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The new circulating flows allow for the transfer meet water demands similar to those of previous years
The second pass circuit of Ulea pipe has already been working together and provide the first line with a total of 3.4 cubic meters per second (m3 / s) of water to the canal on the left bank of the Tajo-Segura .
The Segura basin (CHS) has a quick response and to take all necessary measures to meet the irrigation demands of the most affected by the failure of the aqueduct.
He has worked in three shifts, day and night, Saturday and Sunday, making it possible to finish the first line in just nine days and the second at fourteen, from the first period to be shuffled, amounting to one month.
A total flow rate is made possible by the transfer of 4 m3 / s if contributions are recognized as the Tinajón and others.
The new situation will meet the demands of the 23 irrigation communities in between, taking water from the weir channel to the reservoir of Ojós Levante Irrigation Left Bank (including the latter community), while other communities are nourished the resources of the reservoir of La Pedrera, the river Segura, the canals and ditches and polls.
Thanks to the measures implemented by the CHS, flow through the channel of the left bank of the transfer rate sufficient to meet demands similar to those of last year at this same time, before failure of the tunnel.
The two pipelines pass circuit, 1,200 mm in diameter each, take water in the dam of Golgo (Ulea municipality) and the lead up to the shipping channel, through a distance of 500 meters long and 30 meters gradient.
Water pumped from the river Segura is driven by two pumps of 630 kw each.
Surveys of emergency
In addition, the Board of Governors of the CHS and reported favorably on Monday the Royal Decree of emeregencia prepared by the Government of Spain to expedite all measures to be taken by the Confederation to ensure supply to the users of the transfer.
These actions include the urgent implementation of surveys, feedback and making changes points to enable the temporary provision of new resources to meet the most urgent demands of irrigation in the affected areas of the provinces of Murcia and Alicante.
Preliminary work on the tunnel
Finally, to achieve normality in the functioning of the shipping channel is the fault repararando Ulea tunnel.
To this end, the basin agency technicians have already begun preliminary work that will determine the duration of the works.
The Confederation has deployed teams in both mouths of the tunnel to work simultaneously, including specialized machinery and energy supply, ventilation, water and air compromido to ensure the safety of the work.
Source: CHS
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