The president of the Consell de Eivissa meets with representatives of the sector to analyse their problems

The president of the Eivissa Island Council, Vicent Marí, held a meeting with representatives of the Association of Concessionaires of Drinking Water Catchments for Human Consumption, where he was able to learn first-hand about the sector’s problems. The representatives of this association have conveyed the need for greater control of both illegal catchments and leaks in order to prevent what they consider to be a serious problem in the loss of drinking water in Ibiza.

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The Association of Concessionaires of Drinking Water Catchments for Human Consumption calls for greater control of illegal water abstractions on the island

The transporters stressed that their activity accounts for 2.5% of all water consumption on the island and that their work guarantees the supply of drinking water to the population, explaining that they are part of the solution to the problem of water supply with a system in which not a drop is lost, being an efficient activity. They also requested that, in winter, the town councils consume more desalinated water to avoid damaging the island’s aquifers.

Among the proposals made to the representatives of the association by the Consell, it was explained to them that it would also be beneficial if, in separate tanks, transporters could carry reclaimed water for garden irrigation, a proposal that was received positively.

In addition, the association has expressed the urgent need to increase control over wells that are being exploited without due authorisation from the administration, as well as those that are being used for purposes other than those authorised. They consider that these practices are contributing to water shortages and aggravating the current water resource problems on the island.