The Mayor of Torre Pacheco, Daniel García Madrid, yesterday held a meeting with two members of the platform "We need a river of firms' Pedro Jiménez businessman and lawyer and former president of the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura, Emilio Pérez.
He explained to the mayor's commitment pachequero platform to present to the Congress a reform of laws 10/2001, of July 5 and 11/2005 of 22 June, regarding the use of the Tajo-Segura Aqueduct.
"The bill is popular initiative and intended to replace the lack of agreement among different political parties in the Regional Assembly to introduce a similar bill.
There is a danger of expiration of the Tajo-Segura in 2015, contained in the draft Statute of Autonomy of Castilla-La Mancha and the possibility that the Tagus Water Plan set a reserve of water of 600 cubic hectometres which would make it impractical to continue the transfer.
The bill essentially provides the platform that the transfer is temporarily undefined, to ensure the continuity of a right already acquired ex lege, "said Emilio Perez counsel.
After the meeting, Daniel Garcia signed one of the sheets sealed by the Central Electoral Board and stated that "the collection of items for a bill like this is an elementary and vital to the Campo de Cartagena and Torre Pacheco in particular ".
The Mayor, whom the proposal seems "very successful", said his view has always been the same: "The resources are there to take them there where there is, as we are talking about ensuring the use of them and finish with a number of inconsistencies that are occurring in water management. "And, depending on the platform 'firms need a river," water is a regular element corresponding exclusively to the Government of the Republic and what is being claimed the platform is just that, "acting who has to act, to regulate who has to get regular and resources where they are needed for survival, and where you get is better performance for the benefit of the entire Spanish nation .
The placing on the table this discussion is necessary for us to achieve the necessary solution, justice and solidarity, "said Garcia Madrid.
The platform "firms need a River" has already been distributed among corporations and specifications that exceed the 600,000 signatures and will soon begin collecting them, without prejudice to collect signatures also directly in some events so far has involved the achievement of 30,000 signatures.
The need for reform to be debated in Parliament are 500,000, a challenge that members of this initiative will have to meet before January 29, 2010.
This weekend, the platform will be at the craft fair and antiques to be held from 18 until 20 September in IFEPA, as well as in several municipalities in the region are also collaborating with this initiative.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco