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Ecologists Reject Power Substation Location on Flood-Prone Land in San Isidro

The proposed 8.6 million euro infrastructure is located in a high flood risk area, impacting traditional agricultural land.

Generic image of an electrical substation in a rural setting, with high-voltage equipment and green fields.
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Generic image of an electrical substation in a rural setting, with high-voltage equipment and green fields.

Environmental organizations have filed objections against the construction of an 8.6 million euro power substation in San Isidro, arguing that its proposed location is on flood-prone land with high agricultural capacity.

Conservationists claim that the 6,432 square meter plot, located in the El Saladar area, is recognized by the Segura Hydrographic Confederation (CHS) as a significant flood risk zone. Furthermore, it affects land with high agricultural capacity and the El Hondo Natural Park, a protected area of great importance in the Valencian Community.
Both Amigos de los Humedales del Sur de Alicante (AHSA) and their representatives have submitted a document to the Ministry of Environment stating that the substation and power lines are located on class B land of the traditional Vega Baja orchard, subject to geomorphological flood hazard according to Patricova. This area is also included in a fluvial ARPSI, a zone with a probable or potentially significant flood risk for return periods of 500, 100, and 10 years.
Ecologists recall that the entire plot where the substation would be located, next to the La Algüeda ravine, was severely affected by the major floods of the DANA in September 2019. The project itself acknowledges that San Isidro is entirely within a geomorphological hazard zone, making it impossible to route through an area of lower flood risk.

The project would not be subject to an environmental impact assessment, which is another point of complete disagreement for ecologists, who argue in their allegations that this assessment must necessarily be carried out and a landscape integration study provided.

The objections also highlight that the affected lands are part of the Regional Relevance Landscape of the Vega Baja del Segura Orchard and the Regional Green Infrastructure. Additionally, they are within the vicinity of the Regional Relevance Landscape of the Elche and Santa Pola Wetlands, and the RAMSAR, LIC, ZEPA Wetland and El Hondo Natural Park, recognized for its important bird community.
Regarding the power lines, conservationists argue that, with overhead sections and supports up to 41.5 meters high, they should be underground to avoid landscape and avian impact. They request that the proposed location be discarded and other alternatives be analyzed that do not present these environmental, landscape, and territorial impacts.

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