The Consell de Govern has informed this Friday of the launching, by emergency means, of the works and services necessary to recover the functionality of the watercourses and restore the areas damaged by the heavy floods registered in Ibiza last September 30 and October 11. The intervention, which will be executed immediately, has a budget of 1.78 million euros to be charged to the 2025 regional budgets.
According to the spokesman of the Government, Antoni Costa, the torrential rains of both days caused significant damage to various watercourses and urban areas of the municipality of Ibiza, with significant material damage to hydraulic infrastructures, riverbanks, factory works and drainage systems.
An accelerated procedure due to the severity of the damage
After the rainfall episodes, on October 31, 2025, the Director General of Water Resources sent a detailed technical report from the head of the Public Hydraulic Domain Management Service, assessing the damage and justifying the need to initiate an emergency procedure.
A few days later, on November 6, supplementary documentation was sent to prove compliance with the legal requirements to activate this extraordinary procedure, designed for situations of serious risk or disaster that require an immediate administrative response.
As a result of the process, on November 11, the Councilor for the Sea and Water Cycle ordered the immediate execution of the necessary works and services to restore the functionality of the watercourses and the safety of the affected infrastructures.
Works to restore the functionality of watercourses and to reinforce safety
The package of actions includes the repair of damaged hydraulic infrastructures, the recovery of the banks of the affected torrents, the cleaning and adaptation of riverbeds and the restoration of areas degraded by the floods. It also includes the improvement of drainage systems and masonry works affected by the force of the water.
The purpose of these interventions is to minimize the impact on the population and the territory, as well as to avoid future risks in the event of increasingly frequent heavy rainfall events.
A mechanism designed for emergency situations
The emergency procedure makes it possible to shorten the contracting and execution periods in order to act quickly when there is a danger to public safety or serious damage to essential infrastructures. According to the Government, the activation of this mechanism guarantees that recovery can be carried out without delay and with maximum efficiency.
The Consell de Govern endorses the actions of the Conselleria
With the agreement adopted this Friday, the Consell de Govern confirms and endorses the actions already promoted by the Conselleria del Mar y del Ciclo del Agua to restore as soon as possible the safety and functionality of the channels and infrastructures affected by the floods, thus reinforcing the protection of the municipality of Ibiza against future adverse weather events.
