The first chapter of National Irrigation Plan Regarding its justification. From irrigation policies, through planning and programs, to specific projects in a telescopic approach, the actions required in each irrigation reality are defined, which have allowed both the creation of new ones as well as the so-called modernization of existing ones, according to the knowledge, techniques, resources and needs of each time.
The objective of irrigation modernization is to optimize the use of available water, modernize irrigation systems, strengthen the competitiveness of agricultural production and businesses, as well as the economic, social and environmental sustainability of irrigated areas.
Irrigation improvement actions are considered to be those that affect the irrigated surface sufficiently supplied with water, or very well supplied, on which appropriate actions are considered that involve improvements aimed at saving water or socio-economic improvements of the farms.
Consolidation actions are considered to be those that affect irrigation systems under-supplied with water, either due to a lack of water or excessive losses in the pipelines, and which aim to complete the water needs of existing crops.
Some legal bases for modernizations have been:
The first chapter of National Irrigation Plan Regarding its justification. From irrigation policies, through planning and programs, to specific projects in a telescopic approach, the actions required in each irrigation reality are defined, which have allowed both the creation of new ones as well as the so-called modernization of existing ones, according to the knowledge, techniques, resources and needs of each time.
The objective of irrigation modernization is to optimize the use of available water, modernize irrigation systems, strengthen the competitiveness of agricultural production and businesses, as well as the economic, social and environmental sustainability of irrigated areas.
Irrigation improvement actions are considered to be those that affect the irrigated surface sufficiently supplied with water, or very well supplied, on which appropriate actions are considered that involve improvements aimed at saving water or socio-economic improvements of the farms.
Consolidation actions are considered to be those that affect irrigation systems under-supplied with water, either due to a lack of water or excessive losses in the pipelines, and which aim to complete the water needs of existing crops.
Some legal bases for modernizations have been:
From 2000 to 2024, the MAPA has made a total investment of €646.4 million (excluding VAT) for the transformation of dryland to irrigated land covering an area of 164,633.56 hectares.
These are works carried out directly by the Ministry, charged to its general budgets, and directed by officials from the General Sub-Directorate of Irrigation, Natural Paths and Rural Infrastructure.
The territorial distribution of these investments is as follows:
| Autonomous communities | MAPA Investment (M€) | Area (ha) | % Investment / Spain | % Surface / Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | 118,68 | 30.673,00 | 18,36% | 18,63% |
| Aragon | 132,02 | 54.484,00 | 20,42% | 33,09% |
| Balearics | 3,54 | 114 | 0,55% | 0,07% |
| Canary Islands | 26,82 | 4.526,00 | 4,15% | 2,75% |
| Castilla La Mancha | 33,79 | 10.012,00 | 5,23% | 6,08% |
| Castile and León | 245,07 | 37.500 | 37,91% | 22,78% |
| Catalonia | 0,6 | 492 | 0,09% | 0,30% |
| Estremadura | 53 | 18.730,56 | 8,20% | 11,38% |
| Valencian Community | 32,88 | 8.102,00 | 5,09% | 4,92% |
| TOTAL | 646,4 | 164.633,56 |
Furthermore, the MAPA has directly executed, using general budgets, actions for the modernization of 172,735 hectares of irrigated land, for a total amount of €453.86 million in the period 2000-2024.
These works took place mostly within the framework of the National Irrigation Plan Horizon 2008 and the Shock Plan.
In some autonomous communities, such as the Canary and Balearic Islands, where SEIASA has not acted to date outside of the PRTR, the Ministry of Agriculture continues to modernize directly under Chapter VI.
The territorial distribution of these investments is as follows:
| Autonomous communities | MAPA Investment (M€) | Area (ha) | % Investment / Spain | % Surface / Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | 76,01 | 17.746,64 | 16,77 | 10,27 |
| Aragon | 10,91 | 9.108,00 | 2,41 | 5,27 |
| Asturias | 0,33 | 76,6 | 0,07 | 0,04 |
| Balearics | 44,34 | 2.044,42 | 9,78 | 1,18 |
| Canary Islands | 40,68 | 4.826,18 | 8,86 | 2,79 |
| Cantabria | 4,86 | 518 | 1,07 | 0,31 |
| Castilla La Mancha | 1,62 | 825 | 0,36 | 0,48 |
| Castile and León | 3,34 | 1.666,89 | 0,74 | 0,96 |
| Catalonia | 38,14 | 50.509,01 | 8,41 | 29,23 |
| Galicia | 4,98 | 2.100,00 | 1,10 | 1,22 |
| The Rioja | 4,9 | 4.599,00 | 1,08 | 2,66 |
| Madrid | 0,69 | 100 | 0,15 | 0,06 |
| Murcia | 35,94 | 22.145,00 | 7,93 | 12,82 |
| the Basque Country | 55,54 | 8.338,00 | 12,25 | 4,85 |
| C. Valencia | 131,58 | 48.132,26 | 29,03 | 27,86 |
| TOTAL | 453,86 | 172.735,00 |
If we focus on the last period from 2018 to the present, the works completed or underway carried out directly by the MAPA under the General State Budgets are the following:
| PROJECT | Budget (M €) | State |
|---|---|---|
| Project Sector II of the Central Extremadura Rural Zone, Road and Drainage Network | 13,88 | Completed |
| Project for pumping stations, power plants, pressure system, regulating reservoir, roads and drainage in the Armuña area (Salamanca) – Phase 1. Modified Supplement No. 2: Roads and drainage | 13,88 | Completed |
| Updated project for pumping station and irrigation network of sector XV of the Payuelos subzone, irrigable area of the Riaño reservoir, first phase (León and Valladolid) | 11,65 | Completed |
