The Town Hall of Manacor attributes the issues with the water supply to an electrical fault and increased consumption due to the third heatwave of the summer. The council is requesting a 9,050 m3 tank funded by the ITS from the Balearic Government.
The Town Hall of Manacor has explained that the problems recorded on Monday with the drinking water supply are due to the convergence of two extraordinary factors: the start of the third heatwave of the summer, which has driven up consumption, and a widespread electrical fault that caused intermittent power cuts.
The council has stated in a press release that these episodes highlight the fragility of the municipal supply infrastructure, which operates at the limit of its capacity and has insufficient water reserves to cope with contingencies like this.
In light of this situation, the Town Hall has requested funding from the Government of the Balearic Islands, through the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS), for a new regulation tank with a capacity of 9,050 cubic meters. This infrastructure would ensure supply for approximately 33 hours in the event of a fault, stabilise water quality, and prepare the system for future connection with the high-pressure drinking water network of the Balearic Water and Environmental Quality Agency (Abaqua).
The project, submitted for the 2026-2027 ITS call, has a budget of nearly 7.2 million euros. The Town Hall considers it an essential action to ensure service continuity, comply with health regulations, and fully leverage the arrival of high-pressure drinking water.
The mayor of Manacor, Miquel Oliver, has reminded that in recent years the council has prioritised investments in hydraulic infrastructure and has undertaken projects with its own resources that did not receive ITS funding. “Now is the time for this call to make a vital infrastructure for the present and future of the municipality a reality,” he asserted.
For his part, the president of the Manacor Municipal Services Company (SAM), Sebastià Llodrà, has highlighted that episodes of extreme heat and electrical incidents “evidence the need for more resilient infrastructure.” “The regulation tank is a strategic action to guarantee a safer and higher quality water service,” he maintained.
The Town Hall has emphasised that the arrival of this infrastructure is key to completing the transformation of the city’s supply system. Currently, Manacor is the largest urban area in Spain that does not have a fully potable water supply, a situation that will begin to change with the future connection of the Petra-Manacor pipeline, expected to come into service once the works promoted by the Government are completed.
The residents of Manacor have experienced intermittent water cuts during Monday, amidst the heatwave, which has caused discontent and highlighted the need to improve infrastructure. The Town Hall is hopeful that the ITS will fund the regulation tank and thus prevent future incidents.
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