Gines summons the estate owners of the eastern Aljarafe reservoir

The Gines City Council has summoned the owners of the land affected by the new regional regulating reservoir of eastern Aljarafe to a meeting to attempt the amicable acquisition of the properties, a preliminary step prior to compulsory expropriation. The summons is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Seville number 207, dated October 26, 2026, section I (Local Administration), page 71, with the official reference BOP-SE-2026-207013. The meeting has been scheduled for November 18, 2026, from 11:00 to 13:30 hours.

The announcement responds to the initiation of the compulsory expropriation proceedings requested by the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation to obtain the land necessary to execute the works of the “Construction Project of the New Regional Regulating Reservoir for the Eastern Sector of Aljarafe,” in the municipality of Valencina de la Concepción, with key SE(DT)-7260. The project was technically approved on April 21, 2026, as stated in the announcement itself.

The prior processing already completed the public information stage, both for the purposes of property occupation and for general knowledge, through an announcement published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Seville number 33, dated February 18, 2026, and in the Official State Gazette number 50, dated February 25, 2026. The documentation was displayed in the offices of the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation, on its website, and in the city councils of Valencina de la Concepción, Gines, and Castilleja de la Cuesta, and the announcement was also disseminated in the newspaper El Correo de Andalucía.

A procedure provided for in the Compulsory Expropriation Law

The meeting is convened in application of the provisions of Article 24 of the current Compulsory Expropriation Law, which requires summoning the owners to attempt an amicable agreement before continuing the expropriation procedure. The stated objective is the “amicable acquisition” of the land, meaning to close the transfer of the properties affected by the works by mutual agreement.

The file refers to the occupation of the properties necessary for the regulating reservoir, a water storage infrastructure that serves the eastern sector of the Aljarafe region. The published document identifies the scope of the action in the municipality of Gines (Seville), although the construction project is located in Valencina de la Concepción.

Date, time, and place of appearance

The summons addressed to the owners of the affected land specifies these details:

• Date: November 18, 2026.
• Time: from 11:00 to 13:30 hours.
• Location: meeting room of the Caballerizas building, headquarters of the Municipal Technical Office of Gines.
• Purpose: to attempt the amicable acquisition of the lands affected by the compulsory expropriation.
• Contact: Expropriations Service, telephone 696390759.

The announcement is made public, according to the official text, “so that the owners of the affected lands may be aware of the summons and appear at the designated act if they deem it appropriate.” Appearance is therefore not presented as mandatory, but rather as the means to reach an agreement before the file continues its course.

Affected Parties and Scope of the File

The document does not detail the individualized list of plots, areas, or owners in this publication, a matter that refers to the file documentation and the offices where it was displayed. The announcement is signed by Romualdo Garrido Sánchez, mayor of Gines, with an electronic signature date of October 21, 2026.

The publication in the provincial bulletin is the formal channel for interested parties to become aware of the summons, given that the procedure affects owners who may not have been located individually. Any questions regarding the documentation or the status of being an affected party are handled by the Expropriations Service at the indicated telephone number.

Impact for Owners

The summons opens the practical period for the owners of the estates affected by the eastern Aljarafe reservoir to negotiate the sale conditions of their land before the expropriation proceeds via administrative channels. For the owners in Gines and the surroundings of the future reservoir, the appointment on November 18 is the first step to knowing the concrete scope of the occupation and to agreeing on the valuation of their plots.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Seville, no. 207, October 26, 2026, section I (Local Administration), page 71 (official reference: BOP-SE-2026-207013).