For DAQUAS (Spanish Association of Urban Water) the upcoming Circular Economy Act must recognize and harness the full potential of water services, and in particular wastewater and sludge, for resource and nutrient recovery. These resources contribute to a circular economy, enhance competitiveness and strengthen the EU internal market. However, significant regulatory, market and technologica barriers remain.
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DAQUAS
Industry association · Spain · EU Transparency Register 494564025477-84
7
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
7
legislative files
of 326 tracked
7
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #214 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.9
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€25K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2017
in the register since
Declares membership of
- EurEau (European Federation of National Associations of Water Services)
- OECD Water Governance Initiative
- IWA (International Water Association, members of the General Assembly)
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- Asociación Española de Empresas Gestoras de Agua Urbana (DAQUAS)
- Head office
- Madrid, Spain
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
DAQUAS filed 7 positions between 17 May 2024 and 23 Jun 2026, across 7 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 7 times.
2024 · 1 filed2025 · 3 filed2026 · 3 filed
What they argued
For The Spanish Water Association AGA-AEAS, the future regulatory revisions should ensure that criteria beyond price are genuinely considered and rewarded in procurement processes to maximize value for money. Furthermore, the current legal framework lacks an agile crisis-responsive mechanism especially in cases of sudden significant increases in the prices and market failures that result in shortages of essential…
The Spanish Association of Urban Water (DAQUAS) sees the improvement of the public procurement tool as a key enabler for the urban water sector to address the challenges we are currently facing. Urban water operators depend on public procurement for goods and services that are key for ensuring drinking water is provided safely, and wastewater is treated to the highest possible standards.
The Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) is an important instrument to reduce plastic pollution and stimulate the circular economy. The results are partially positive but further strengthening is necessary. DAQUAS calls for further product restrictions because they are often inappropriately disposed of through toilets instead of being discharged together with solid domestic garbage.
The Spanish Association of Water Supply and Sanitation (AEAS) expresses its concern regarding the draft act to amend the Nitrates Directive due to its potential impact on water resources, in particular those used for abstraction of water intended for human consumption.
The Spanish experience with the implementation of a Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) for the Digitalisation of the Water Cycle is one of the most advanced cases in Europe when it comes to digital transformation of the water sector.
For DAQUAS, the exclusion of sludge in EPR has significant impacts for urban water operators, as it represents a loss of valorization opportunities and it may discourage investment in advanced treatments and recovery technologies.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- EurEau · 7 files in common
- VÖWG · 6 files in common
- FEAD - European Waste Management Association · 5 files in common
- Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti · 5 files in common
- Vewin · 5 files in common
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