Refurbishment and enchancment work on the La Rosaleda pumping station has been accomplished, which suggests Axarquia and Malaga regain a water provide.

As reported at the moment, Thursday, August 11, by Malaga Metropolis Council, refurbishment and enchancment work on the La Rosaleda pumping system has been accomplished by the Junta de Andalucia. The plant was reopened at the moment, which is good news as the ability permits water to be pumped to the Axarquia area, in addition to Malaga metropolis itself.

El alcalde, @pacodelatorrep, junto a la consejera de @AgriculturAnd, @CarmenCrespoPP, y la consejera de @HaciendAND, @CarolinaEspanaR, ha asistido hoy a la puesta en marcha de las obras de acondicionamiento y mejora de la estación de impulsión ‘Bombeo de La Rosaleda’ pic.twitter.com/qiOBIl9pu9

— Ayuntamiento de Málaga (@malaga) August 11, 2022

With La Viñuela reservoir in an unprecedented state of drought, this completion is ideal timing. The reservoir at the moment holds round 13 per cent of its capability, an unbelievable 53 per cent lower than this time final yr.

Carmen Crespo, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Improvement, assured that: “We face a key and precedence motion that may double the quantity of water despatched from 200 to 400 litres per second from the El Atabal Potable Water Therapy Station (ETAP) to the El Trapiche Ingesting Water Therapy Plant in Velez Malaga”.

La Rosaleda pumping station is able to producing: “A quantity of 18 cubic hectometres of water to a area that urgently wants it. Six of those will probably be used for consumption by the inhabitants and the remaining 12 for irrigators by the reclaimed water that’s offering the tertiaries of the WWTPs of Torrox, Rincon de La Victoria, and Velez Malaga”, defined the Minister.

At this time’s accomplished work joins these of the primary part of the Autovia del Agua that the Junta de Andalucia launched in April. Within the quick and medium time period, in keeping with Crespo: “The tertiary employees of Peñon del Cuervo will probably be added when the works are completed. With this, 19 cubic hectometres of reclaimed water will probably be out there as a further water supply”.

Ms Crespo identified that an funding of €304 million is being invested by the province, which has change into “the epicentre of the water coverage of the Andalucian govt”. Malaga will even have an funding of €74.2 million from the second Drought and Desalination Decree. This will probably be allotted to 10 totally different works, amongst which is included the conduit for the connection of the Rincon de la Victoria with the Guaro plan.

The demand for a concession of 25 cubic hectometers of desalinated water has already been printed in BOJA, so that every one corporations that want to take action can apply. Likewise, Crespo insisted that you will need to “mix purification, transfers, reclaimed water, and desalination”, and never disregard any water supply for Andalucia.

Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Malaga, was additionally current on the start-up of the La Rosaleda pumping station. He assured that the capital has a basic function in “facilitating the motion of water inside the province”, and that these works are additionally “an instance of what will be performed between provinces and areas, as a result of water is a scarce useful resource”, as reported by malagahoy.es.

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