Riegos De Levante Renovates Segura River Canal

The General Community of Irrigators, Riegos de Levante Margen Izquierda of nan Segura River, has launched a renewal task connected its main irrigation canal stretching from Guardamar del Segura to Crevillent, crossing done Elche and San Fulgencio. This important infrastructure supports astir 25,000 hectares of farmland, irrigating accepted crops for illustration mollar pomegranates, almonds, and figs pinch h2o from nan Segura River.

Costing €469,809 and afloat funded by nan Generalitat’s Ministry of Agriculture, nan renewal intends to heighten nan canal’s ratio and durability while supporting sustainable h2o management. Beyond agriculture, nan canal besides supplies h2o to El Hondo Natural Park and plays a cardinal domiciled successful flood prevention by helping to negociate dense h2o flows.

The inaugural is portion of a larger effort, pinch different €2.7 cardinal finance planned for 2026 nether nan Vega Renhace Phase 2 regeneration plan. Future useful see biology restoration, structural repairs, and improvements to La Reina sluice gate. 

Although ongoing building has coincided pinch highest irrigation demand, location has still been a continuous h2o proviso acknowledgment to beardown coordination pinch section irrigators’ unions and different progressive organisations. While immoderate insignificant work interruptions whitethorn hap successful low-demand periods aliases wintertime months, those affected will beryllium notified successful beforehand to let replacement h2o arrangements.

Riegos de Levante’s committedness reflects nan value of maintaining and modernising hydraulic infrastructure to support agriculture, protect earthy ecosystems, and accommodate to ambiance challenges.