Although the Junta de Andalucía assures that it will maintain restrictions on filling pools this summer no municipality in Granada has imposed them to date.
Almuñécar is the only Town Hall that has something almost along those lines, as in August 2022, Mayor Juan José Ruiz Joya emitted a bylaw recommending responsible water consumption but there were no prohibitions involved. These recommendations continue in existence.
For example the recommendations included not washing your car on the street but instead taking it to a carwash, not hosing down walls and drives, as well as, not filling or refilling pools.
The Councillor for the Environment, Lucía González, reiterates that these instructions are recommendations, not prohibitions and as for this coming summer she states that no decisions have been made.
The fact is that Almuñécar, come July and August, will quadruple its population, which normally stands at 27,000 inhabitants, so we’re talking about over 100,000 people making demands on domestic water.
Editorial note: the accompanying photo shows to what percentage reservoirs stand in Spain; the reservoirs within Granada stand at 38%, whereas Almeria’s stands at 8.9% and North-West Spain are in the 90s.
(News/Noticias: Almunecar, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)
Michael: Yes, the 38% is the average for the whole province of Granada so the reservoirs (Bermejales) must still remain prettyt low to give that average. I ride down past Béznar and Rules one my way to the coast quiet frequently and have seen how they’re filling. With the snowfall last night, the melt will add further, so as you say, there shouldn’t be any restrictions this summer. However, prudence in consumption is not a bad idea.
Rules embalsa is currently 60% full. The same week last year it was 57% full.
Beznar embalsa is currently 74% full, slightly more than 2023.
Since there was no drought last year in Almuñecar there shouldn’t be a problem this year