During the plenary session of the Consell Insular of Ibiza held this Friday, the issue of the urban amnestylegalization of irregular works and flood zones. flood zones were points that took much of the debate between the political groups. The vice-president of the Consell, Mariano Juan, referred to the risk prevention zones and the need to “coordinate with the town councils so that they can draw up their plans within the framework of our plans”. The controversy over construction in flood zones and the mistaken approval by the Popular approval by mistake by the Popular Party of an amendment presented by Vox to build in Natural Areas of Natural to build in Natural Areas of Special Interest (ANEI) have no influence on the island. It is that the Insular Territorial Plan (PTI) expressly prohibits both construction in flood zones and in protected natural areas. “In Ibiza no law has changed, none, with this new law that has been made, that allows new construction in flood zones. Therefore, the legal regime is the same today as it was 3 weeks ago or 7 months ago. The RPA (Risk Protection Areas) of floodingaffects only and exclusively Mallorca and Menorca“, he said. However, he warned that there are errors in the cartography of the Balearic Government. “According to my experience as alderman, I can tell you that there are torrents that are marked where there are none; and most serious of all: there are real torrents that are not marked,” warned Mariano Juan in the Plenary. “Licenses have been granted based on these plans and beware of what can happen. Therefore, I think it is essential the issue of awareness and information. But of course, to inform, we must really know what are the flood zones,” he added. The vice-president of the Consell considered that “it is very important that the Balearic Government carries out the plans of flood zones correctly, because up to now there is a provisional hydrological network, and that cannot be”.
“We cannot rely on the RPAs of flooding. The Balearic Government must make the plans, island by island, and do it as quickly as possible,” he said. Mariano Juan also said he is aware that “the Government has already started this work, has already held meetings with the emergency technicians of the Consell Insular and in the coming weeks will intensify these meetings with the municipalities so that we can make these emergency plans”. And he confirmed that “there is a budget allocation for next year to carry out these studies and to be able to inform people”.
