The government delegate in the Region of Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, the president of the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura (CHS), José Salvador Fuentes Zorita, and the mayor Bullas, Esteban Egea, visited today the completion of the works of recovery environmental agency has run the river in the gorge of the Councillor and the Fountain of Rafah, including the Spanish Plan for Stimulating the Economy and Employment (Plan E).
The total investment amounted to 1.6 billion euros.
The project in the Source of the Rafa, whose investment was EUR 1,098,602.51, has become an area linked to rivers with a high content of natural history in a nearby location for use and enjoyment of people , bearing in mind that this place was quite degraded mainly due to pollution and human impact.
With this performance, the Government of Spain plans to promote a reunion of people with the world river, allowing the enjoyment of landscapes, historical and cultural heritage values so as to maintain the collective memory about the importance of this source and to increase quality of life in the district level.
Moreover, taking into account the functionality of the works, so that not only recovers a zone, but promotes the recreational use as walking or other sports like cycling.
The main activities have included the creation of patches of riparian vegetation, which are based on the clearing of invasive vegetation and revegetation of the slopes with tree and shrub species of shore features.
Likewise, the CHS has created a walk with pedestrian and bike lane paved albero, differentiated by a natural rustic stone curb.
The pedestrian zone is protected by a stone wall on both sides with wrought iron railing.
Furthermore, it has recovered the channel section and the slopes have been subjected by a natural stone veneer ground, imitating the old canal, while a recovery in the water layer by bottom sealing and recirculation channel water through a manhole and pumping system.
Finally, CHS has established a network of information panels on the natural environment (flora and fauna) of the power and historical importance in the town of Bullas.
With regard to environmental performance in the gorge of "Councillor", the CHS has invested 501,000 euros in building a road and forestry work, the adaptation and improvement of roads, improvement of the Northwest Greenway in this area; and the construction of a parking area.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Bullas