Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 15 de julio de 2011 (Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo, Sección 5ª, Ponente: Jorge Rodríguez-Zapata Pérez).

The Supreme Court Judgment of July 15, 2011 resolves an appeal filed by the entity Producciones Eléctricas S.A. (PROELSA) against a resolution of the Northern Hydrographic Confederation that denied the concession of a water flow for a hydroelectric project in Cantabria. The Supreme Court dismisses PROELSA's claim and confirms the contested resolution due to the lack of environmental viability of the project. The judgment highlights the importance of environmental protection and the application of the principles of caution and precaution in cases that affect protected and endangered species. [Extracted from the article]