CAAF Pushes for Operational Management Improvements
Financial contributions from municipalities and the Island Council are also being reduced after the significant effort made in 2024.
The General Board of CAAF has approved the award of a contract to modernize and enhance the operational management of the Water Supply Consortium for Fuerteventura. A new commercial management system will improve the water‑cycle management on the island.
Among its features, the system enables automated meter reading and billing, as well as remote reading of counters, guaranteeing activity quality. It also includes control units for calculating unbilled water and a virtual citizen office integrated with CAAF’s electronic headquarters, among many other improvements.
This new commercial management platform streamlines information flow, increasing the consortium’s efficiency and operational management.
Contributions from Municipalities
The CAAF Board also agreed to reduce the financial contributions of the six municipalities and the Island Council for the 2026 fiscal year. The total contributions will amount to €6.5 million, a reduction of more than 65 % compared with 2024, when local councils and the island institution made a substantial effort to support hydraulic actions that helped overcome the water emergency. This reduction is the first step toward drafting and approving the 2026 CAAF budget, expected in October.
“The President of the Island Council and CAAF, Lola García, thanks the enormous effort made by local administrations, which are also part of the consortium and have understood the importance of coordinated work to improve the situation in each municipality,” she said. “This effort is rewarded with greater stability in production, storage and distribution for the people of Fuerteventura.”
“This reflects that the situation has improved considerably, but it does not mean that water problems on Fuerteventura are solved. Hydraulic works remain our priority. We will continue with the planned roadmap to carry out the necessary actions so the situation does not recur on the island,” García added.
“Water Councilor Adargoma Hernández also highlighted the great coordination effort between the Island Council and local administrations.”
The reduction in the 2026 contribution will allow municipalities to save funds that can be invested in other essential basic services needed on Fuerteventura, as emphasized by García and Hernández.