COMUNIDAD DE REGANTES SUR ANDÉVALO

What COMUNIDAD DE REGANTES SUR ANDÉVALO does

Comunidad de Regantes Sur-Andévalo (CRS-A) is a member-owned agricultural water users community founded in 1989, headquartered in San Bartolomé de la Torre, Huelva province, Spain. It serves approximately 700 farmer members (comuneros) across four municipalities (Villanueva de los Castillejos, San Bartolomé de la Torre, Gibraleón, and Cartaya), distributing irrigation water to more than 9,400 hectares of registered land, primarily dedicated to citrus and strawberry cultivation. The community operates under a distinctive demand-based irrigation model (regadío a la demanda) that only transforms lands whose owners commit to immediate irrigation, enabling progressive modernization based on member participation.

The community's core technical infrastructure comprises pumping stations, storage basins, and pipeline networks supplied by the Andévalo/Chanza/Piedras/Los Machos reservoir system. Energy supply is increasingly provided by four operational photovoltaic plants powering irrigation across nearly 9,700 hectares. Supporting services include CIARSA (the first irrigation alert center in Spain for phytosanitary warnings), a Geographic Information System (SIG), a water meter testing facility, comprehensive water quality monitoring (chemical, microbiological, pH, pesticide residue), and a Sede Electrónica for electronic member administration. In 2023 the community secured its definitive surface water concession after 20 years of regulatory processing, legally codifying 29,077,495 cubic meters of annual water allocation across 9,792.5962 hectares.

Revenue is generated through member fees and water tariffs (cánones de regulación and tarifas de utilización del agua), set annually with Junta de Andalucía approval and billed on a usage-based and per-hectare basis. The cooperative model means surplus is reinvested in infrastructure rather than distributed. Capital expenditure has historically been supplemented by public funding, including a 2004 €60 million financing agreement with El Monte, a 2005 €14.62 million Junta de Andalucía grant, and EU FEDER/REACT-UE energy compensation aid. The organization is staffed by 6 employees and operates under Spanish water law as a non-profit association of agricultural producers.

Name

COMUNIDAD DE REGANTES SUR ANDÉVALO

Legal name

Comunidad de Regantes Sur-Andévalo

Website

https://surandevalo.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Comunidad de Regantes Sur-Andévalo is a member-owned irrigation community in Huelva, Spain, serving ~700 farmers across 9,400+ hectares of citrus and strawberry cultivation through demand-based water distribution powered by four photovoltaic plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Irrigation Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Support Activities for Crop Production (1151)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACAFAD

Irrigation Operation, Maintenance & Repair (Pumps, Valves, Controllers)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Irrigation & Water Management Services (Design, Scheduling, Maintenance)

SECONDARYAFACAFAI

Irrigation Automation & Controls Services (SCADA, Sensors, Telemetry)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Irrigation & Water Management Services (Design, Scheduling, Maintenance)

SECONDARYAFACAFAC

Irrigation Scheduling & Advisory Services (ET/Soil-Moisture Based)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Irrigation & Water Management Services (Design, Scheduling, Maintenance)

SECONDARYAFAAACAK

Monitoring, Metering & Flow Measurement (Meters, Pressure/Flow Gauges, Telemetry)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Irrigation & Water Management Systems (Pumps, Drip, Sprinkler)

SECONDARYAFACAFAL

Water Quality Testing & Treatment for Irrigation (Filtration, Chemigation Support)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Irrigation & Water Management Services (Design, Scheduling, Maintenance)

Keywords

• Agricultural irrigation services
• Water users community
• Demand-based irrigation
• Irrigation water distribution
• Water resource management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Bartolomé de la Torre

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Fees and Water Tariffs: Revenue generated through irrigation fees, regulation charges (cánones de regulación), and water usage tariffs paid by member farmers. These fees fund infrastructure maintenance, pumping operations, and water rights acquisition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Comunidad de Regantes Sur-Andévalo is a member-owned agricultural water users community that distributes irrigation water to approximately 700 farmer members across more than 9,400 hectares in the province of Huelva, Spain. It operates a demand-based irrigation system (regadío a la demanda) backed by the Andévalo, Chanza, Piedras, and Los Machos reservoir network, and provides ancillary services including water quality monitoring, a phytosanitary alert center (CIARSA), meteorological data, and electronic administration for members.

