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url: https://www.eurocovers.eu/countries/spain
title: Floating covers for Spain — irrigation, mining & drought
description: Patented hexagonal floating covers for Spanish reservoirs, irrigation, mining, and food-grade water. Drought-resilient under the EU Water Framework Directive.
updated: 2026-05-27
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# Floating covers for Spain — irrigation, mining & drought

Patented hexagonal floating covers for Spanish reservoirs, irrigation, mining, and food-grade water. Drought-resilient under the EU Water Framework Directive.

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

## Speak with the EU team

Spanish-language content is in preparation and will be linked from this page once
native-language review lands. In the meantime, our UK-coordinated team responds to
Spanish project enquiries in English or Spanish — [request a project quote](/quote)
or email [sales@eurocovers.eu](mailto:sales@eurocovers.eu).