The proceeding was initiated following a favorable report of the Committee on the transfer of resources from the reservoir 1 Negratín hm3/year Puerto Lumbreras (Murcia).
The work performed by the Community of Irrigators in the municipality with 840 community members who have an area of ​​4098.91 hectares irrigation in Puerto Lumbreras be recognized.
The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras has started the record to grant the "Medal of Merit of the City" to the Irrigation Community.
Thus, the Municipal Council unanimously passed a motion to begin the administrative record.
In this sense, the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, said that "from the government team have proposed the Municipal Council this recognition to the User Community for his very important work in favor of important sectors such as agriculture and livestock ".
In this sense, Puerto Lumbreras is a municipality in the agricultural and livestock sector is of great importance, since it represents approximately 60% of the town's economy, activity for which the water is an essential good.
"Throughout our history, the fight for this precious right has been a constant for all our farmers and ranchers," says the Mayor.
Thus, this survey shall be after the favorable report of the Committee on the transfer of resources from the reservoir 1 Negratín hm3/year Puerto Lumbreras.
The Community Irrigation Puerto Lumbreras has played its role in the past 20 years, since its establishment in 1994.
Currently, the community of irrigators with more than 840 community members who have an area of ​​4098.91 hectares irrigation irrigation of 5915 that comprise the town of Puerto Lumbreras (representing 70% of all agricultural land in the municipality ).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras