Some 17,000 people are suffering nightly water cuts in Sevilla during one of the hottest summers in history.
The affected towns are in the Sierra Sur area of the province, and comprise Martin de la Jara, Los Corrales, El Saucejo, Algamitas, Villanueva de San Juan and La Roda de Andalucia.
The issues are being sparked by reservoirs running low and pumping systems failing after weeks of high demand amid excessive temperatures.
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The water authority, the Consorcio de Aguas de la Sierra Sur, confirmed in a statement that the recent spike in consumption, combined with intermittent power outages that knocked out pumping stations, had left supply tanks at ‘minimum levels.’
As a result, homes across the affected towns are left dry between 11pm and 8am.
Some local councils have been posting updates on social media, while residents wait anxiously for normal service to return.
In Martin de la Jara, the local PP group accused the consortium of ‘mismanagement’, pointing out that one of the shared wells is currently ‘losing water’ while families are forced to endure nightly shortages.
Stopgap measures and long-term plans
The provincial government insists it is moving fast. Sevilla’s deputy for public services, Gonzalo Dominguez, said €2.5 million had already been invested in a new borehole at El Cerro de la Cruz and in its connection to the Puntal reservoir, completed just last month.
The new supply is ready and authorised for drinking water, with only the final hook-up from the electricity company still pending – a step the Diputacion said it is pressing to fast-track ‘to get the system online as soon as possible.’
Longer-term, the province is working on integrating the Sierra Sur water network into the larger Plan Ecija system, which supplies a broader swathe of Sevilla province.
The Diputacion’s Sevilla 2030 plan earmarks €7 million for upgrading infrastructure in the six Sierra Sur towns so they can connect.
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