The president of the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura (CHS), Charo Quesada, visited, along with Ascoy irrigators, Benis and Carrasquilla (Cieza), the repair and refurbishment of driving for irrigation which runs under the bed of Rambla del Jew, which is being implemented by the CHS with an investment of 170,000 euros by way of an emergency.
Thus, the Government of Spain favors to 715 irrigators and an area of ​​4,000 hectares.
The works have included the replacement of the two pipe sections affected (about 1,500 meters long) that is housed inside a gallery of the Jew, for each new execution that run parallel to the present, but outside Gallery and under the bed of the ravine, 50 meters below the bowl of damping of the Rambla del Jew.
Replaced pipes are over 15 years old and have deteriorated due to corrosion due to harsh environment generated by the brackish water that flow through the Boulevard of the Jewish, which ended a few months ago cause breakage of the two pipes.
Remember that answers pipes were laid by the CHS to restore the services of the Community Irrigation Ascoy, Benis and Carrasquilla, who were affected by the execution of the works of the dam's Jewish infrastructure made under the Plan Defense against Avenues in the Segura Basin.
Source: CHS