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The Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, and the first deputy mayor of Jumilla, Alicia Abellán, inaugurated today the Technical Seminar 'Agricultural Utilization of sludge from sewage treatment plants', organized by the Institution of cleansing and purifying ( Esamur) and the city of Jumilla.
During the inauguration of the conference, held in Jumilla, the owner of Agriculture and Water said that the sludge generated in the purification processes "contain organic richness that improves agricultural soil texture," adding that their use "is beneficial if applied correctly."
He said "we can convert a waste into a resource and develop the concept of 'blue economy', that is to harness the waste we generate."
Meanwhile, Alicia Abellán, noted in this regard that "the City Council of Jumilla has made a major effort in controlling the use of sewage sludge," adding "we have moved from the use they made some twenty farmers to Throughout the year, controlled use only during the summer period authoritatively, four farmers with large farms. Control is right and proper, always avoiding the prejudice that plots neighbors. "
The purification of the region generate more than 140,000 tons of mud, which are high in organic nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which can be used as natural fertilizer in arable soils.
Of these, half are applied directly after passing through rigorous analytical controls, while the rest is used to produce compost that can be applied to the soil as fertilizer.
Moreover, this practice is grouped under the conditionality of the Common Agricultural Policy so that it is a judgment as to the evaluation of the annual payments to farmers.
Cerda said that the Region of Murcia "is a world reference in sanitation and treatment", with more than 100 cubic are reused every year, and the "use of the products generated in the process of purification".
Renewal of the agreement between the city of Jumilla and ESAMUR
Prior to the start of the technical conference in the city of Jumilla, Mayor Enrique Jimenez, received the counselor to sign the renewal of the agreement by which entrusts the management of municipal waste to the Bank of cleansing and purifying of the Region Murcia.
Thus, ESAMUR will continue to deal directly with the operation of this treatment plant and also funds the operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities other municipally owned located in the districts of the Farmhouse, Source Pino, Wheat Reed and Tower rich.
In this regard the conejero stressed that "Jumilla has a large treatment plant with capacity of 12,000 cubic meters per day, which is contributing to the sector around a million and a half a year for irrigation hm. And with the renewal of this agreement allows ESAMUR to continue addressing the maintenance of the same and its management ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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