Zapatero’s legacy in the water: possible fines for lack of work

The situation that existed in water management after the two mandates of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero motivated Mariano Rajoy to promote the national pact which included flooding among its axes and which was aborted when Pedro Sánchez arrived in Moncloa in 2018 Concretely, the government of the former socialist president only completed one of the 25 basin hydrological plans which had to be completed before December 31, 2009 according to the water framework directive, which motivated the. European Commission to notify on June 4, 2010 to Spain, which risked sanctions of 80 million. Furthermore, the hydrological plan that was carried out was that of the internal basins of Catalonia, which was later annulled by the courts. Another controversial point that the Rodríguez Zapatero government left as a legacy was the fragmentation of the watershed management unit. since it was under his government mandate that the State renounced police powers over the public hydraulic domain. Related news standard No Ribera calls Aznar “bad” for accusing Zapatero of withdrawing the Hydrological Plan for ideological reasons PE The minister also responds to Ayuso that what is needed is help with the drought, not the linked to the “procedures” of European regulations on sanitation and wastewater treatment were also violated at this time and led to the opening of three infringement files which could have resulted in fines of up to ‘to 100 million if the situation had not been corrected by the following government. Finally, important planned hydraulic infrastructures were paralyzed since it was decided not to follow the National Hydrological Plan approved by José María Aznar and which provided, among other things, for important works for the Júcar.