He MITECO It will end the problem of the construction of Puerto Mayor, next to the Canal del Estacio, which artificially communicates the Mediterranean with the Mar Menor, and in front of Isla Gosa, a protected space, which meant the destruction of more than 1 kilometer of beaches and several hectares of sand, in one of the areas more pressured by the urban occupation of the entire Spanish coast, the manga, as well as the condition of seabed.
Los scarce sand that still remain in the sleeve house notable environmental valuesamong which the presence of threatened flora can be highlighted, including endemic species, such as the Esparraguera del Mar Menor (Asparagus macrorrhizus) .
After the paralysis of the works thanks to the intervention of Greenpeace and Anse, and long years of judicial struggle, Finally, the recovery of the coast will be achieved, which will not only benefit natureIt will also do it to people, and even the local and regional economy, as has been demonstrated with the protection of some close natural spaces.
Miteco says yes
The General Directorate of Quality and Environmental Evaluation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has formulated the Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA) to the dismantling project of the Puerto Mayor facilities and the environmental recovery of La Caleta del Estacio (San Javier, Murcia) that will be executed by the General Directorate of the Coast and the Sea of the Ministry.
The long and complex administrative and judicial history to avoid the execution and environmental incidence of this project – which was intended At the proposal of Miteco, the Council of Ministers agreed to reversal to the state maritime-terrestrial public domain of the spaces corresponding to Puerto Mayor.
The General Directorate of the Coast and the Sea in 2022 made the tender for the drafting of the project for the subsidiary execution of the Withdrawal of facilities of Puerto Mayor and Dunar Restoration in the Manga del Mar Menor. This project, which was adapted to the allegations received in a first process of public information on March 12, 2024, underwent public information together with the Environmental Impact Study, initiating the preceptive Ordinary Environmental Impact Assessment.
This intervention is included in Line 3 of the Priority actions framework to recover the Mar Menor (MAPMM), whose total endowment amounts to 675.05 million euros. The day will be published soon in the Official State Gazette
With this project, the MITECO It will restore almost one million square meters (97.72 hectares) of the coastal space of the manga Highly pressed by urban occupation, which, in addition to being an important ecosystem improvement, will mean the recovery of the maritime-terrestrial environment for the enjoyment of citizenship.
With the approval of the day, the MITECO It has the greatest legal and environmental guarantees To undertake this action and allow, after the adaptation of the project to the conditions stipulated by the environmental body, its tender for an estimated budget of 23.32 million euros and, once awarded, an execution period of 18 months.
How will the Maritime Front recover?
The dismantling project chosen by the MITECO contemplate the following actions:
- Withdrawal of more than 2,500 meters of tables In the sea and on land, as well as different elements present in the maritime-terrestrial public domain (DPMT), such as advertising posters, fences or rubble.
- Filling of fillings located in the transdós of the tablastacas (98,302.87 cubic meters –M3– of gravels, bowling of various sizes and sand) and soil contaminated with heavy metals in three identified areas (44,716.37 m3), which must be managed by authorized waste manager.
- Arenas rearrangement obtained from the withdrawal of the fillings with the consequent configuration of the coastline in those areas.
- Withdrawal from the indoor enclosure of the Levante dike (35.264,32 m3 of soil fillings formed by gravels, bowling of different size and sands, whose transport will be made by marine media), as well as the abandoned ships existing in the enclosure.
- Dismantling of the last 200 meters from the southern breakwater.
- Conditioning and reinforcement of the Espigón section that is maintained (supposes the withdrawal of 46,055.69 m3 of stone and rush present in the Espigón, the use of 8,884,68 tons of 120-240 kilos for the filter layer and the reuse of 11,446.51 m3 of selected size sized rush as a reinforcement mantle).
- ESPIGÓN Conditioning located next to the access path to the southern breakwater (elimination of debris, relocation of existing escollera and reinforcement through the reuse of an escollera present in the field of the work).
- Dunar Restoration of La Caleta del Estacio (according to the “Coast Dunas Restoration Manual” of the Miiteco): Conservation of protected species, elimination of invasive species, morphological reconstruction of the dunes, installation of sandplaces (wicker rods) and revegetation with indigenous species that have been consensual with the General Directorate of Natural Heritage and Climate Action of the Government of the Government of the Government of the Government of the Government of the Government of the Government of Murcia.
- Installation of Wooden Gateways On some existing paths to allow access to the beach and pedestrian traffic, as well as a perimeter fence to separate the dunar environment from the urban and prevent access to dunes.
- Oceanic Posidonia Plantation with experimental character on a 25 m plot2 At the end of the sea works, whose location will be agreed with the competent body of the Region of Murcia. The seedlings will be obtained from seeds and will remain in nursery conditions a minimum of four months since their germination. The density of the restoration is established in 10-30 seedlings per m2 and fixing the seabed by different techniques.
Restore dunes
In total, the MITECO will allocate a total of 25.5 million euros to Environmentally recover the natural spaces of the Mediterranean Strip parallel to Mar Menor (Caleta del Estacio and Dunar areas of La Llana and La Manga).
Thus, the General Directorate of the Coast and the sea already has the day of the conditioning project of the beach of La Llana (San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia), whose estimated budget amounts to 1.17 million euros and intends stop the erosion of 3,000 meters from a high -value ambient dunar systeml. The restoration of more than 117,000 m is also in administrative process2 of dunes distributed in a fortnight of areas of the Manga del Mar Menor, which requires an expected investment of 1.06 million euros.