Government hails “very significant water savings” in Algarve
“But it is possible to do more,” minister says Portugal’s Minister of Environment and Energy has celebrated the success of the water-saving measures implemented in the Algarve to combat drought,
Government invests €1 million in Algarve water awareness campaigns
Investment is considered “important step towards more sustainable future” The Portuguese government is investing €1 million in a series of campaigns aimed at raising awareness in the Algarve about the
Algarve village without water after beer cans tossed into reservoir
Burgau’s water supply was cut off on Wednesday The western Algarve village of Burgau in Vila do Bispo is without water since Wednesday after beer and soft drink cans were
Algarve resorts reduce water consumption by 14%
Implemented in March, the “Save Water” seal already represented more than 30% of beds in tourist resorts in the region by July. Up until July, tourist resorts in the Algarve
Half country well stocked with water, half bone dry
An illustrated map based on data released by meteorological authority IPMA shows how half the country (the top half) is well stocked with water, with dams and reservoirs in some
Sewage in Setúbal tap water leaves nine people with ‘gastrointestinal problems’
“Water came out of tap all cloudy; smelt awful” “An unfortunate coincidence” is how authorities have explained the unhappy moment that ‘liquid from the sewers’ came to be found in
Chaminé joins Foral in desperate bid for water in Silves
The villages of Chaminé and Foral in Algoz are urging Silves to extend its municipal water network At a time when the Silves community of Foral in Algoz is desperately
Foral residents desperate for solution to water crisis
Running out of water: Silves community “five months away” from being cut off Around 80 families in Silves are at serious risk of running out of water after a private
Algarve’s first desalination plant encounters further bumps in road
The first desalination plant planned for the Algarve has hit yet another bump in the road: beyond the multitude of arguments against it, not to mention court actions already lodged,
Foral residents “five months away from running out of water”
Residents in Foral have launched a petition urging Silves Council to link the area to the municipal water network A group of residents of Foral – a small community in