Noticias sobre Spain
Seven EU Member States face Commission action over water legislation
As part of the July infringements package, the European Commission has opened a series of infringement procedures against eight EU Member States over alleged shortcomings in the implementation of key European water legislation, covering urban wastewater management, water permitting systems and drinking water quality requirements.
AI boom to drive €6.8 billion in water spend for European data centers by 2036
Water-related spend across Europe’s data center sector is projected to reach €6.8 billion by 2036.
EIB approves €175 million to strengthen water infrastructure on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €175 million in financing for water infrastructure investments by Acosol, the public utility responsible for the integrated urban water management across the Western Costa del Sol in Spain’s Málaga province.
Real-time eyes on the sewer: from inference to continuous evidence
Until recently, what flowed through a city’s sewer network was largely a matter of inference.
European Commission approves €846 million for Spain’s recovery after Valencia floods
The European Commission has approved a payment of €846 million from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to support Spain's recovery following the severe floods that affected the Valencia region in October 2024.
From infrastructure to intelligent irrigation: a new approach to water management in Spain
Spain’s irrigation sector has undergone significant transformation in recent years.
France’s largest agricultural wastewater reuse project goes live in drought-hit south
A treated wastewater reuse installation described as the largest of its kind in France for agricultural irrigation has been inaugurated in Argelès-sur-Mer, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, one of the regions most affected by drought in recent years.
Xylem Vue: How digital transformation is making Europe’s water sector more proactive
Smart water meters are becoming strategic assets, highlighting the value of data as a tool for better decision-making, smoother operations and more efficient management of water resources.
Aganova completes NAUTILUS NEXT-AI R&D project to advance AI-driven water network management
The initiative has enabled the development of a new generation of technologies for the inspection, monitoring and predictive assessment of water infrastructure.
Quadrupling biogas production requires action at all levels
A new report by Guidehouse for the European Biogas Association (EBA) reveals that by 2030 Europe (the EU-27, the UK, Norway and Switzerland) has the potential to produce 34-35 billion cu.
Aganova awarded ATL contract for water network inspection in Catalonia, Spain
Aganova strengthens its position in Spain as a leading provider of in-service pipeline inspection technologies for major water infrastructure. The project will support smarter and more sustainable water management across Catalonia.
Barka issues EoIs for dismantling and removal of two idle SWRO plants in Oman
Oman's Barka Water and Power Company has launched a formal process to sell, dismantle, and remove two seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants that have been out of operation since late 2024, reports Zawya.
Water reuse – waiting for change is not a strategy
Any schoolchild learning about the water cycle knows water is constantly reused, but water reuse at an industrial scale regularly prompts a response that is out of kilter with this reality.
One in three groundwater wells is running dry, global study finds
For decades, groundwater overexploitation has outpaced the data needed to quantify it at a global scale.
The sovereign desalination map: why governments are taking back ownership
When Rio Tinto announced in March 2026 that it had struck a 50:50 joint venture with Western Australia’s state-owned Water Corporation to build an A$1.1 billion (~US$770 million) desalination plant at Dampier, the deal attracted attention for its novelty: a mining giant, not a utility, co-investing in water infrastructure alongside a state entity.
ACCIONA to manage a new irrigation community in Zaragoza, Spain
The contract covers 1,700 hectares and will serve 230 farmers.
Early warning systems must evolve into tools that anticipate flooding and protect lives
According to a report by Xylem Vue, these systems must be integrated as operational platforms within water management frameworks, automatically linked to the activation of emergency plans, municipal protocols, and interagency decision-making processes.
EU, France, Germany and Palestine join forces to tackle wastewater challenges in Jenin West
A major wastewater treatment and agricultural reuse initiative has been formally launched in the West Bank following the signing of two financing agreements in Ramallah.
Brine’s second act: mineral extraction as revenue stream?
Desalination produces more than 100 million cubic metres of concentrated reject water every day.
Seawater that sustains life: Ingeteam’s role in desalination in southeastern Spain
Desalination has become an essential tool to ensure a stable drinking water supply in regions affected by water scarcity.