Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Fresh water at last

The Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura(CHS) has given approval to provide 3,500 litres of water per second from the marsh of La Pedrera to irrigate the Vega Baja del Segura.

This supply of water will be carried out over a period of 21 days and has been made possible by the savings in the Vegas Media and Alta.

The fresh water will improve the quality of that which is been drawn from the emergency drought wells by agriculturalists. The water in the wells is high in salt which harms the crops. Only plants like tomatoes can tolerant salt water which is why they are grown widely in the Canary Islands.

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