Almada's water alert is due to expire after today
The municipal alert introduced after serious pressure on Almada's water network remains in force through 31 August. The council can renew it, so residents should check for a formal decision before assuming every restriction has ended.
Households and businesses can distinguish the end of the current legal period from a guaranteed return to normal at every address.
- The current municipal water alert runs through 31 August and may be renewed if the underlying risk remains.
- Reserves had improved by the end of July, allowing some measures to be eased, but the council kept the alert as a precaution through August.
- The expiry of the alert does not guarantee that an individual fault, low-pressure problem or local interruption has been resolved.
- Until the municipality publishes a new decision, continue to follow the measures and notices that apply today.
What changes at the end of today
Almada extended the alert after exceptional consumption placed severe pressure on the public network. By 31 July, reservoir levels had recovered enough for the council to relax some restrictions and reduce or suspend night interruptions where operating conditions allowed. It nevertheless kept the alert in force until 31 August.
That deadline is not the same as a final all-clear. The municipal notice expressly allows a renewal if the conditions that led to the alert continue. Residents should wait for a dated council or SMAS notice rather than relying on an old social-media post or assuming that midnight settles every operational issue.
What residents should do now
Keep water use sensible today and check the SMAS notices for any interruption affecting your street. If the municipality ends or changes the measures, follow the latest notice from that point onward.
A household with no water or unusually low pressure should report the address-specific problem even if the municipal alert expires. For an ordinary supply interruption, SMAS Almada publishes the free number 800 205 712. Water from an uncontrolled well, borehole or fountain should not be treated as drinking water merely because the public network has been under pressure.
What you can do now.
- 01
Check the latest dated notice from Almada council or SMAS after the alert period ends.
- 02
Follow any street-level interruption notice separately from the municipal alert.
- 03
Report an unresolved supply problem with the exact address and keep the reference number.
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