The Official Gazette of the Canary Islands has published the administrative proceedings for file 1870/2025 , a procedure initiated by the Gran Canaria Island Water Council that publicly outlines the application for authorization to carry out hydraulic works related to the southern hotel sector . The company Maspalomas Resort is the applicant. The project, entitled “Drilling of four discharge wells for the facilities of the Costa Meloneras Resort & Spa Hotel ,” is located in the Meloneras tourist area , within the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana . This initiative aims to address the sanitation needs of a large complex intended exclusively for tourism and leisure, reflecting the technical requirements demanded by the high concentration of hotels in the south of the island.
The official documentation details with absolute precision the geographical coordinates of the planned work on the subsoil of the coastal area. Furthermore, the project includes the creation of specific points for the disposal of wastewater from four other boreholes located in the vicinity of the hotel. The technical data demonstrate the scale of the planned underground work in an area of high environmental and tourist value.
The resolution establishes a peremptory period of twenty business days , starting from the official publication of the announcement, for any interested individual or legal entity to thoroughly examine all the documents submitted by the tourism developer. The complete file is physically deposited in the Resources Department of the Gran Canaria Island Water Council ; digital consultations are not available. The signature of the institutional document, dated May 14, 2026, corresponds to the Vice President of the agency, Miguel Hidalgo.
The processing of this case reopens the debate on the sustainability of water infrastructure linked to the tourism monoculture in southern Gran Canaria, where wastewater management and discharges into the coastal subsoil require rigorous control by public authorities. The island's social and economic groups now have a time-limited legal avenue to monitor the actual scope of the works requested by the hotel complex, ensuring the integrity of the public water domain in the face of the ongoing urban development pressure that characterizes the San Bartolomé de Tirajana coastline.