| Updated project for pumping station and irrigation network of sector XVI of the Payuelos subzone, irrigable area of the Riaño reservoir, first phase (León and Valladolid) | 17,13 | Completed |
| Updated project for pumping station and irrigation network of sector XVIII of the Payuelos subzone, irrigable area of the Riaño reservoir, first phase (León and Valladolid) | 10,55 | Completed |
| Updated project for pumping station and irrigation network of sector XX of the Payuelos subzone, irrigable area of the Riaño reservoir, first phase (León and Valladolid) | 17,94 | Completed |
| Updated project for pumping station and irrigation network of sector VIII of the Pilluelos subzone, irrigable area of the Riaño reservoir, first phase (León and Valladolid) | 6,81 | Completed |
| Updated project for pumping station and irrigation network of sector IX of the Payuelos subzone, irrigable area of the Riaño reservoir, first phase (León and Valladolid) | 6,16 | Completed |
| Project Sector II of the Central Extremadura Rural Zone, Road and Drainage Network. | 13,88 | Completed |
| Separate No. 3 of the Modernization and Improvement Project of the Southeast Zone of the Island of La Palma, Phase I, Reservoir and Irrigation Network in San Miguel, and Reservoir and Irrigation Network of Hoya Limpia. | 2,60 | Completed |
| Separate section on the main reservoir of the integrated project for the improvement and modernization of irrigation systems in Labastida-Briñas-Abalos-San Vicente de la Sonsierra-Laguardia-Navaridas-Elciego (Álava) | 16,88 | Completed |
| Repair and commissioning project for sectors XVIII and XIX of Monegros II | 3,12 | Completed |
| Project for the Ancillary Works Phase I of the Main Reservoir of the Integrated Project for the Improvement and Modernization of Irrigation in Labastida-Briñas-Ábalos-San Vicente de la Sonsierra-Laguardia-Navaridas-Elciego and others on the left bank of the Ebro River. Phase III: Regulating Reservoirs. Zone III Laguardia-Navaridas-Elciego and others (Álava) | 0,29 | Completed |
| Updated project for the transformation into irrigation of the left bank of the Tagus River in the municipalities of Illana, (Guadalajara) and Leganiel (Cuenca) | 23,5 | Pending receipt |
| Irrigation Transformation Project Sector IV Central Irrigation Zone of Extremadura. | 7,37 | In progress |
| Irrigation Transformation Project Sector III Central Irrigation Zone of Extremadura. | 9,08 | In progress |
| Updated Project for Pumping Station and Irrigation Network of Sector X of the Payuelos Subzone, Irrigated Area of the Riaño Reservoir, First Phase (León and Valladolid) | 11,43 | In progress |
| Updated Project of Pumping Station and Irrigation Network of Sector XI of the Payuelos Subzone, Irrigated Area of the Riaño Reservoir, First Phase (León and Valladolid). | 9,75 | In progress |
| Updated Project of Pumping Station and Irrigation Network of Sector XII of the Payuelos Subzone, Irrigated Area of the Riaño Reservoir, First Phase (León and Valladolid). | 5,9 | In progress |
| Updated Project of Pumping Station and Irrigation Network of Sector XIII of the Payuelos Subzone, Irrigated Area of the Riaño Reservoir, First Phase (León and Valladolid). | 9,66 | In progress |
| Updated Project of Pumping Station and Irrigation Network of Sector VII of the Payuelos Subzone, Irrigated Area of the Riaño Reservoir, First Phase (León and Valladolid). | 12,6 | In progress |
| Project for a regulating reservoir and pumping station in sector VIII, subsector 1, Monegros II (Zaragoza) | 7,69 | In progress |
| Project for a regulating reservoir and pumping station in sector VIII, subsector 2 of Monegros II (Zaragoza) | 6,12 | In progress |
| Project for a regulating pond and pumping station in sector VIII subsector 4 Monegros II (Zaragoza). | 9,3 | In progress |
| Project for a regulating pond and pumping station in sector VIII subsector 5 Monegros II (Zaragoza). | 8,2 | In progress |
| Project for the use of reclaimed water by the Irrigation Community of Mora and Mascaraque (Toledo) | 12,96 | In progress |
| Project for ancillary works of the two ponds, complementary reservoir and main reservoir of Laguardia (Álava) | 1,2 | In progress |
| TOTAL (UNDER CONSTRUCTION: €134.71M + COMPLETED: €120.89M) | 255,6 |
For the analysis of modernization actions, the investments that have been carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from the 1980s to the present have been identified, and which offer the following total data:
| Total | 848 | performances |
|---|---|---|
| Total investment | 7.476 | million euros |
| Area of intervention | 2.082.916 | hectares |
| Benefited irrigators | 907.501 | irrigators |
| Average investment per hectare | 3.589,08 | euros/hectare |
| Average investment per irrigator | 8.237,74 | euros/irrigator |
Access to the different works is provided below, in accordance with the annexes of the latest update of the agreement:
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The consolidation and improvement of irrigation systems have been adapted to the needs of each area where the works are carried out, taking into account the following aspects:
The classification of the different modernization actions has been carried out according to:
As a result of the analysis of these typologies, the presence that each of them has had in the set of actions is shown below.
Source: Repository of graphic and alphanumeric information on irrigation actions from the database of the General Subdirectorate of Irrigation, Natural Paths and Rural Infrastructures, updated to October 2022.
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