Overview

• Pla President Joana Maria Pascual has proposed declaring several of Pla de Mallorca’s 14 municipalities as emergency zones to secure state-funded tanker water shipments.
• Officials warn that emergency status will bring strict public and private water-use limits deemed essential to prevent total depletion.
• Surging summer tourism has driven up demand, further straining the island’s natural springs, reservoirs and standby desalination facilities.
• Communities without connection to the Balearic interregional pipeline are experiencing the most acute shortages and will be prioritized for tanker deliveries.
• The Balearic government and local councils will convene soon to finalize immediate relief steps and plan long-term infrastructure upgrades.