Government likely to approve surprise water transfer from the Tagus to the Segura basin

The Water Transfer Commission, part of the Ministry of the Environment is scheduled to approve today a transfer of water to cover the summer months from the Tagus system to the Segura system of about 70 cubic hectometres for human consumption and supply, equivalent to the consumption needs of 2.5mio people for drinking water in the Murcia, Alicante and Almeria regions.One of the means by which