In conclusion, Ecologists in Action Murcia Region argues that the exceptional use of undeveloped land is not justified in this case, nor has the need to be able to develop legal protection, because it is not consistent with an array of suitable land and use rational use of natural resources and public, nor has adequate environmental impact assessment demonstrating the absence of disease the protected space and environment which aims to locate.
Ecologists in Action have presented arguments to the statement of Public Interest which is handling the City of White for the establishment of a landfill in soil No Special Protection Building Public Monte # 41 "The Solán and Navela" in the hamlets of Montoro and Casa Alcantara.
The promoter is D. Francisco González Pardo, Gonzalez Soto, SA, which since the nineties has exploded in this area a quarry, whose location advantage now want to turn it into landfill.
The environmental organization argues in its submissions that "undeveloped land of specific protection" gives no statement exceptional use and consequent declaration of public interest, since this type of soil the Land Act does not contemplate construction of this type.
If so approved, the same City of White would go against its own Municipal General Management Plan (PGOM).
Furthermore, "the need for the project in question is not justified in any way for the proposed site, responding more to an interest of the sponsor that wants to continue doing business, when desirable at this time would be the closure of the mining and implementation of the corresponding Restoration Plan pursuant to current legislation.
However, we find that the City of White himself aims to provide everything a new activity that will generate a new environmental impact on land that does not have that natural vocation ".
Also, one of the main reasons for claims is its location, which would fall within the Special Protection Area (SPA) Sierra de Ricote and Navela and therefore Natura 2000 network in the EU.
This forces meet legal standards for assessing the impact of activities and projects that may affect these spaces, under Article 6 of Directive 92/43 / EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and wild flora, which in turn reflects the state regulations in Law 42/2007 of 13 December on Natural Heritage and Biodiversity.
something you can not ignore neither the Council nor the Autónoma.En Community principle, only be authorized projects that, according to the results of the environmental analysis, is not expected to cause a loss of ecological integrity somewhere Network.
Environmentalists also point out that the land is Public Domain Monte called "The Navel and Solán" # 41 of CUP and municipal ownership - consorciado, and that this action should be subject to a new exclusive right to use the domain public forest.
It is not known what the period of operation of the landfill until it is clogged, closed and restored.
In any case, once completed and sealing any problems that might generate a posteriori, not clear who would be responsible for responding to potential impacts, emissions and discharges, such as instability or leakage of leachate.
To be placed on publicly owned land, there is a clear disadvantage for municipal and regional administration.
Finally, note that the landfill would be in an elevated and surrounded by small tributary channels of watercourses flowing into the Segura River.
Also it is very close between 250 meters and 300 meters in a straight line at a major agricultural and second zone and primary residences, which extends north and east, between the towns of Abarán and Blanca.
In this case the risk of leakage of leachate would have a clear condition to these areas.
Source: Ecologistas en Acción