The Comunidad de Regantes Sandovala de Almuñécar, is fighting to stop massive freshwater extraction that is causing their aquifer to be contaminated with saltwater from the sea..
Wasting Fresh Water
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for water table
Water Table Affects Archaeological Remains
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Councillor for Culture & Heritage has sought to allay the concerns of residents over the amount of water in archaeological sites around town.
Whose Water Is It?
by Martin Myall •
It’s a valid question. When a company draws water from a well sunk into the watertable and then bottles it for sale, arguably depleting a municipalitiy’s public water supply, is that acceptable?
Grateful for The Rain
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar has registered over 80 litres of rainfall per square metre since the rains began last week, even more in the upper part of Valle Río Verde in Otívar and Jete (100L/sq/m).
Flood-Zone Hotel?
by Martin Myall •
The mayor of Almuñécar, Juanjo Ruiz Joya at reports in the press that the Daia Slow Beach Hotel La Herradura will sit on land that could suffer from floods.
Salt in The Wells
by David Darby •
Rain brings hope, but not lasting solutions for aquifer salinisation.
A Mammoth Award!
by Martin Myall •
Padul Town Hall has bestowed the Golden Mammoth Award on the Plataforma en Defensa del agua del Valle de Lecrín, which is the maximum municipal award available.
Maro Water Radioactive
by Martin Myall •
Before you rush out and buy yourself a Geiger counter, the radiation in the Maro domestic water supply is naturally found in the ground.
Fifty-Percent Drop
by Martin Myall •
Fruit farmers in the Valle de Río Verde, mainly Almuñécar, estimate that crop production will drop by 50% this year because of a lack of water.
Harrowing the Riverbed
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Town Hall maintenance department had a tractor towing a spike harrow along the Río Verde riverbed on Friday.