Product overview

COMUNIDAD DE REGANTES SUR ANDÉVALO operates as a water management and irrigation services organization, managing irrigation for approximately 9,400 hectares across municipalities in Huelva province. The organization provides a demand-based irrigation system (Regadío a la Demanda), supported by the Sistema Andévalo/Chanza/Piedras/Los Machos reservoir network. Key services include the CIARSA information and alerts center (the first irrigation alert center in Spain), a water meter testing facility, geographic information system, electronic administration platform (Sede-E), and comprehensive water quality monitoring. Founded in 1989, the organization serves approximately 700 member farmers primarily cultivating citrus fruits and strawberries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Irrigation infrastructure serving 9,400+ hectares and approximately 700 farming families
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• COREHU (Asociación de Comunidades de Regantes de Huelva)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Irrigation Communities of Huelva. The community participates in this association to coordinate water management policies, drought response, and advocacy at regional level.
• C.H.G. (Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHydrographic Confederation signed collaboration agreement for Forest Hydrological Plan and watercourse protection activities included in the Hydrological Forest Restoration Plan.
• Government of BrazilminorOthersBrazilian government delegation visited to learn about the irrigation management practices of Sur-Andévalo as a reference model.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SCRATS (Sindicato Central de Regantes del Acueducto Tajo-Segura): Central syndicate of irrigation communities served by the Tajo-Segura aqueduct; comparable as a representative body of irrigation communities managing inter-basin water transfers and member tariffs under concession.
• Comunidad General de Regantes del Canal de la Derecha del Ebro: Large irrigation community in the Ebro basin aggregating multiple smaller comunidades; comparable as a member-owned entity operating large-scale canal and reservoir infrastructure for agricultural water delivery.
• Feragua: Federation of Andalusian irrigation communities (Comunidades de Regantes) including Sur-Andévalo itself; directly comparable as a peer association of demand-based irrigation operators sharing the same regulatory and hydrological environment.
• Comunidad de Regantes del Canal de Urgel: Large Catalan irrigation community operating collective water infrastructure for farmer members; comparable as a member-owned Comunidad de Regantes managing distribution networks, water rights, and member fees.
• Fenacore: National federation of Spanish irrigation communities; directly comparable as the umbrella organization for member-owned Comunidades de Regantes operating collective irrigation infrastructure across Spain.
• Junta Central de Regantes de la Mancha Oriental: Water users association coordinating irrigation across multiple communities in eastern Castilla-La Mancha; comparable in structure, collective governance, and reliance on concessioned surface/groundwater resources.

Others

• Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Andalucía: Federation of agricultural cooperatives in Andalusia; relevant as an ecosystem/peer organization given Sur-Andévalo's cooperative structure serving the same citrus and strawberry farmer base in Huelva.
• ASAJA Huelva: Professional agrarian organization representing farmers in Huelva province; relevant as an ecosystem participant representing the same member base that Sur-Andévalo serves, and a channel for advocacy on irrigation and drought policy.

Broad incumbents

• Canal de Isabel II: Madrid region's integrated water utility managing supply, treatment, and distribution; relevant as a broader incumbent operating large-scale water infrastructure in Spain, though serving urban/industrial demand rather than irrigation.
• ACCIONA Agua: Major Spanish/international water infrastructure and treatment operator; relevant as a broader incumbent in the Spanish water sector, though focused on municipal/industrial treatment and concessions rather than farmer-owned irrigation communities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CRSurAndevalo
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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