Tagus–Segura Water Transfer

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The Tagus–Segura Water Transfer is a major Spanish hydraulic engineering project that diverts water from the Tagus River basin to the more arid Segura basin for irrigation, urban supply, and regional development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydraulic engineering project
water transfer scheme
affects Tagus River ecological flow
beneficiaryRegion Alicante
Almería
Murcia
constructionStartYear 1960s
controversy environmental impact on Tagus River
inter-basin water transfer disputes
regional political conflict between donor and recipient basins
country Spain
designedForMaximumAnnualTransfer 600 hm³
destinationRiverBasin Segura River basin
endPoint Segura basin distribution network
linked to: Segura River basin

Talave Reservoir
engineeringType inter-basin water transfer
hasComponent Bolarque intake works
Tajo–Segura aqueduct
Talave Reservoir connection
canals
pumping stations
tunnels
inaugurationYear 1979
legalFramework Spanish Water Law
specific transfer operating rules
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Andalusia
Castile-La Mancha
Region of Murcia
linked to: Province of Murcia

Valencian Community
mainUseSector agriculture
tourism-related urban supply
managingAuthority Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura
Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo
passesThrough Albacete province
La Mancha
purpose irrigation
regional development
urban water supply
regulatingAuthority Government of Spain
linked to: Spanish government

Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition
sourceRiverBasin Tagus River basin
linked to: Tagus Basin
startPoint Bolarque Reservoir
status operational
supports intensive irrigated agriculture in Segura basin
urban and tourist development on the Mediterranean coast
typicalTransferredVolumeRange 0–600 hm³ per year
waterDiversionDirection from Tagus River to Segura River

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Tagus Basin hasInfrastructure Tagus–Segura Water Transfer
Campo de Cartagena waterSource Tajo-Segura water transfer
linked to: Tagus–Segura Water Transfer
Tagus–Segura Water Transfer hasComponent Tajo–Segura aqueduct
linked to: Tagus–Segura Water Transfer