The desalination plant in Torrevieja will provide farmers with an extra 20 cubic hectometres per year of water for irrigation, in addition to the 80hm3/year that has been awarded since 2019.
The objective is to reduce overexploitation of farmland irrigated by water from the Tajo-Segura river channel, and bolster that supply as it becomes increasingly restricted.
Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca News
