‘We take care of Villamayor‘has raised his voice again due to the accumulation of high-risk plants around the municipality of Doñinos de Salamancawhere “it is no longer just a problem of bad odors like those that have been occurring regularly since 2020 and that have mainly affected residents of Villamayor, Doñinos, Florida de Liébana, Salamanca and the rest of the alfoz”, but of the lack of “prevention and civil protection for the population”.
Doñinos de Salamanca has become a hotbed for them, where the concern of the population has been increased in terms of safety, public health and environmental protection.
Wind Rose regarding the plants of Salamanca
As indicated from the platform itself, several plants come together, such as the animal by-product treatment plant, the biogas plant or the biomethane and hydrogen plant.
On the other hand, their proximity to the population, as ‘Cuidamos Villamayor’ has stated, “significantly increases the probability of serious accidents and the possibility of a domino effect between facilities, as contemplated by the European Seveso regulations.”
Concentration of plants in the province of Salamanca
In the same way, another point stands out, and that is that the predominance of west winds means that the smells affect both the capital of Tormes and the rest of the Alfoz, reaching up to Villares de la Reina, Carbajosa de la Sagrada or even Santa Marta de Tormesas has already been warned on more than one occasion.
Likewise, this means that it has “direct consequences on air quality, the health of citizens and the natural environment. Therefore, this is no longer an exclusive problem of odors that affects Villamayor, it is a problem that will affect neighborhoods and a good part of the capital of Salamanca.”
Records of odor episodes in Salamanca and its alfoz. Image provided by Cuidamos Villamayor
The platform itself has been collecting signatures for more than a year to present allegations against the installation of the Doñinos de Salamanca biomethane plant, which can be made effective in this link.
Finally, from the ‘We take care of Villamayor‘ They have made it clear that “the debate is not about energy or ideology, but about public health, industrial safety and rational planning of the territory of Castilla y León.”
