Calasparra Town Hall are opposing an application to extend an agro-food waste disposal site near the emblematic Puerta Cave, the underground water supply of the Sinclinal of Calasparra, and in the same area as various agricultural plots including the rice fields.
The Town Hall states: «This area is of enormous geological, ecological and touristic value and forms an important part of the patrimony of the Murcia region.»
The Industria de Compostaje has applied to extend by 14.5 hectares an area of non urbanizable land dedicated to the management of waste from the Agro-Food Industry that is not dangerous. (The exact area and catastral reference of the site is at the bottom of this article).
The spokesperson for the local government team, Juan Jose Lopez, explains that the rejection of the application is partly due to the proximity of the site to the Puerta Cave, a great natural and touristic patrimony, but also because the amplification of the plant carried the risk of leaks and accidental spills as well as the escape of nitrates and phosphates in an agricultural area that is also close to the rice fields.
He continued: «The amplification of this site also carries a high risk of fire in the areas of the «monte» that are very close to this installation.»
He also pointed out that neighbours of the existing site and visitors to the area had already complained about the noxious smells from the existing site.
Calasparra Town Hall states that their rejection of this application is «in the public interest» and «could constitute a grave prejudice of the natural environment and landscape of the municipal of Calasparra.»
The application entered in BORM on October 15, by the Industria de Compostaje, : Parcela 8, Polígono 5, Catastral Reference 30013A005000080000RO.
