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Let's change Murcia warns that the algae that invade the river Segura as it passes through the urban center of Murcia in recent days can not be blamed exclusively on high temperatures, as has been pointed out from the Segura Hydrographic Confederation, if not that there are other Causes that have led to this situation, such as the increasing denaturalization due to actions such as dredging that took place a few years ago.

For the sectoral Huerta and City Model of the municipal training, measures should be taken to control, monitor and "renaturation" the river as it passes through the city, which serve to prevent situations such as this through actions such as opening gates Which allows it to circulate in water if there are symptoms of lack of oxygen.

According to Cambiemos Murcia, the dredging of the Segura river contributed to the elimination of riparian vegetation, which acted as a natural filter of the nitrates contained in the water, to which must be added the lack of trees in the channel, which provides shade and contribute to lower The temperature, and the scarcity of circulating flow that these weeks presents the Segura as it passes through the capital.

In this sense, from the sectoral point of view, they remind us of the need to ensure an ecological flow that allows the renovation of the water sheet and, if necessary, regulate the Fica dam so that the water can circulate avoiding the stagnant balsa effect that contributes to the Algae growth.

Among the control measures, from Cambiemos Murcia propose the periodic measurement of dissolved oxygen in water at three points in the urban center in surface and bottom and in day / night cycles, as well as other periodic analyzes, such as sampling Between Contraparada and Murcia in 3-5 points to see if there is a pattern of input of nutrients to the river to control the presence, inter alia, of substances from agriculture.

Finally, the training reminds the City of Murcia that due to the increase in temperatures and less water circulating in the river, due to climate change, it is necessary that projects such as the Murcia River adjust in their objectives and actions to this new reality environmental.

Source: Cambiemos Murcia