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Martinez-Cacho says that "in September the service for the control and monitoring of coastal waters of Murcia will be awarded"
The Minister for Water, Agriculture and Environment, Adela Martinez-Cacho, said today the actions "aimed at eliminating discharges pollutants into the coastal lagoon of Mar Menor", included in the Plan of cleansing and purifying of the region of Murcia the Ministry, and in this regard announced that San Pedro del Pinatar have three tanks storm a spill.
Martinez-Cache and his management team today held a meeting at the Interpretation Centre of the Regional Park of Salinas and Arenales of San Pedro del Pinatar, which was also attended by the mayor of the town, Mary Visitation Martinez.
"The most significant investment in recent years in San Pedro del Pinatar has been reshaping the WWTP" said the minister, who also said that it is an infrastructure that is in place since 2008 and has cutting-edge technologies ".
Martinez-Cacho said "the facility in San Pedro del Pinatar is one of the most modern and largest capacity in the region of Murcia, which is about 20,000 cubic meters per day, and includes a tertiary treatment allows a reduction of nitrates and phosphorus below the limits established in the regulation of water reuse. "
The Ministry continues to progress and plans in technology have finished by 2016 OFREA LIFE + project, which will allow to reduce energy consumption and increase the WWTP treated water quality.
Plan to eliminate discharges to the Mar Menor
Within the plan to eliminate discharges to the Mar Menor, the Ministry is carrying out a plan to eliminate discharges of rainwater in urban environments, by building tanks to collect and storms laminen the first rainwater, with high pollutant content .
In this regard, the minister said "is in progress Storm Tank Lo Pagan, a performance that will enable the elimination of discharges of rain to the coast of the Mar Menor in the urbanized areas of the municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar."
Tank investment is 1,232,000 euros and includes the construction of collectors and a water storage tank with volume of 4,000 cubic meters capacity.
Being located in a busy area in the summer, right now the execution is suspended, but the work is expected to conclude before the end of 2015.
Martinez-Cacho said that besides the tank thunderstorm Lo Pagan, the Ministry has under tender another tank in the park Jose Luis de los Rios in the same locality.
This project will have an investment of 2,380,000 euros, and is scheduled to begin construction before the end of this year.
"Under consideration is the tank at the wastewater treatment plant in San Pedro, he has advanced the minister, who also said that the drafting of a lamination of the volumes of wastewater treatment plant received is expected. It is estimated an investment about 2.1 million euros. "
Fisheries and aquaculture
San Pedro del Pinatar, with the Market of the Pagan and the Market of the Port of San Pedro, home to most of the fleet of minor arts of the region (61 of the 138 boats minor arts).
In 2014 he happened to be a leader in economic value of the catch sold mainly in small pelagics like sardine and anchovy, with a value close to four million euros.
The Minister of Water, Agriculture and Environment explained that in a short space of time are going to start working with the fishermen's association for management plans for fishing del Mar Menor to achieve the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) for most part of fisheries in 2020.
Off the coast of San Pedro is the main area of ​​aquaculture production in the region, the industrial area of ​​San Pedro Aquaculture, with seven plots of production and a capacity of about 7,000 tons, a figure that could reach 10,500 tons 2016.
"Almost certainly be in the port of San Pedro, or nearby, where the company will build a Fortuna Mare SL 'Hatchery' for larval culture of bluefin tuna," said the minister.
Control and monitoring of coastal waters
The Minister of Water, Agriculture and Environment also explained that "in September the service for the control and monitoring of coastal waters of Murcia will be awarded."
Five stations of sampling in the specifications to control the quality status of marine waters in the vicinity of San Pedro del Pinatar, in Lo Pagan.
And in the Mediterranean Sea, dumping area Perimeter Channel, WWTP discharge area and Port of San Pedro, also in the area of ​​aquaculture.
The data are essential to meet the ecological status of coastal water bodies and take action, where appropriate, to recover.
These are measures that benefit the development of such important sectors such as tourism, sports, fishing and aquaculture, as data to be obtained will posibleel development of these sectors in a sustainable manner and ensuring compliance with the Framework Directive Water.
The specification includes sample 60estaciones, 21 in the Mar Menor and 39 on the Mediterranean coast.
Of all the 60 stations, five are planned in the vicinity of San Pedro del Pinatar.
The service also includes four control programs, one of them specific to protected areas.
Source: CARM
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