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August 14th, 2006
The province of Málaga will have a population of more than three million people in 10 years’ time, a recent study has suggested.
Experts predict that if the new PGOU town plans for the various towns are carried out, by the year 2017 the population will be double the current figure, and this will lead to a 147 per cent increase in water consumption.
Two new reservoirs the size of La Concepción will be needed and three new water treatment plants will have to be built to satisfy the demand for potable and irrigation water. The statistics are part of a report presented by the regional environment department delegate, Ignacio Trillo in a study of current infrastructure. The revised town plans are creating a stir in environmentalist circles as they seek to cash in on the growing trend towards expat housing for those seeking a higher quality of life.
In Antequera alone the figure rises to 50,000 homes in the next 25 years while the capital is also seeing massive expansion.
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