The
borough of Pollença is
one of the most visited regions
of Majorca and, so, a large part
of its income comes from tourism.
A drop in the quality of the waters
of its bay would have a very negative
effect on the area’s economy.
Sewage from the area is emitted
into the bay from the Sant Jordi
storm channel, after having first
passed through the water treatment
works (EDAR) located close to
the storm channel itself. Given
the rapid increase in population
in this area, until recently the
sewage entering the water treatment
works was more than the installation
could handle. So, for years the
Sant Jordi storm channel and the
Bay of Pollença have received
large volumes of barely treated
sewage. Despite the fact that
the water treatment works have
recently been remodelled and extended
to solve the problem, there has
still been no assessment of the
environmental impact on the storm
channel and bay of at least ten
years of constant dumping of raw
sewage.
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Team
Principal Investigator:
Antonio
Tovar