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The Municipal Group of the Popular Party will present in the plenary this month an initiative for its debate and approval in defense of the Community of Irrigators and Water Societies of Puerto Lumbreras.

The Popular Group spokeswoman, Dolores Arenas, explained that "the initiative is presented as a show of support for this group, since in recent days is being attacked and challenged by some political training and some means Of communication, the work of the Community of Irrigators of Puerto Lumbreras and the Community of Irrigators of Caño and Balsa, as well as of its boards and companies that give work to thousands of lumbrerenses and whose future depends on the water.

Dolores Arenas stressed that "water has to be a cause of union, we all have to work hand in hand and prime the interest of lumbrerenses, water should not be used as a throwing weapon."

Puerto Lumbreras is an eminently agricultural and livestock municipality, this sector represents approximately 60% of the local economy, an activity for which water is an indispensable asset.

In this area, the role of Puerto Lumbreras Irrigation Community and water companies in the last 20 years is of the utmost importance for all irrigators in Puerto Lumbreras to have water supply every day and to irrigate this All its plantations and supply the livestock farms of the municipality.

The Caño and Balsa Irrigation Community has 110 comuneros and 632 hectares.

Meanwhile, the Community of Irrigators of Puerto Lumbreras has more than 840 comuneros that have an area of ​​irrigation of 4098.91 hectares of the 5915 of irrigation with which it counts Puerto Lumbreras (that supposes 70% of all the arable surface of the Municipality), distributed in 1883 parcels.

For all these reasons, the Popular Municipal Group will request that the City Council of Puerto Lumbreras recognize the work and work being done by the Communities of Irrigators and Water Societies established in the municipality.

Source: PP Puerto Lumbreras