Water bills in Algarve to start increasing from March
AMAL leader challenges government to “stop fooling us” With the costs of water to start increasing across the Algarve from March, president of AMAL – the region’s intermunicipal community –
Aljezur installs smart water meters to cut consumption
Aljezur is investing €130,000 in the installation smart meters The Municipal Council of Aljezur is going to install 1,500 smart meters in the Vale da Telha area to monitor and
Portugal “cannot keep postponing transfer of water to Algarve”
The country has to implement “structural measures”, AMAL boss says The President of the Algarve Municipalities Association (AMAL) has declared that Portugal “cannot keep postponing the transfer of water” to
Drought-hit Andaluzia insists it needs water from Portugal…
The southern Spanish region of Andaluzia, bordering the Algarve/ Alentejo, is experiencing an “extreme situation” of drought and insists it needs water from Portugal. Juan Manuel Moreno, president of the
Algarve water cuts of 25% for agriculture and 15% for urban sector officially announced
Agricultural sector was initially expected to face a 70% cut in Algarve Portugal’s minister for the environment has announced water cuts of 25% for agriculture and 15% for urban consumption
Government “considering lowering water abstraction quota of Santa Clara dam”
Ministers planning exactly what residents fear The government is considering lowering the water abstraction quota of the Santa Clara dam, in the municipality of Odemira (Beja), from 104 to 102
Water wars: ministers heckled as they arrive in Odemira
“All the water in Santa Clara dam goes to intensive agriculture!” The ministers of the Environment and Agriculture were received today in Odemira (Beja) by a chorus of angry protests,
Reductions in water pressure across Algarve; ‘second meters’ suspended
Environment minister outlines how authorities mean to tackle region’s chronic drought Environment minister Duarte Cordeiro has said authorities are considering reducing water pressure across the Algarve, and cutting off homes/
Algarve tourism confident it can cut water consumption by 15%
Tourism sector will “continue taking measures to cut water consumption” The Algarve’s tourism boss has expressed his confidence that the sector will be able to cut its water consumption by
Consumer association rails against “huge water bill disparity across country”
Water and sanitation service tariffs continue to differ widely between municipalities, according to a study by Deco Proteste, which is calling for the urgent regulation of tariffs and investment in