Pomarão water collection project to supply Algarve under public consultation
Citizens can make their voices heard until April 29 The Environmental Impact Study of the project to supply the Algarve with water collected from the Guadiana River at Pomarão, in
600 farmers protest against “unfair” water rationing in Algarve
A document containing all their demands was delivered to CCDR Algarve in Faro Around 600 farmers took part today (March 8) in a slow march on the EN125 road against
Algarve golf courses, farmers use 69% less water in February
On the other hand, urban water use fell just 0.5% The Algarve’s agricultural and golf sectors cut their water consumption by 69% in February compared to the same month last
Algarve must “save water… and hope it rains”
AMAL president says these are the only “short-term” solutions to drought “There are only two things” that can be done in the short-term to tackle the Algarve’s drought: “save water
Suspended: price increases announced for Algarve’s water
Algarve mayors reject government pressure, for now Price increases announced for water across the 16 municipalities of the Algarve will NOT now being implemented, as planned, in March. The reason,
Algarve urban water use increases despite severe drought
Urban water consumption in the Algarve rose by 4.6% in January compared to the same period in 2023, equivalent to 20 cubic hectometres, according to data from the reservoir management
Lagoa denies claims that it consumes most water out of any borough in Portugal
Lagoa says that the calculation is “dishonest” Lagoa Municipal Council has released a statement denying that it is the municipality with the highest water consumption in Portugal, as reported in
World-first solution – promising water for Algarve – in desperate search for ‘right location’
€10 million funding hinges on renting 5-6 hectares with access to sea A world-first solution that promises not only to bring water to the Algarve, but transform the region into
Authorities’ water saving measures: “Contradictory, ineffective, out of step, out of time”
Platform for Sustainable Water suggests “immediate concrete measures” With the government’s masterplan of 46 measures designed to save water in the parched Algarve still not approved by the Council of
Tavira testing whether lowering pressure will save enough water
Urban sector in Algarve must reduce water consumption by 15% Tavira is running tests to see if lowering water pressure is a feasible solution to achieve the 15% reduction in