1926 – 2026
The new document, published in the BOE on June 15, replaces the 2018 plan and incorporates improvements in indicators, territorial units, urban supply, and governance.
The update coincides with the centenary of the Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro and reinforces a key institutional objective: planning water management before an emergency arises.
22/06/2026
The Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro has published the new Special Drought Plan for the Ebro river basin. The document was approved by Order TED/601/2026 and published in the BOE on Monday, June 15, 2026. The CHE announced it on June 19 through a CHE press release.
The new Special Drought Plan replaces the plan approved in 2018. It maintains the technical continuity of the previous document but updates key tools for diagnosing and managing drought and scarcity in the Ebro basin.
The improvements focus on the definition of territorial units, the review of indicators, the response to urban supply episodes, governance, and the update of monthly monitoring reports. It also reiterates the need to review emergency plans for water supplies serving more than 20,000 inhabitants and recommends that users and organizations prepare contingency plans.
Technical changes include the separation of the Lower Ebro unit into two subsystems, Lower Ebro and Siurana, to better represent distinct hydrological realities. Units such as Bayas, Zadorra, and Inglares are also adjusted, and indicators linked to reservoirs and supply systems are reviewed.
Media coverage has highlighted these main points. iAgua emphasizes that the document replaces the 2018 plan and incorporates improvements in indicators, urban supply, and governance. Europa Press underlines the publication of the new plan and details changes such as the Lower Ebro-Siurana division and other territorial adjustments.
The update is incorporated into chebro100.com as an informative clipping within the centenary of the Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro. One hundred years after the creation of the first river basin authority, water planning is no longer explained solely by major works or regulation, but also by monitoring, prevention, public data, and coordination between administrations and users.
In this context, the PES helps explain how water management is prepared before an emergency arises. The CHE also maintains a specific drought management page, with access to plans, monthly indices, declarations of exceptional situations, and guidance for water supplies.
The outreach aspect connects with the centenary: the CHE has also brought these decisions closer to citizens through a web-based water management game for the basin, available at one of the interactive kiosks of the centenary traveling exhibition Through the Ebro Basin. The tool allows for a simple understanding of how decisions are made regarding water reserves, security, and uses.
