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Water reserves in the Almada municipality have reached 40%, prompting the Municipal Water and Sanitation Services to evaluate potential reductions in ongoing supply cuts that have affected areas like Costa da Caparica.
Approximately 1,500 residents in Costa da Caparica, Almada, staged a protest march to demand immediate action regarding persistent water supply failures that have left households without water for days during extreme heat.
Among the measures adopted is the transport of non-potable water to fill the ballast of the structures.
The 11th edition of the Lusophone festival takes place from August 13 to 16 in Costa da Caparica, featuring more portable toilets, flow restrictors, and dishwashing facilities located outside the municipality.
Starting Saturday, the municipal swimming pools in Caparica, Sobreda, and Charneca de Caparica will be completely closed to the public
The lack of water in Almada is impacting businesses in the municipality. Reporter Sofia Garcia shows how, at a café in Costa da Caparica, the local population is making reserves.
Several people will join together this Wednesday to protest against the lack of water in Almada.
Once masters of the beach, fishermen in Caparica have less and less space to work, amidst a shortage of sand, bar and restaurant concessions, and surf schools.
Fishermen also point to a shortage of sand, bar and restaurant concessions, surf schools, and other events that they are not involved in.
The Minister of Environment states that the investment in beach replenishment is not solely due to storms, explaining that this is the only solution to halt the advance of the sea and protect the Portuguese coast.
The sand replenishment works on the beaches of Costa da Caparica, in the municipality of Almada, will be completed in time for the start of the bathing season on June 1st, the Minister of Environment, Maria da Graça Carvalho, assured this Wednesday, May 13th. The project, which involves an investment of ten million euros, aims to protect the coastline, mitigate erosion, and ensure the stability of the area, with the replenished beaches expected to grow up to 40 meters in width.
Starting this Thursday, April 16, and continuing until June, the beaches of S. João da Caparica and Costa da Caparica in Almada will undergo sand replenishment works, requiring the closure of these areas to bathers. According to the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), the operation is estimated to cost nearly 9 million euros, funded by European climate action programmes and the Lisbon Port Authority. The project, which aims to add 1,000,000 cubic metres of sand sourced from the Tagus estuary, was previously suspended in November due to poor weather conditions but is now resuming due to more favourable sea states.
