Xunta de Galicia allocates €59 million for water upgrades as A Coruña area imposes usage limits

The regional government of Galicia, through the public water agency Augas de Galicia, announced an investment of roughly €59 million to modernise water supply, wastewater and treatment infrastructure across the region. The plan includes €31.1 million until 2029 for upgrading reservoirs and potable‑water stations, plus nearly €28 million for about thirty rural projects. Notable works involve a €2.7 million upgrade of Baiona’s drinking‑water treatment plant, a new wastewater‑treatment facility for Salvaterra de Miño serving over 8,000 residents, and network improvements in Ponteareas.

Concurrently, several municipalities in the A Coruña metropolitan area have imposed water‑use restrictions because river flows have fallen sharply. Irixoa led the measures, banning irrigation, garden watering, pool filling and car washing, followed by Aranga, Curtis, Vilasantar and, on 22 July, Oza‑Cesuras, which limited water to domestic and hospitality uses only after 19:00. The city of A Coruña itself has not introduced special restrictions; Mayor Inés Rey urged residents to use water responsibly amid ongoing heat and drought conditions.