Yesterday we had, the groups that allegations against Biscarrués Reservoir, a meeting with Secretary of State for Climate Change and the Director General of Environmental Assessment. They wanted to see first hand our impressions.
The meeting was very emotional, and that was attended by the Coordinator of Biscarrués Riglos lath and a representative of employers in the area. They provided a lot of good data, but especially emotional Is it possible that in the XXI century continue throwing our people from the river to bring water from miles away to irrigate corn?
People told us how the terroir has been reunited with the river, and that this reunion has got to go around the phenomena of migration to cities, in fact, had just opened a new primary school. They told us that every day there are more houses and entertainment companies linked to the river and the natural and scenic values \u200b\u200bof the place and even that the people are building a 4-star hotel (something unthinkable in most of the people of our country) . In Biscarrués people look back into the river, and the river are rewarded for it, while the rest of the English population lives back to their own and the rivers are dying slowly.
Unfortunately, these values \u200b\u200bare so well defended by the representatives of the region are not sufficient, in this world ruled by laws and economic powers and little morality and common sense to stop the civil works for the state. However, there are many technical criteria, economic and legal matters, also put on the table, finally, after 25 years with the sword of Damocles that is the reservoir for Gallego, and so we did see the ministerial delegation.
Some of the arguments we put on table:
- The Gallego River marsh is already 6 and a dozen power plants and the flight of Biscarrués is the only one with a high ecological status according to the Confederation.
- The objectives of the work are not well defined, but if it really is to ensure existing irrigation allocations should be sufficient to improve the efficiency of irrigation facilities Alto Aragon is now approaching only 30%
- In any case have not been evaluated alternatives, as required by law and there are many now on the table with less impact to the reservoir.
- The reservoir will be a critical impact on the LIC "Under Gallego" and this has common ground with management reports (CEDEX) and more than a dozen scientists.
- has not evaluated the impact on the irrigated areas, which is a fragmentation of the environmental impact assessment. According to the irrigation water users would be made in Monegros, which would again critical hits. It advised the Ministry that a positive day lead us to reopen the complaint of Monegros.
- We exposed the absurdity of proposing the reservoir for flood control, because nobody in the area has known avenues that posed a threat to humans. The Confederation goes back to 1300 to justify this goal. It seems reasonable that in a highly regulated river as Gallego (6 reservoirs) can ensure the safety and security concerns of the residents of the area.
- It was stated that the project would be a brutal economic impact in the region, which now depends on the river and all of its whitewater. The reservoir would go from 22 miles of whitewater only seven (insufficient for exploitation).
to all this, the Government of Aragon claims for this reservoir waving an agreement by the Water Commission of 2006 that allegedly approved the project unanimously. Well, we sent a clear to the Ministry that it was a clear manipulation. First, the Commission did not vote for any representatives of the scientific and environmental groups (or whatever it is, just voted, economic sectors and the administration). And second, what is approved is to send the draft to the Ministry with three alternatives, a reservoir of 190 hm 3, a 35 Hm3 or non-realization of the reservoir, and always with the proviso that not affect the operation of white water. Lighter
water (if it is not carried by irrigation).
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