Campo Lugar approves its municipal plan against flood risk

The Plenary Session of the Campo Lugar City Council, in a session held on November 4, 2026, agreed to approve the Municipal Action Plan against the risk of flooding in the municipality. The final approval is made public in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres number 214, corresponding to Monday, November 9, 2026, with the official reference BOP-2026-5210. The announcement occupies page 25056 of Section I - Local Administration.

The exact terms of the agreement

The published text is an announcement of final approval and its content is limited to publicizing the plenary agreement “for general knowledge.” The document establishes the following points:

Decision-making body: the Plenary of the Campo Lugar City Council.
Session date: November 4, 2026.
Object: the Municipal Action Plan against the risk of flooding in Campo Lugar.
Publication: Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres no. 214, of November 9, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, p. 25056.
Official reference: BOP-2026-5210.
Signatory: the mayor, Alejandro Broncano Vaca, in Campo Lugar, on November 4, 2026.

The announcement does not detail the operational content of the plan—management structure, warning protocols, or mapping of flood-prone areas—therefore, the published information is limited to the approval agreement and its jurisdictional basis.

Municipal competence and regulatory framework

The announcement itself justifies the decision on the grounds that the approval of municipal action plans corresponds to the municipality in accordance with article 33.1.b) of Law 10/2019, of April 11, on civil protection and emergency management of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. It is, therefore, a local planning instrument integrated into the regional civil protection system that organizes the council’s response to flood emergencies.

In equivalent announcements published by other city councils in the province, this same type of plan is described as a local instrument integrated into the Special Civil Protection Plan for Flood Risk of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura (INUNCAEX), and it is recalled that municipal competence in civil protection derives from article 25.2.f) of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the bases of the local regime. Decree 32/2023, of April 5, regulates the registry of civil protection plans in Extremadura and their regime of approval, maintenance, and implementation.

A sequence of approvals across the province

That of Campo Lugar is added to a series of similar approvals and procedures processed by Cáceres city councils in recent months, confirming that this is an extensive process and not an isolated initiative:

Navalmoral de la Mata: initial approval of the PAM-IN, published on September 18, 2026 (BOP-2026-4362).
Villar de Plasencia: final approval agreed on September 4, 2026, published on October 1 (BOP-2026-4562).
Navaconcejo: final approval agreed on July 29, 2026, published on October 9 (BOP-2026-4762).
Madrigalejo: final approval agreed on October 8, 2026, published on October 15 (BOP-2026-4821).
Caminomorisco: final approval agreed on October 9, 2026, published on October 16 (BOP-2026-4843).
Plasencia: final approval agreed on October 15, 2026, published on October 23 (BOP-2026-4995).

Impact for residents

With the publication in the official bulletin, Campo Lugar provides formal backing to its municipal response to flash floods and flooding and fulfills the mandate that Law 10/2019 directs to Extremaduran city councils. For residents, the plan is the reference that determines who leads the emergency, how the population is notified, and how the municipality coordinates with regional civil protection services when a flood alert is activated.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Cáceres, no. 214, November 9, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, page 25056 (official reference: BOP-2026-5210).