Spain: Consummation and water price increase

Spain: According to the national institute of statistics, Spain lost in 2004 17,9 % of the water distributed to the communes (4.923 mm3). The household consumption had increased by 2,4 % to 2.701 mm3, while agriculture took 17.808 mm3 (+1,4 %) including 51,2 % for the gravitating irrigation. At the same time, a report of the WWF pinned water management in Spain.

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News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.environnement-online.com
Source of information	Actu-Environnement
Keyword(s)	gravity irrigation, water price
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , WATER DEMAND
Relation	http://www.semide.net/countries/fol135532/country824306
Geographical coverage	Spain
News date	04/09/2006
Working language(s)	FRENCH

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