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Representatives of neighborhood and social organizations Portman, La Union, Cartagena, and environmental organizations in the Region of Murcia, meet the Monday morning 13 in Madrid with the Director of Sustainability of the Coast and the Ocean, Paul Saavedra, after summoning the Ministry interview (12.00) claimed that these organizations came in four letters sent since 2012 to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, in relation to the cessation of the project had been approved and tendered regeneration Portman Bay, and the new proposal sponsored by companies and Acciona Aria for the exploitation of existing iron ore between sterile Bay.
Organizations ask for explanations to the Ministry by the stoppage of the regeneration project bidding Bay approved and works adequacy of the Short San Jose that were launched in late 2011, and the complete disappearance of the starting nominative multiannual for Portman in the Draft Law on State Budget (PGE), even after you have run the previous 2 years.
Also ask for explanations of why the Monitoring Committee meeting takes no more than two years, in breach of the existing agreement signed between the Ministry of Environment, the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia and the city of La Union, which sets a minimum Two meetings a year.
And I will raise it not enough that the administrations are in contact with each other, ignoring the involvement of neighborhood, social and environmental organizations are also represented in the Monitoring Committee, hoping that this meeting is a first step to recover the model consensus and participation that had presided until two years ago the process for the regeneration of Portman Bay.
Regarding the new project requested by companies Acciona and Aria, the representatives of the signatory organizations will ask the Ministry to confirm his claims that 1) "it is not to replace a draft environmental management by other holding bay as mineral resource "and 2) that" it would be, in a first phase, running the regeneration project, as was approved and tendered. "
And 3) that it would be "a second time, to analyze the possibility of extending its operation, provided that environmentally possible and requiring all necessary guarantees", "starting to do the environmental assessment process and public information that is necessary ".
And for that, you will be asked to answer the questions you have raised the Ministry in writing and contradictions with regard to the criteria of the Ministry of the proposal submitted by the companies listed in the Address G.
Mine, for disclosure of mineral resource of sterile Portman Bay, since:
1.
The request is to make mining in Portman Bay claiming authorization for its use and its right to the same, for an initial term of 5 years at least.
Two.
The proposed operation performed by these companies not unlike a first limited to the implementation of the regeneration project that stage and as approved and a second phase in which the action to make the original coast of the Bay would be extended, after analyzing its viability.
Instead, what they are suggesting is a performance from the beginning in the whole of the Bay, which substantially increases the area of ​​dredging and the depth of it, and change relevant aspects of the project and the proposed treatment of dredged material in the Bay and the transport system of the resulting waste to / s Short / s.
Three.
Promoter companies deny be required environmental assessment processes and public information spoken by Ministry because, according to them, the project only adds "complementary actions" that do not involve significant changes to the approved project at DIA of 10 February 2011.
The organizations asked the Ministry to kick for bids again, without further delay, the project in terms of the Environmental Impact Statement approved in February 2011, so it is imperative to keep heading in the PGE committed and that the Interested companies can offer as a substantial improvement in the public the reduction or elimination of costs for use of iron ore competition, preventing a mining concession over the bay to a private company could I be a significant loss of control for the Administration on the future Bay and mortgaged the actions envisaged in this public space.
They also claim the utmost respect for administrative procedures for handling these projects in the administrations concerned, the work of the technicians responsible and legitimate contributions that are made from all organizations that have been working tirelessly for many years for the regeneration Portman Bay see the light.
We welcome this opportunity for direct dialogue with officials from the Ministry, and hope you do also extend to the Minister of Industry.
Enterprise and Innovation, and the mayor of La Union, which also had repeatedly requested a meeting.
Source: ANSE
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