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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Surface form Occurrences
Tajo-Segura water transfer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydraulic engineering project
water transfer scheme
affects Tagus River ecological flow
beneficiaryRegion Alicante NERFINISHED
Almería NERFINISHED
Murcia NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
endPoint Segura basin distribution network NERFINISHED
Talave Reservoir NERFINISHED
engineeringType inter-basin water transfer
hasComponent Bolarque intake works NERFINISHED
Tajo–Segura aqueduct NERFINISHED
Talave Reservoir connection NERFINISHED
canals
pumping stations
tunnels
inaugurationYear 1979
legalFramework Spanish Water Law NERFINISHED
specific transfer operating rules
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Andalusia NERFINISHED
Castile-La Mancha NERFINISHED
Region of Murcia NERFINISHED
Valencian Community NERFINISHED
mainUseSector agriculture
tourism-related urban supply
managingAuthority Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura NERFINISHED
Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo NERFINISHED
passesThrough Albacete province NERFINISHED
La Mancha NERFINISHED
purpose irrigation
regional development
urban water supply
regulatingAuthority Government of Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition NERFINISHED
sourceRiverBasin Tagus River basin NERFINISHED
startPoint Bolarque Reservoir NERFINISHED
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 Tagus–Segura Water Transfer
this entity surface form: Tajo-Segura water transfer