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Spain may be fined millions for long delays in providing adequate sewage treatment
Francisco Jiménez
Delays in guaranteeing adequate sewage treatment could end up costing the authorities a great deal, not only because of the effects on the environment and the repercussion in the tourist industry of the Costa del Sol, but also in financial terms. ... Flushed away? 145 million euros raised but only 11 million estimated to have been spent It was on 26 October 2010 that the Junta de Andalucía approved an ambitious plan to ensure that all sewage in the region is properly treated and none is released into ... the sea. The plan involved 300 works at a cost of 1.76 billion euros, of which 390.1 million would be spent in Malaga province, on about 50 different projects but especially eliminating black spots such as the Guadalhorce river (into which sewage