As the public consultation closes, the environmental association Zero wants the eastern Algarve dam refused: it says the study admits the saramugo fish will not survive, skips real alternatives and breaches EU water and habitat law.
The new head of Águas do Algarve told MPs the Albufeira desalination plant should be running in the first quarter of 2029. With the Guadiana intake at Pomarão, the two projects add up to about 305 million euros, now sought from EU cohesion funds.
An APA-led committee has given an unfavourable opinion on the Royal China Clay mine at Serra d'El-Rei, citing groundwater risk. It is not the final decision: the promoter can now get up to six months to redesign the project.
Earthworks are under way in Gostei on the close to 20 million euro plant, owned half by Cristiano Ronaldo and half by Grupo Outeirinho. It will start with 30 to 35 jobs and sell its water abroad.
Axioma Metering's plant in the Lordelo industrial park will make ultrasonic water and heat meters. Half the jobs are for highly qualified staff, the council says, in a town known for furniture.
Eight months after the wettest February in 47 years, IPMA's maps show meteorological drought in the Alentejo and Algarve, while APA's 6 October bulletin puts six northern basins, led by the Lima at 37 percent, below their October average. No household restrictions have been announced.
The Barcelona jury dropped the 48-kilometre corridor north of Porto after learning how contaminated the Leça is. The councils that built it call the decision unfair and want it reassessed before Thursday's award.
