He Parc Natural de l’ABUFERA is one of the most representative and valuable coastal laws of the Valencian community and the Mediterranean pelvis. With an area of 21,120 hectares, it is only 10 km from Valencia. The proximity and convenience of access make it a perfect excuse to leave the city and practice the observation of nature. Throughout the year, the large biodiversity of this protected natural space enables us to observe an important variety of fauna and flora.
L’Obufera was declared Parc Natural in 1986 and since 1989 he has been recognized as “International Interest Wetland”figure derived from the “Convention on Wetlands of international importance, especially as a water bird habitat”, held in Ramsar (Iran) on 2 February 1971.
It is too Integrant part of the Natura 2000 -Net and selected as “Place of Community Saland” (LIC) since 2006. Moreover, some parts of their scope are also “flora micro -reserve” and stated as “fauna reserve”.
It includes the municipalities of Valencia, Alfafar, Sedaví, Massanassa, Catarroj The places that were seriously affected by the floods of October Dana, 2024.
L’Obufera: Sustainability and Biodiversity
The President of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, has achieved the efforts achieved in the I pact water for l’Albufera in which he praised “The demand, responsibility and generosity” in favor of biodiversity and a sustainable future for the nature park.
This was transferred after the signing of this agreement by the President of the Generalitat, the mayor of Valencia, Mª José Catalá, and entities of irrigators of the Rio Turia and Júcar Basin, who arrival the arrival of Agua del Júcar and the Turia to The Albufera In the period called ‘La Perellonà’ between 15 October and 15 May of the coming years (2025-2027).
By the pact The shipping of 24.3 cubic hectometer per year is guaranteed during this periodThat is 4 hectometers per year of what is determined in the hydrological plan and a total of 12.9 more hectometers.
In particular, 11 cubic hectometers are sent from the Júcar system (real Júcar and Swedish irrigation community) plus 13.3 hectometer through the Turia system (Favara -Loot and Golden Ditch). These flows are added to 14.51 cubic hectometer Already provided as a result of the modernization of irrigation.
It should be noted that the total water that will be sent in the next three years can reach at least 38.8 cubic hectometer As the irrigated modernization works ahead that performs the generalitat for the repair of the damage caused after the floods last October.
L’Obufera is a responsibility of the Valencians
After signing the I Water Pact for The Albufera, The consell chef has pointed out that “it is a historic day” And has appreciated the ‘requirement’ of the Valencians to ‘rightly and with determination what corresponds to us’.
In this respect, he said that although the Generalitat Opsista of the ordinary administrative procedure 314/2024 has submitted for the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian community against the Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar with regard to the application of Article 13 of the Júcar Hydrological Plan and is considering the Pact for L’Alufera, “We are not going to stop government requirements to meet the water contributions required for the lake.”
With this he appealed to the “responsibility” of the irrigators not to keep the poor crossed and not Put all the necessary efforts on the table to solve a problem Historical ‘, while he refers to the Hof van de Wateren of Valencia as an example of the tradition of the Valencian community in the’ peaceful solution ‘of water conflicts.
For Carlos Mazón “A culture of the collective water pact is possible”, because the Júcar-Vinalopó transfer “in which we can show that the water problem can be resolved peacefully”, in addition to emphasizing the leadership of the Valencian community in the responsible management of water by “40% of all too recycling” The water that is reused in Spain because we appreciate every drop for the future of our territory“.
In the same way, He has appreciated the “Zero Mors” in L’Aluftera in “Only three weeks” By the generalitat after the floods, which made it possible to end up at the entrance of waste water to the lake “because others did not do it”, referring to the lack of support from the central government to face the economic and social recovery of our region.
The water that is contributed will be of quality
The agreement is considering Quality contributions that will provide important benefits for the nature park How you can offer Habitat in optimum conditions for the wintering of birds.
It will also leave the reuse of water from Pinedo to irrigation in the Favara ditch, which releases water from the Turia river that will be used for the winter movement of the northern Marjal of the Albufera and the lake, which, which, which, which,, It will reduce the intrusion problems of the marine from certain areas that are irrigated with water from the golden ditchFor the benefit of rice cultivation and avoiding the sedimentation of Aquifers.
Similarly, it is guaranteed that during the non -culture phase of the rice, a volume of quality continues to convey water. The fact that this contribution will be maintained during the autumn/winter period will improve the quality of the lake of the lake and the rice fields that are flooded during the Perellonà, in addition to getting me that L’Abufera’s fishing life has greater renewal and improvement of the recordings thanks to a greater contact of the lake with the sea.