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An open whitewashed dug well with a stone trough in dry Alentejo montado, surrounded by olive and cork oak trees

Sinking a Water Borehole in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the 5 cv Rule, When a Prior Communication Replaces a Licence, the 100-Metre Spacing Limit, and the Fines for an Undeclared Well

A borehole on your own land is still a regulated use of a water resource. When a simple communication is enough, when you need an authorisation, what the 5 cv threshold means, the 100-metre spacing rule, and why an undeclared well sits in the 10,000 to 100,000 euro fine band.
The Portugal Brief
A small Portuguese apiary at Torres Novas, its hives weighted down with roof tiles among pines and eucalyptus

Keeping Bees in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the DGAV Register, the 1 to 30 September Declaration of Holdings, Moving Your Apiaries, and the Fines for Missing the Deadline

Three hives at the bottom of a smallholding still put you inside Portugal's beekeeping register. Here is how to register with the DGAV through IFAP, the 1 to 30 September annual declaration, the 20% rule for changes, the paperwork for moving hives, and the fines that start at 100 euros.
The Portugal Brief