Climate: Mediterranean — extreme summer drought in Andalucía, Murcia, Almería, Castilla-La Mancha · Evaporation: 1,200–1,800 mm/year (typical southern Spain) · Water stress: extreme
Spain has the most acute water stress in the EU — and the largest opportunity for floating covers to materially reduce operating cost and regulatory pressure. Andalucía, Murcia, Almería, and Castilla-La Mancha lose meters per year of stored water to open evaporation.
Spanish water context
Southern Spain operates at the EU’s most severe water-stress level. Agricultural reservoirs lose 30–50% of stored volume to evaporation through the irrigation season. Mining operations (copper, lithium, ceramics minerals) face similar pressure on process water.
Spanish regulatory landscape
- Ley de Aguas — Spanish water law.
- Confederaciones Hidrográficas — river basin authorities; permit holders for reservoir management.
- EU Water Framework Directive transposed into Spanish law.
Common Spanish applications
- Agricultural irrigation — almond, olive, citrus, and vineyard irrigation storage
- Mining — copper and lithium-adjacent process water
- Municipal services — drought-resilience reservoir storage
- Food and beverage — process water and cooling
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Regulatory context
- Ley de Aguas — Spanish water law
- Confederaciones Hidrográficas — River basin authorities oversee reservoir management
- EU Water Framework Directive