Plan Hidrológico Nacional y Programa A.G.U.A.: repercusiones en las regiones de Murcia y Valencia

Following the failure of the preliminary drafting of the National Hydrologic Plan (1993), the new initiative established in the National Hydrologic Plan (2001) contemplates a more gradual, prolonged and technically rigorous process. Transfers were reduced and water that had been transferred was prohibited from being used for irrigation. The National Hydrologic Plan, approved by Law 10/2001, dated 5 July, was subject to intense discussion and public participation. The preliminary draft contrasts with the express procedure used to repeal the transfer of the Ebro through the A.G.U.A. Programme by Royal Decree-Law 2/2004, which later became Law 11/2005. All these issues are analysed in this study, with particular attention paid to repercussions in the regions of Murcia and Valencia.