Bolaños de Calatrava opens the period for submissions regarding the drinking water tax

The Municipal Plenary of the City Council of Bolaños de Calatrava provisionally approved, in the session dated October 15, 2026, the modification of Fiscal Ordinance No. 8, which regulates the fee for the drinking water distribution service within the municipal district. The agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real number 203, dated October 21, 2026, in the Local Administration (City Councils) section, under announcement number 3394, and opens a 30-day period for submitting claims.

Provisional approval and legal framework

The modification affects the fiscal regulation that sets the municipal fee for the drinking water distribution service—that is, the instrument that determines the billing regime for the municipality’s subscribers. The City Council has not yet approved the final wording: the Plenary’s agreement is provisional and must undergo the public exhibition process before becoming final.

The announcement is subject to public information and a hearing for interested parties in compliance with the provisions of Article 17.2 of the Recast Text of the Local Treasury Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5. This provision requires a public exhibition period for modifications to fiscal ordinances prior to their final approval, so that affected parties may examine the file and submit allegations.

The document was signed in Bolaños de Calatrava on October 19, 2026, by the mayor, Miguel Ángel Valverde Menchero, and its publication in the provincial gazette occurred two days later, on October 21.

Thirty days to examine the file and submit allegations

The period enabled for citizen participation is detailed in the announcement itself:

• Duration: 30 days, counted from the day following the publication in the BOP of Ciudad Real.
• Publication channels for the process: the City Council’s Notice Board, the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, and the newspaper “Lanza”.
• What interested parties can do: examine the file and submit any claims and suggestions they deem appropriate.
• Where to consult the documentation: the municipal electronic office, https://sede.bolanosdecalatrava.es.

The calculation of the period therefore begins the day after October 21, 2026, the date the announcement was inserted into the provincial gazette.

Final approval if there are no claims

The announcement expressly establishes the legal consequence of silence: if no claims have been submitted after the 30-day period has elapsed, the provisional agreement will be considered definitively approved. That is, the modification of Fiscal Ordinance No. 8 will be consolidated without the need for a new pronouncement by the Plenary if no challenge or suggestion is made during the public exhibition.

In the event that allegations are submitted, the City Council must resolve them and adopt the corresponding definitive agreement, according to the ordinary procedure for the modification of fiscal ordinances.

Impact for subscribers

The modification affects all subscribers to the municipality’s drinking water distribution service, as the ordinance regulates the fee applied to the supply. The text published in the BOP does not detail the amounts or the specific changes to the tariff: this information must be consulted in the file exhibited at the municipal electronic office and at the City Council itself during the allegations period.

For the residents of Bolaños de Calatrava, the announcement opens the only formal window for participation before the new regulation of the water fee is definitively approved; therefore, any observation regarding the calculation, the tariff structure, or the impact on bills must be submitted within those 30 days.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, No. 203, October 21, 2026, Local Administration section (City Councils), page 5 (official reference: announcement number 3394; CVE fToXXT87pqgtJJoLchrY).