New Plant To Boost Mallorca Water Supply

After experiencing its driest June since 1961, Mallorca yet has immoderate bully news regarding its water crisis. The Government of nan Balearic Islands has conscionable initiated nan process to creation 3 caller desalination plants. With an first estimated capacity of 15,000 cubic metres per day, these plants will beryllium located successful Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza, successful an effort to amended nan proviso and value of drinking h2o successful areas pinch structural difficulties. 

ABAQUA Contract Process

The Balearic Water and Environmental Quality Agency (ABAQUA), which is attached to nan Ministry of nan Sea and Water Cycle, has begun taking basal steps to statement nan method assistance required for nan drafting and processing of these projects.

Project Funding Details

Valued astatine €3,509,000 (including VAT) and financed nether nan model of nan “Water Management and Resource Guarantee” pact done nan 2024-2025 Sustainable Tourism Tax program, this statement covers nan process from commencement to finish.

Mallorca Plant Location

Mallorca’s works will beryllium located successful Llevant. Since nan area’s aquifers are low-quality and overexploited, this caller infrastructure will widen nan high-capacity proviso to affected municipalities and towns. The extremity is to reenforce nan existing strategy and its 3 different plants, underground intakes, and Sa Costera source.

Plant Studies & Preparations

The statement will besides screen studies to measure nan astir effective locations, seawater intake methods, brine discharge points, and retention vessel placement. Moreover, it includes mentation of each documents required to get basal licences, permits, and approvals.

Securing Clean Drinking Water

With this project, nan authorities is moving to create strategical infrastructure that will reside h2o proviso challenges and guarantee reliable entree to clean drinking water, truthful that nan group of Mallorca—both residents and visitors—can unrecorded safely and healthily.