Of the new regulation rafts in Elche which will allow to store up to 100,000 cubic meters of water. It is one of the latest bets of the General Community of Irigos Levante Riegos Left Margin of the safe. The irrigators announced in the last General Assembly Orgdinaria the construction of the infrastructure, which will guarantee the agricultural supply during the periods of Maximum demand and improve efficiency in water management. This action is part of its road map for Modernize irrigation in the south of the province of Alicante.
The measure arrives at a time of special pressure for the sector, due to normative changes that affect tRate Tajo-Segura, considered by the entity as a direct threat to the viability of the crops in the area. During the meeting, the president of the community, Roque Bru Bonet, denounced the hardening of the exploitation rules Despite the existence of water at source and announced that from the scrats -sindicato of which she is vice president – they are being promoted legal actions To defend the model of Traditional irrigation.
Beautiful Vista house
The community took advantage of the appointment to announce that they will recover the Beautiful Vista house To be a cultural and environmental reference space, and the third channel aqueduct will be rehabilitated On the Vinalopó River, with the support of the City of Elche.
They understand that it constitutes Not only a functional element of the irrigation system, but also a symbol of ilicitano hydraulic heritage. The action will allow recover its historical and landscape valueintegrating it with the urban plot and improving its structural conservation. This infrastructure, which crosses the urban area, is a symbol of the Hydraulic heritage and will be integrated into the urban landscape with conservation criteria.
Surplus
In parallel, Riegos de Levante exposed to the community members who have closed the 2024 exercise with a 405,610 euros surplus and a total asset of 100.3 million eurosaccording to the financial statements approved unanimously. The external audit, prepared by the national firm Auren, has validated the solvency and transparency of the accounts.
Clean energy
One of the entity's transformation axes is the transition to the energy self -sufficiencythrough the installation of Photovoltaic plants on water balsas and the recent commissioning of a generating turbine that, since May 2024, it has produced more than 108.000 kWhwith economic savings exceeding 13,000 euros.
Roque Bru, president of the Riegos de Levante left bank of the river, at the headquarters of this community of irrigators with 22,000 comuneros / Matías Segarra
In addition, Riegos de Levante participates in the digitalization of the Water cyclewith a subsidy 2 million euros granted by the Ministry for Ecological Transition. This project contemplates the Network automationthe incorporation of sensors and systems of telecontroland smart management platforms for reduce losses and optimize the use of water resource.
Regenerated water
In the field of reuse, the community continues to claim the urgent execution ofThe zero dumping project in Alicantelinked to the treatment plants of Rincón de León and Monte Organgia, and key to close the water cycle. The initiative includes new conductions, rafts and connections to take advantage of regenerated waters in agriculture and Avoid your spill to seathus reinforcing environmental sustainability.
The improvement of water quality from the Segura River also stood out, thanks to the Technification of pumping stationsgates and control systems. This resource, historically considered limited quality, has won reliability And it is consolidated as complement to the transfer.
Heritage and sustainability
During the assembly, actions were reviewed in the El Hondo Natural Parkwhere the community maintains work of cleaning, conservation and environmental control. Among the outstanding projects, is the rehabilitation of the historical hunter shelter, the installation of a Weighing center to control invasive species.The community has also initiated a process of cadastral regularization of its hydraulic infrastructure -Sache, channels, roads and plots-, with the aim of guaranteeing your traceabilityLegal security and long -term planning.
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