Spain wants more pork and more safe water in its reservoirs. And he is discovering that both things at the same time are not possible.

Hidden in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León on Monday, there was something that they did not suspect would be controversial: the authorization to install more than 3,500 heads of pigs on the outskirts of San Cebrián de Castro, province of Zamora. Why would it be controversial? As recognized in the Diario de Zamorais … Read more

Spain still has dozens of reservoirs that cannot be used because literally no one has laid pipes

It was inaugurated in 2015, cost 57 million euros and has a capacity for 30 hm3 of water, but the Siles dam in Jaén hasn’t been used for a decade because no one has made the necessary pipelines to irrigate the Sierra del Segura. It is not an isolated case. An example. The Rules dam … Read more

The rains in the Mediterranean have arrived at a very delicate time for the reservoirs of the region

The Mediterranean basin is living a new episode of heavy rains. The extreme of the episode led yesterday to the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) to Issue several red notices For extreme risk, while numerous yellow and oranges notices remain in force today. Despite the obvious risk that this is, there is the circumstance that rainfall … Read more

Large basins already have their reservoirs less than 80% of their capacity

Summer is affecting Spanish reservoirs. After almost a year of Hydrolyogical recoverysummer goes to the amount of reservoir water, which has been especially reduced in the downtown and north basins. Two months. Since reaching its annual peak before the start of summer, the amount of water retained in Spanish swamps has descended significantly. If at … Read more

Our reservoirs have a serious structural problem. And experts have been warning us for years

Drought has been one of the recurring themes of recent years. Both the lack of rains and their diverse consequences have more than a five years in the informative agenda. That is why the question of how much water we have left has asked Very diverse ways. There is only one problem: we are not … Read more

The reservoirs are almost 22% above the average of the last decade. There is an “but” important before celebrating

The forecasts of meteorologists seem to indicate that spring You have your days counted: Next week we will see an increase in the temperatures and models of the State Metorology Agency, they foresee that in the middle of June the rainfall is less than what is usual for these dates. Despite this, this short spring … Read more

While reservoirs from all over the country reach record figures, Spain still has a black dot of the drought: Almería

For eighth consecutive week, Spanish reservoirs have risen again. It was to be expected: the same rains that have “bitter” vacations to many during Holy Week are now becoming good water news. For the first time in many years, Spain has exceeded the 75% barrier in reservoir water. And yet, this enthusiasm does not reach … Read more

The rains have left a splendid Spain and a tourist destination is benefiting from it: the reservoirs

“While the world wobbles, nature seems to want to compensate us.” This phrase of Jose Luis Gallego summarizes very well what is happening in the Spanish countryside. With full swamps and aquifers recharging, Spain is living “its most splendid spring in decades.” And that has an unexpected beneficiary: tourism. The many droughts in each drought. … Read more

It has rained so much in Spain that the reservoirs are up. And still nobody wants to remove water restrictions

For more than a month, when Garoé, Éowyn, Herminia and Ivo They synchronized to water the peninsula, the water level of Spain has been decreasing day by day. March has changed everything. In just one week, the accumulated water increased almost 3% and 2025 remains above the 2024, 2023 records and the average of the … Read more

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