After the meeting this morning between the Mayor and the President of the Segura basin with the Director General of Water.
The infrastructure will be able to withstand maximum flow of 100 cubic meters per second.
It will collect water from the gullies and channel to the river through 7 kilometers of pipelines.
The construction of the interceptor storm in the north have received a definite boost in the meeting this morning by the mayor, Miguel Angel House, and the president of the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura, Miguel Ángel Ródenas with the general manager today Water, Liana Ardiles.
The work, considered a priority by the two administrations involved, help mitigate the disturbances produced in the northern part of the city when timely rainfall events occur.
In order to expedite the work, the Agriculture, Food and Environment Ministry has agreed to commence the process of drafting the bidding of the project, while the City of Murcia advances in methods for the availability of the land affected by the implementation .
The action involves the construction of an underground water structure to collect water from the gullies and channel in a controlled manner along nearly seven miles of pipes, from Aguas Churra riverbed downstream of the confluence with the boardwalk Espinardo- until the Segura River in the area of ​​the Arboleja.
Also includes three side branches: Churra Low Pay Bishop Espinardo and boardwalk.
The interceptor, whose planned execution period is 21 months, be prepared to withstand the maximum flow of 100 cubic meters per second.
You can catch the runoff from all watercourses that intersect, the main those of Espinardo, the strut, Churra and Cabeza de Torres.
Water abstractions are performed in two different ways.
In some cases, as in the Rambla de Churra or has been executed in the North Coast, the feedback is handled directly by a well located next to stormwater interceptor and serves to channel the water into.
In other cases a branch leaving the interceptor and serves to guide the promenade, as for example with the promenade Payment Obispo, parallel to Avenida Juan de Borbón is performed.
In recent years we have executed three sections of the Special Plan for Water Infrastructure in the Northern Zone, corresponding to the area of ​​economic and commercial activity, and two sections on the North Coast, including Juan Carlos I and Juan de Borbón, funded City Council with a cost of 8 million euros.
The part corresponding to the CHS is the section of main sewer extending from the mouth of wadi Espinardo and download Segura River, with a length of 3.5 Km. Tunnel are planned for sections 1 and 2, while the third section is performed with drawers.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia