Vespella opens public information for the license change of a waste manager

The City Council of Vespella de Gaià has submitted for public review the substantial change to the environmental license for the non-hazardous waste management activity that the company Grupo Arefa Extreval, S.L. operates on plot 20 of industrial estate 11 in the municipality. The announcement was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona (BOPT) on October 1, 2026, with the reference CVE 2026-08827, opening a 30-day period for interested parties to submit allegations. The final resolution rests with the City Council, which is processing file 4316490004-2026-0000004.

The procedure is framed within Article 41 of Law 20/2009, of December 4, on the prevention and environmental control of activities, which regulates public information regarding substantial changes to environmental licenses. According to the announcement, the OTAC has previously verified the suitability and sufficiency of the technical documentation submitted by the company, a mandatory preliminary step before submitting the project for public exhibition. The document is signed by the mayor, Daniel Cid Ricote, with an electronic signature date of September 23, 2026.

What the request includes

The company Grupo Arefa Extreval, S.L., with CIF B43922095, has requested from the City Council a new substantial change to the environmental license of its waste management activity. The facility is classified under two codes:

• Code 10.7: facilities for the recovery of non-hazardous waste with a capacity less than or equal to 100,000 tons.
• Code 10.8: facilities for the storage of non-hazardous waste.

The activity is located on plot 20 of industrial estate 11 in Vespella de Gaià, in the Tarragonès region, and is processed under file 4316490004-2026-0000004. The published text does not detail the specific modifications of the project, which are contained in the technical documentation deposited in the file.

30-day period and channel for allegations

The public information period is 30 days and begins the day after the publication of the announcement in the BOPT. During this period, interested parties may:

• Consult the project and the remaining documentation at the City Council Secretariat, at Plaça de Catalunya no. 6, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Consult the same documentation at the City Council’s electronic office.
• Submit any allegations they deem appropriate.

Legal framework and municipal scope

The resolution of the procedure corresponds to the Vespella de Gaià City Council, which acts as the competent body for the environmental control of activities within the municipality. Law 20/2009 establishes the applicable environmental prevention and control framework and requires a public information process when the conditions of an already granted license are substantially modified. The affected activity is a non-hazardous waste manager, a typology subject to authorization and monitoring due to its impact on the environment.

The publication opens the door to neighborhood participation in a file that may modify the operating conditions of a waste management facility in the municipality. The allegations submitted within the deadline must be evaluated by the City Council before resolving the license change, such that the environmental control of the activity will be conditioned by the result of the process.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona, October 1, 2026, section I, p. 1-1 (official reference: CVE 2026-08827).