According to the HPI , water uses are considered to be the different kinds of use of the resource, as well as any other activity that has repercussions on the state of the waters.
For the purposes of the provisions, the uses considered are:
- Supply of populations: includes domestic, public and commercial use, as well as small consumer industries connected to the network. In addition, it includes the supply of the seasonal tourist population.
- Agricultural use: includes crop irrigation and the use of water in livestock production.
- Industrial use: includes all industrial use.
- Other uses: energy use is included here (both for energy production, as well as for the cooling of hydroelectric, thermal and nuclear power plants), aquaculture and service uses (golf courses).
Cultivos del Campo de Cartagena y Ganadería junto al Reguerón
Water demand is the volume and quality of water that users are willing to acquire to satisfy a given production or consumption objective. These demands can be consumptive or non-consumptive.
As non-consumptive demands, the flows used by the hydroelectric plants are considered, as well as the flows taken from the water courses for aquaculture, navigation and for nautical activities and which are subsequently returned in their entirety to the public hydraulic domain. The use of navigation and water transport is not considered significant.
| Urban | Agraria | Industrial not connected | Services (Irrigation of Golf courses) | Wetland maintenance (consumptive) | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hm³ | % | hm³ | % | hm³ | % | hm³ | % | hm³ | % | hm³ | % | |
| Reference horizon demand 2012 | 185.5 | 10.80% | 1,487.10 | 86.30% | 9 | 0.50% | 11.3 | 0.70% | 29.6 | 1.70% | 1,722.50 | 100 |
| Demand horizon 2015 | 189.1 | 11.00% | 1,487.10 | 86.10% | 9.1 | 0.50% | 11.3 | 0.70% | 29.6 | 1.70% | 1,726.20 | 100 |
| Demand horizon 2021 | 194.3 | 11.20% | 1,487.10 | 85,90% | 9.5 | 0.50% | 11.3 | 0.70% | 29.6 | 1.70% | 1,731.80 | 100 |
| Demand horizon 2027 | 208.3 | 11.90% | 1,490.90 | 85.20% | 10.3 | 0.60% | 11.3 | 0.60% | 29.6 | 1.70% | 1,750.40 | 100 |
| Demand horizon 2033 | 210.9 | 12.00% | 1,490.90 | 84.50% | 11.5 | 0.70% | 20.6 | 1.20% | 29.6 | 1.70% | 1,763.50 | 100 |
| Industrial demand for energy use is not included because it is not a consumptive use. The use for thermal cooling is carried out exclusively with sea water. The use in solar thermal power plants does not reach 2.5 hm³ / year, a non-significant value and the concessions have been processed by changing the use of agricultural concessions. | ||||||||||||
Source: Segura Demarcation Hydrological Plan 2015-2021
Horizonte 2010
Horizonte 2015
Horizonte 2027
| Urbana ( GALASA + MCT not Secure) | Agraria | Industrial not connected | Services (Irrigation of Golf courses) | Maintenance of wetlands (consumptive) | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hm³ | % | hm³ | % | hm³ | % | hm³ | % | hm³ | % | hm³ | % | |
| Reference horizon demand 2012 | 46,2 | 43,10% | 58,8 | 54,90% | 2,1 | 2,00% | 107,71 | 100 | ||||
| Demand horizon 2015 | 47,2 | 43,70% | 58,8 | 54,40% | 2,1 | 1,90% | 108,01 | 100 | ||||
| Demand horizon 2021 | 44 | 41,90% | 58,8 | 56,10% | 2,1 | 2,00% | 104,09 | 100 | ||||
| Demand horizon 2027 | 41,1 | 40,30% | 58,8 | 56,10% | 2,1 | 2,10% | 102 | 100 | ||||
| Demand horizon 2033 | 44,4 | 42,20% | 58,8 | 55,80% | 2,1 | 2,00% | 105,3 | 100 | ||||
| The non-connected industrial demand of the province of Alicante outside the DHS is not considered as a demand to be met from it. Industrial demand for energy use is not included because it is not a consumptive use. The use for thermal cooling is carried out exclusively with sea water. The use in solar thermal power plants does not reach 2.5 hm³ / year, a non-significant value and the concessions have been processed by changing the use of agricultural concessions. | ||||||||||||
Source: Segura Demarcation Hydrological Plan 2015-2021
Arrozales en Calasparra
In Annex 3. Uses and Demands (15.5 MB) of the Hydrological Plan of the Segura demarcation, the concepts and methodology used to estimate the uses and demands of the demarcation are exposed.
