency and quality of the drinking water supply for the inhabitants of Los Alcázares, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar.

This work, which was carried out over a period of 12 months, involved a total investment of 1,757,424.10 euros, as announced by Juan Cascales, president of the organisation, and has just come to its conclusion.

Specifically, the work involved changes to both the exterior and the interior of the reservoir. Cascales explained that the renovation was necessary due to the deterioration of the facility over the last 40 years.

This deterioration was aggravated by the increased use of desalinated water, which was leading to wear and tear on its interior walls, boiler and valves and fittings. According to Cascales, this situation resulted in insufficient waterproofing of the roof and the deterioration of associated elements, such as inlet and outlet huts and manholes in the reservoir enclosure.

Among the most important works were the improvement of rainwater drainage and the creation of new slopes in the interior floor to facilitate the complete emptying of the roof for maintenance work, the repair of interior walls and the complete renovation of the cladding. In addition, perimeter pavements were laid and the interior wall cladding was improved.

“With the implementation of this project, MCT aims to improve the guarantee and quality of the drinking water supply by increasing the performance of its facilities and infrastructure. It will also provide its staff with an improved working environment that complies with current health and safety regulations,” Cascales said.

At the same time, Los Alcázares has just fully approved remodelling work for three of its pumping stations to make the pumping systems more efficient and prevent overflows or leaks that could affect the Mar Menor. This work is expected to have a completion period of 8 months and a budget of 713,542 euros.

It’s all part of a series of maintenance projects to the supply, sanitation, stormwater and drinking water networks in the region in the face of a worrying lack of rain in the south and east of Spain recently.

The region of Catalonia has just declared a state of emergency amid its worst drought in history and Andalucía has pledged to plunge another 200 million euros into its water infrastructure to mitigate against the effects of drought.

Meanwhile, the Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (CHS) water authority in Murcia has said today that it would have to rain for the next month and a half solid to avoid a situation of extraordinary drought in Murcia, which would involve opening up the use of Calasparra’s groundwater wells from March 1 and cutting farmers’ irrigation water by up to 50%.

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