Pombal assures water quality and publishes locations of public water points

Work is being carried out with the help of fire brigades from various parts of the country, which will have at least 14 water tankers in the municipality.

Soure village is recovering after Storm Kristin, but roof tiles are still missing

Electricity still does not reach all homes; water runs cloudy from the taps; there is a shortage of roof tiles, but an additional mobile network is now operating.

Serra da Estrela public water supply: no interruption to service and no changes in water quality

The company urges customers to be alert to any visible changes in the water, particularly in colour, odour or cloudiness.

Figueira da Foz City Council and concessionaire guarantee quality of the public water supply

Águas de Coimbra also issued the same clarification on Friday, assuring that the water reaching consumers' taps is safe.

15:00 — Safety and quality of the country's water supply guaranteed

Water supplied by Águas do Centro Litoral shows no quality issues

Águas do Centro Litoral (AdCL) assured today that there is no problem with the quality of the water supplied to its customers in the districts of Coimbra and Leiria following the recent bad weather.

PSD/Matosinhos blames municipal council for possible loss of bathing area

The Matosinhos City Council says it has been — and is — “working continuously” to protect the water quality of Matosinhos Beach, and has a programme to identify the sources of pollution.

Matosinhos Beach at risk of losing its bathing-area status

Local authorities warn that Matosinhos Beach may lose its official designation as a bathing area.

Matosinhos beach at risk of losing bathing-water status

High pollution levels and the associated risk to public health are at issue. The beach was closed 18 times during the last bathing season.

Council says it is continuously working to improve the water quality at Matosinhos Beach

The Portuguese Environment Agency classified the beach as “poor” and has called for a “programme of measures on the causes of pollution”.

Alert over pollution hotspot in the Tagus River as clumps of foam float in Nisa

ProTejo — Movement for the Tagus — suspects the pollution between the Fratel dam and Barca da Amieira do Tejo may stem from effluent discharges and has already reported it to the authorities.

ProTejo movement fears setback from new pollution hotspot

In recent days yellowish foam has been seen again on the Tagus River. This is the warning from proTEJO — Movement for the Tagus — which points to a recurring pollution source affecting about 20 kilometres of this watercourse, between the Fratel dam and Barca da Amieira.

The 'water blackout' that alarmed England

I am writing on 16 January 2026. I live in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, a Member State of the European Union. I see, daily, how the combined work of so many people, companies and institutions (state bodies, local authorities and private companies) means that, as a rule, there is control over the quality of the water from our taps and that we have safe water for ...

Sewage treatment works by the River Lis receive €2 million to improve treatment — but the problem is upstream

A study on the impacts of the accidental discharge in August 2025 concludes there is a “recurring microbiological contamination” in the River Lis.