Stealing water

The Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (CHS) who are responsible for the management of the Segura have apparently been lax in preventing the illegal use of water from the river. They are accused of not following up properly the sinking of illegal wells and extensions of irrigation systems. The Superior Court of Murcia (TSJM) concluded that the problem was due to negligence of the different directors, the ignorance and the apathy of certain civil employees and the lack of personnel to deal with these cases.

Apparently in Bigastro we consume an average of 225l of water per person. The recommendation is 100-150l per person. So although we are not stealing our water we are not helping to avoid the problem of a drought.