Nolay submits the modification of the water tax for public consultation

The Nolay City Council has provisionally approved the modification of the Municipal Fiscal Ordinance Regulating the Fee for the Provision of the Water Supply Service and is submitting the file for public review for 30 business days. The decision was adopted in the Plenary session held on September 22, 2026, and the edict is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Soria on Friday, September 25, 2026, number 112, page 3303, with the official reference BOPSO-112-25092026. The text is available to interested parties so they may examine it and submit any claims they deem appropriate.

The regulation affects the municipal fee that taxes the provision of the water supply service within the municipal district of Nolay, meaning the water bill for the town’s residents. This is a modification of the fiscal ordinance already in force, not a new regulation, and its processing follows the standard procedure for local fiscal ordinances: provisional approval by the plenary body, public exhibition of the file, and, if applicable, final approval.

The edict was signed in Nolay on September 22, 2026, by the mayor, Pedro Antonio Heras Jiménez, and is inserted in the Local Administration section of the provincial gazette corresponding to September 25, 2026.

Provisional approval in the Plenary of September 22

The Plenary of the Nolay City Council gave provisional green light to the modification of the fiscal ordinance regulating the fee for the water supply service in its session on September 22, 2026. The plenary agreement is the starting point of the file, which must now undergo the public exhibition process before becoming final.

The affected ordinance is the one that sets the municipal fee for the provision of the water supply service, a local tax that is reflected in the bill paid by the service users in the municipality.

Thirty business days to examine the file and file objections

The edict grants a public information period of 30 business days, which begin to count from the day following the insertion of the announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Soria. During this period, interested parties may:

• Examine the file for the modification of the fiscal ordinance.
• Submit any claims they deem appropriate against the provisionally approved text.

The calculation is made in business days, meaning the period extends beyond four calendar weeks from the publication of the announcement.

Final approval if there are no claims

The edict itself specifies the effect of the process: in the event that no claims are filed during the public information period, the municipal ordinance will be considered definitively approved. In other words, the absence of allegations automatically converts the provisional agreement of the Plenary into a definitive agreement, without the need for a new plenary vote.

If, on the contrary, claims are registered, the file must be resolved in accordance with the procedure provided for local tax ordinances before they enter into force.

The publication in the Official Gazette of the Province of Soria on September 25, 2026, formally opens the period and provides legal guarantee for residents to intervene in the processing.

The modification of the water rate is relevant for Nolay because it directly affects the bill paid by all users of the municipal supply service. Residents now have 30 business days, counted from the day following the publication of the edict, to consult the file at the Town Hall and submit allegations; if they do not, the new ordinance will be definitively approved and will govern water billing in the municipality.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Soria, no. 112, September 25, 2026, section II. Local Administration, page 3303 (official reference: BOPSO-112-25092026).