The General Director of Water states that Spain is moving towards a new management model in line with European legislation

The general director of water in the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM), Marta Moren, closed recently in Villarrobledo (Albacete), an information day on the agricultural sector in the Upper Guadiana, organized by the Consortium Alto Guadiana and the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA).

In her speech, Marta Moren said that Spain is moving towards a new model of water management in line with European legislation and taking into account both the economic value and social value and ecological value of the resource, in order to ensure their availability and quality, optimizing its use and protecting and restoring the associated ecosystems.

Among the specific measures being taken by the MARM, Moren has highlighted the following:
- The National Plan for Water Quality with a budget of 19,000 million euros in 2015 to reach the good ecological status of water bodies according to the stipulations of the EU Water Framework Directive.
- The National Plan for Water Reuse, which aims to make sustainable use of reclaimed water as a viable option for the environment, safety, health, economics and available technology.
- The National Strategy for Sustainability of Irrigation horizon 2015, which aims to save water, technology transfer, promoting the use of non-conventional water resources, energy efficiency, improving farm incomes, the creation of additional jobs and generally promoting the sustainability of irrigated Spanish.

This, coupled with effective implementation of educational policies to the public explaining the weakness of the resource and promote the rational use of water.