The president of the Consell Insular de Ibiza, Vicent Marí, and the councilor of Environmental Management, have met with representatives of the group of farmers concerned about the drought and the consequences of the lack of water. During the meeting, a list of more than 6,000 signatures has been delivered to demand urgent solutions to the situation, a greater production of desalinated water and control the extraction of wells. Vicent Marí acknowledged that they are suffering a “very intense drought” and valued the initiative of the neighbors “because they are very aware of the reality we live in”. “Today we have met with the neighbors of the area of Santa Gertrudis and the municipality of Sant Joan, who have given us a sheet with more than 6,000 signatures that they have collected in different parts of the island to express their concern about the drought we are suffering,” he said.
The insular president has detailed during the meeting of the actions being carried out by the Directorate General of Water Resources of the Balearic Government to mitigate the effects of this drought. “These include increasing water production capacity through the expansion of the Santa Eulària desalination plant and the construction of the fourth desalination plant on the island of Ibiza, projects that are already underway,” he said. He also mentioned the need to “reduce leaks, invest in the improvement of distribution networks and commit to the reuse of regenerated and treated water, which is currently discharged entirely into the sea”. In short, there is a whole series of investments planned through the ecotax funds “where 75% of the last calls are entirely allocated to water management policies. Therefore, I believe that we are facing a before and after in terms of political will to resolve this situation,” said the president of the Consell. Finally, he pledged to get in touch with the councilor “to receive these neighbors here in Ibiza during his next visit, so that he can convey their concerns and the signatures they have collected”.
