Aigües de Reus secures non-potable water supply for urban gardens

The recovery of the old Minat de Mas Beltran will provide water to 21 urban gardens in the Juroca neighborhood.

Infraestructura de captació i tractament d'aigua en un entorn urbà amb vegetació.

Infraestructura de captació i tractament d'aigua en un entorn urbà amb vegetació.

The municipal company Aigües de Reus has completed the recovery of the Minat de Mas Beltran to guarantee the supply of non-potable water to the 21 urban gardens on Carrer Astorga, in the Juroca neighborhood.

This initiative is part of the city's re-naturalization strategy, known as RENATUReus, which seeks better utilization of local water resources and the promotion of green infrastructure. The project, which promotes ecological agriculture and the creation of meeting spaces, is supported by the Fundación Biodiversidad of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, funded by NextGenerationEU.

"The Municipal Action Plan for these four years grants great importance to everyday water, the quotidian, and that is why it prioritizes water as a first-rate urban management element."

Daniel Rubio · Councilor responsible for the service
The works, which began last April, involved an investment of 101,648.32 euros (VAT included). The infrastructure includes the capture of water from the mine, the channeling of a new network, and the construction of a building with an underground tank for water storage and treatment before use.
Diversifying supply sources is a key challenge for the city. Aigües de Reus already uses non-potable water, with full sanitary guarantees, for cleaning public roads and sewage systems, as well as for companies in the Agro-Reus and Tecnoparc industrial estates. Furthermore, since 2025, municipal swimming pools also use water not suitable for drinking, thanks to the network coming from the Fortuny neighborhood mine.
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