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Patient advocacy groups express concern that the temporary suspension of abortion services at Garcia de Orta Hospital in Almada may become a permanent fixture, urging authorities to find a swift resolution.
The Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority has urged SMAS Almada to proactively compensate residents impacted by recent water supply disruptions.
The Municipalized Water and Sanitation Services of Almada have identified multiple significant water leaks following reinforced inspection efforts aimed at improving system efficiency and promoting responsible resource management.
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.
The Almada municipality has announced further night-time water supply cuts affecting ten areas to restore reserves, prompting concerns from local business owners regarding potential compensation claims and warnings from regulators about temporary water quality changes.
A new water extraction borehole in Almada will begin operations this Sunday, aiming to boost the municipal supply system's capacity by approximately 20%.
The Socialist Party in Setúbal has called on the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities to address the critical water supply instability in Almada, highlighting concerns over infrastructure neglect and service failures.
The municipality of Almada has implemented overnight water cuts from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM as reserves drop to 10% capacity, sparking public unrest and protests amid a deepening supply crisis.
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.
Almada City Council has implemented a temporary ban on non-essential water usage, including all public and private irrigation, to address chronic supply failures and replenish reserves within the next few weeks.
Water supply is gradually returning to six areas in Almada following a burst pipe repair, though the municipality continues to face systemic shortages due to record-high consumption levels.
The hypothesis put forward by the Minister of Environment is seen by Quercus as the only “efficient” one, and Almada City Council views it favourably. The Zero Association would prefer direct extraction from the Tagus River.
The new equipment, with a capacity of 1000 litres each, provides an additional contingency solution for storing and making water available for human consumption.
Protesters who gathered in front of the new Barbosa du Bocage School Centre demonstrated not only for the appreciation of public schools and the National Health Service, but also for the maintenance of Social Security.
The Zero Association has serious reservations about the government's solution to reinforce the water supply to the South Bank of the Tagus, including Almada, by using the Castelo de Bode Dam.
Tariff brackets for non-domestic users and a special regime for entities of local public interest have been introduced.
The Almada municipality, which has experienced a water supply crisis in recent months, states it has been working with EPAL (Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres) for nearly a month to draft a potential contract with the company.
Águas de Portugal and the Portuguese Environment Agency have 120 days to propose a technical solution to reinforce water supply to the South Bank and the new airport, drawing from the Tagus River or Castelo de Bode.
The Government will move forward with a special plan to respond to the pressure of industrial investments in the municipality of Sines, in the Setúbal district, with responses in the areas of housing, education, and health, it was announced today.
The Government will move forward with a special plan to respond to the pressure of industrial investments in the municipality of Sines, in the Setúbal district, with responses in the areas of housing, education, and health. “We are going to create a special plan for Sines, which is experiencing a huge concentration of investment,” assured the Minister of Economy and...
The municipality of Almada, in the Setúbal district, will no longer be in an alert status as of this Monday, which had been decreed at the beginning of July due to water supply failures. The alert status was determined on July 8 and later extended until August 31 following successive service failures, with particular...
SMAS explained that reservoir levels have remained above 70%, which allows the situation to be viewed with greater peace of mind.
The SMAS explain that reservoir levels have remained above 70%, which allows for a more relaxed management of the situation and frequent monitoring.
Reaction from the US president to the exchange of attacks tonight between the US and Iran. Also, Almada is no longer in a state of alert today, following the water supply failures in July.
On the day that, according to the Government, 100% of the milestones and targets contracted with the European Commission will be met. Also, Almada is no longer in a state of alert due to water supply failures.
Following successive water supply failures in Almada, the SMAS will lift the alert and states that the situation is now “more stable,” while also guaranteeing the quality of the water for consumption.
SMAS explain that reservoir levels have remained above 70%.
If a territory helps create wealth for Portugal, Portugal has a duty to ensure that this wealth also remains within the territory.
The municipality of Seixal, in the Setúbal district, announced this Wednesday that it is drilling a water borehole to reinforce the public supply in the municipality, increasing the flow by approximately 40%. According to the Seixal City Council, this is the first of seven planned boreholes, located in Belverde, and has the capacity...
The SMAS state that night-time supply cuts are no longer taking place, with regular water supply to the population being maintained.
