El Ejido reviews its flood risk points with four municipal departments
Topics El Ejido
The El Ejido Town Council has brought together the departments of Agriculture, Public Works, Urban Planning and Procurement to assess rain-related incidents, review the most problematic points and make progress on projects and new solutions.
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The El Ejido Town Council has held a working meeting between the departments of Agriculture, Public Works, Urban Planning and Procurement. The aim, according to the Council, is to reduce the risk of flooding in the municipality and improve the response to episodes of heavy rain.
Assessing incidents and problematic points
At the meeting, the incidents recorded were assessed, the most problematic points in the municipal area were reviewed, and progress was made on projects already out to tender or budgeted, as well as on new solutions.
A municipality of more than 91,000 inhabitants
El Ejido is a municipality in the Poniente Almeriense, in the province of Almería, with 91,440 inhabitants according to the INE for 2025. It is the third most populous city in the province, behind the capital and Roquetas de Mar, and includes localities such as Almerimar, Santa María del Águila, Las Norias de Daza, Balerma, San Agustín and Matagorda, as well as the municipal capital.
What was discussed
The meeting served to coordinate the four departments involved in water management and urban planning. According to the Town Council, the work is aimed at improving the municipality's capacity to respond when heavy rain occurs.