to ban human consumption of tap water due to turbidity and the high level
of aluminum.
Local wells are extremely low and
although they receive water from the
Parcent treatment works, things will
be difficult this summer. Lliber and
Xaló have asked for supply from the
Lucifer well (lust below Isbert’s dam
in the Barranco del Infierno) which
currently supplies Calpe, but there
is no prospect of a quick agreement.
Xaló will be spending some €600,000
renewing its network of pipes and
meters, which will be a major challenge, but will reduce water losses
through leaks. They are even looking
at connecting to Xàbia’s desalination
plant at a cost of €20 million. From
:Las Provincias.
Investigation of unexplained defoliation of orange trees The Department of Agriculture and Valencian
Institute of Agricultural research is
investigation why some orange trees
are losing their leaves and yellowing
in the Plana Baixa and other citrus
growing areas.
Having ruled out high concentrations
of salt in irrigation water, pathogenic fungus, and excessive fertilisation,
investigators think that the might be
due to ailments in the plant’s physiology or cropping patterns rather than
pathogens. They are still investigating. Las Provincias
Bluefin Tuna return to the Marina
Alta Coast
In the mid-nineties, indiscriminate
fishing of bluefin tuna brought a brutal decline of the species as seen first
hand in the fish markets of Denia,
Xàbia and Moraira.
Since then restrictions on capture, an
annual quota system (which limits
the total catch for each country, region and even boat) and extreme vigilance have enabled their recovery.
As a result the International Commission for the Conservation of Tuna
(ICCAT) the regulating body, has increased the quota for Spain for 2016
by 20 %, to a total limit of 3,524 tons.
By 2017 this share will hopefully increase to 709 tonnes. It is reported that
up to 40% of the tuna sold in Spain
has a fraudulent origin.(From La Marina Plaza) as an adjunct to this, on
June 24th, the European Parliament
approved the final agreement on the
Regulation that will from now on
settle the multi-annual recovery plan
for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. According to the text “Member States will
use transparent and objective criteria,
especial