The Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, put in operation today, along with the Mayor of Ceuta, Pascual Lorente, pumping a new collector wastewater lead the west side of town to the new treatment plant.
The Department has invested 1.5 million euros in the construction of this pipeline of 2.5 km in length.
The owner of Agriculture and Water explained that the collector "evacuate wastewater from the area and focus on the new treatment plant for treatment Ceuta and reuse."
Cerda said that "with this installation, supplementing the general drainage system of the municipality to avoid any spillage in the river and allow decommissioning of the old sewage lagoons."
The adviser said that "to recover and reuse the Segura river water is one of the pillars of the regional government's water policy," adding that this work "is a good example of that."
The works are funded by the Community budget, with the support of 80 percent of the Cohesion Fund of the EU.
This action is included in the General Plan of cleansing and purifying of the Region, which has invested 600 million euros that have enabled 99 percent of the population is connected to sewage networks.
Conditioning in the Park forestry
The Minister of Agriculture and Water and the Mayor also visited the fitting that the Ministry is doing in the Natural Park of Ceuta.
Cerda said that the suburban green space is very appreciated by locals and visitors to the natural characteristics of the vegetation "and said," is a privileged place for environmental education and awareness. "
Responsible for Agriculture and Water regional government stressed that the actions undertaken "enable the improvement of environmental condition of the park, access for people with physical disabilities and the creation of infrastructure of educational and environmental encouraging respect to resources natural. "
The conditioning of the Park performances are an investment of 50,000 euros, financed by the agreement that the Ministry has signed with La Caixa.
The works have included the improvement of soil and environmental trails, curb repair and construction of natural, removal, disposal and clearing of weeds, planting and replanting with native plant species and plant restoration paths, review and repair of all drip irrigation system, implementation of an access ramp for the disabled, and the creation of infrastructure for educational and environmental interpretation of the Park.
Source: CARM