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The Basque Water Agency has granted a water concession to the Barrenetxe, S. Coop. cooperative to be supplied with water from the Urko river, in the municipality of Etxebarria (Bizkaia), for agricultural irrigation purposes. The resolution, with official reference 2026/4013, was published in issue number 184 of the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco on September 25, 2026, in the official announcements section. The holder of the concession may use 3,303.1 m3/year for twenty years.

Resolution and origin of the procedure

The concession was approved via a Resolution dated June 17, 2026, by the general director of the Basque Water Agency, as the result of a previously processed file. The file code is A-B-2024-0008, and the applicant was Barrenetxe, S. Coop. The announcement was signed in Vitoria-Gasteiz on August 12, 2026, and was issued on behalf of Anabel Montilla Olalde, head of exploitations, utilizing the representation granted by the Resolution of May 23, 2025.

The provision regulating the publication is Royal Decree 849/1986, of April 11, which approves the Public Water Domain Regulation. Article 116 thereof mandates that resolutions regarding these types of concessions be made public so that interested parties and citizens may become aware of them.

Administrative nature of the concession

As stated in the published announcement, the grant given to the Barrenetxe, S. Coop. cooperative is an administrative concession, processed through a file. This concession recognizes the holder’s right to the exploitation of public water, according to the conditions established in the resolution. The Basque Water Agency is the competent body, and its general director signed the resolution.

Technical characteristics of the concession

Water source: Urko river.
Location: Municipality of Etxebarria, historical territory of Bizkaia.
Water volume: 3,303.1 m3/year.
Use: agricultural irrigation.
Duration: 20 years.
File code: A-B-2024-0008.
Resolution date: June 17, 2026.
Publication date: September 25, 2026.

For whom and for what purpose

The beneficiary of the concession is Barrenetxe, S. Coop., an entity of a cooperative nature. According to the published announcement, the use is specifically for the field of agricultural irrigation and does not include any other type of use.

The supply is drawn from the Urko river, within the land area of the municipality of Etxebarria, and the water volume is 3,303.1 cubic meters per year. The duration extends to twenty years from the granting of the concession.

Publication and consequences

The announcement was published in issue number 184 of the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco on September 25, 2026, in the official announcements section of the announcements department. The official reference is 2026/4013, and the full document is available in the digital edition of the gazette.

The publication fulfills two functions: on one hand, making the content of the concession known to the public; on the other, notifying interested parties of the decision, as required by Article 116 of the Public Water Regulations. In this way, the control and transparency of the exploitation of public water are guaranteed.

This concession grants twenty years of stability to the Barrenetxe, S. Coop. cooperative to use the water of the Urko river for agriculture. It ensures the long-term water supply for Etxebarriko agriculture and is situated within the management model of the Basque Water Agency, to authorize and control the exploitation of public water.

Fuente: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco, n.º 184, 25 de septiembre de 2026, Anuncios — Otros anuncios oficiales (referencia oficial: 2026/4013).