Overview

• The draft decree proposes halving irrigation water transfers from the Tajo-Segura system by 2027, reducing annual volumes from 320 hm³ to 193 hm³.
• New rules raise the Level 1 threshold for reservoir reserves from 1,300 hm³ to 1,600 hm³, significantly limiting maximum transfer quotas across all levels.
• An unprecedented 180 hm³ transfer for April–June 2025 has been approved under current rules, marking the largest shipment in decades.
• Regional reactions are divided: Murcia and Valencia oppose the cuts as a threat to agriculture, while Castilla-La Mancha supports them as ecological progress.
• The draft rules are pending public consultation and legal review, with ongoing Supreme Court cases adding uncertainty to the final outcome.