Canal de Isabel II (CYII) is the company that manages the bulk of water supplies for the Community of Madrid. It is primarily owned by the regional administration through the so-called Ente Público Canal de Isabel II, with a minor stake owned by local governments.[1]
History
The Y in the abbreviated form of the company's name is from the old spelling Ysabel for Queen Isabel II, during whose reign a modern water supply was provided for Madrid. A canal was constructed to provide water from the catchment of the river Lozoya. The water entered the city through its northern suburbs using gravity.
The Canal in the Community of Madrid
The Community of Madrid has a population of about 6.5 million people. To manage the necessary water resources, the Community operates, via Canal de Isabel II Gestión S.A., 14 dams; 75 underground water intakes; 13 drinking water treatment plants; 29 major and 285 minor regulating reservoirs; 17,163 kilometers of adduction and distribution network; 159 drinking water pumping stations and 125 sewage pumping stations; 11,148 kilometers of sewage network; 63 storm tanks; 751 kilometers of main sewers and outfalls; 156 wastewater treatment plants; and 347 kilometers network of reclaimed water.
The Canal in Latin America
In the 21st century the Canal expanded its operations to Latin America, where its acquisitions included a Brazilian water company called Emissão.[2][3]
See also
- Santillana reservoir
External links
References
- El Canal de Isabel II sigue siendo muy rentable para la Comunidad de Madrid: ganó 154 millones de euros en 2023 eldiario.es, 22 March 2024^
- La brasileña Emissao, en el centro de la trama del Canal de Isabel II ELMUNDO, 2017-04-19, retrieved 2025-02-11^
- Detenen l'expresident de Madrid Ignacio González en una operació anticorrupció