Step · Utilities
Get a water contract (water supply) in Algeciras
The council’s water service is run as Emalgesa, which the Emalgesa site describes as the municipal water service operated by the concessionaire Aqualia; you apply for the contract at its office by appointment or by phone.
- Why it matters
- You need water in your name to move in, and a rented home needs the owner’s permission.
- When
- You move into a home with no active water contract, or the contract is in someone else’s name.
- Official page
- Contratación / Solicitudes, Algeciras
- Last checked
- 27 Oct 2026
In the guide: the 4 steps, what to bring (5 items), the office with addresses and hours, and 4 Easy to miss lines, with every official source.
One Easy to miss, on us
A tenant needs the landlord’s express permission to make the supply contract, and DNI of all tenants and landlords named in the contract.