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Order Aaa/1750/2015, 21 August, By Which Authorises A Transfer Of 15 Million Cubic Metres From Entrepeñas-Buendia Reservoir, Across The Tagus-Segura Aqueduct, For The Month Of August 2015.

Original Language Title: Orden AAA/1750/2015, de 21 de agosto, por la que se autoriza un trasvase de 15 hm³ desde los embalses de Entrepeñas-Buendía, a través del acueducto Tajo-Segura, para el mes de agosto de 2015.

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In compliance with the agreements adopted by the Central Commission for the exploitation of the Tajo-Segura Aqueduct at a meeting held on 20 August 2015, the Directorate General for Water, dated 21 August 2015, has issued a report Proposal on the situation of the Tagus header reservoirs stating that the volume of effective stocks in the Encropenas-Buendía package, as of 1 August 2015, was 402 hm3 so, according to with the provisions laid down in point 1 of the Additional Article 15 (5), ' Rules of operation of the Tajo-Segura ", of Law 21/2013, of December 9, of environmental assessment, has been found to be in exceptional hydrological situation, level 3.

In exceptional hydrological situation, as set out in point 2 of the additional provision 15th of the said Law 21/2013 of 9 December, when the hydrological conditions of level 3 are met, the authorisation of It is up to the Minister who has responsibility for water matters to be responsible, following the report of the Central Committee on Exploitation. In this level 3 situation, as set out in Article 1 of Royal Decree 773/2014 of 12 September 2014, approving various regulatory standards for the transfer by the Tajo-Segura aqueduct, it is for the competent body, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, the authorization, on a discretionary and motivated basis, of a monthly volume of up to 20 hm3/month.

In line with the agreement of the Central Operating Commission dated August 20, 2015, the exceptional hydrological situation, level 3, in the month of August 2015, and in accordance with the report and proposal issued on August 21, 2015 by the Directorate General of Water, according to the volumes of stocks in the reservoirs of Entrepenas-Buendia at the beginning of August of this year hydrological as well as the foreseeable contributions for the rest of the hydrological year, in accordance with the provisions of the additional provision 15th, paragraph 2, of the Law 21/2013, of 9 December, of environmental assessment, and the provisions of Article 1 of Royal Decree 773/2014 of 12 September, approving various regulatory standards for the transfer by the Tajo-Segura aqueduct, I have:

Authorize a transfer from the Encropenas-Buendia reservoirs through the Tajo-Segura aqueduct, from 15 hm3 for the month of August 2015.

Madrid, August 21, 2015. -Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina.