La Cambra considers the “desalination and reuse” policy against drought insufficient. Its president Josep Santacreu demands the interconnection of Ebro water with Barcelona.

The companies most affected by the drought are in the agricultural and livestock sectors. Pimec, the association of small and medium-sized businesses, responded to the entry into emergency in Barcelona and Girona with the request for aid for companies affected by emergency measures, fearing that these will cause “business closures, destruction of jobs and loss of the ability to create wealth”