The contamination of the Monte Pego treatment plant reaches the European Parliament

Since 2010 installed a sewage treatment plant in the Monte Pego urbanization, the dumping of waste and sewage into the Pego-Oliva Marjal natural park has become a headache for residents. Their complaints have been transferred to the Town Council of Pego and to the Conselleria, without obtaining any response.

This Monday, the neighbors arrive in Brussels to move the problem to the European Parliament, so that it can solve this situation.

The neighbors are not alone. In this claim they have the support of Esquerra Unida. Her MEP Marina Albiol recalled that "For years there has been an absolute lack of control in discharges, and it is the residents themselves who, in the face of the ineffectiveness of the municipal authorities and the Department, are carrying out analyzes that show that the contaminated waters harm an area of ​​great natural value (…) From Esquerra Unida we will support you to stop an environmental and public health problem that no one seems to want to face.".

For the MEP «It is a clear violation of the Habitat Directive, because it is causing obvious damage to the Natural Park, which is part of the European Natura 2000 Network (...). Furthermore, if the sewage reaches the rice fields, it could be violating the regulations on food safety and seriously harming local producers and the prestige of the designation of origin..

For its part, the coordinator of EUPV in the Marina Alta, María José Gómez-Pimpollo, highlights that the City of Pego is not concerned about the problem "and thus causes damage to the environment of the region", since the urbanization besides occupying the terms of Pego, Dénia and the Ráfol de Almunia, "With its spills, it can affect aquifers that supply other localities, and a unique and enormously important natural heritage of the Marina Alta".

Gómez-Pimpollo herself recalls that the Síndic de Greuges has already pronounced instantly the three municipalities to complete the works of the urbanization: «We know that in urban matters things have been done very badly, largely due to previous government teams in all the localities. But what the current municipal government of Pego cannot do is hide and not face the problems that it must solve before their consequences become more serious. "It is their obligation to establish order, fulfill their duties with the water purification infrastructure, and guarantee the preservation of the environment.".