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The meeting yesterday between two water collectives – the Valencian and that of La Mancha – started off well, but during the break in discussions sources from both collectives accused each other of wasting water, with the La Mancha representatives accusing the Valencians of wasting more water per hectare ‘given the sort of cultivation they are undertaking’. For their part the Valencians stated that they were using water under agreements laid down under the National Water Plan, and added that the amount watered in La Mancha is double that of Valencia, and that they have been using the same water source for 700 years, whilst the Valencians have only been using it for thirty. Finally Juan Jose Moragues, the President of the Jucar Water Confederation urged both side to use restraint in their water policies., and added that in his view, it was important that water restrictions remain in place until October.

Author: Valencia Life
Created: 2006-08-25 10:24:47 | Updated: 2006-08-26 10:20:15

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