Etiqueta 'Emaya'
Graffiti removal by an Emaya employee

Graffiti

Graffiti removal in Palma

Slogans daubed on walls, including Carrer de Salvador Dalí, and Plaza Mayor have been removed.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter04/01/2020 04:01

Water meter

Thefts

Increase in Palma water theft cases

Water was being drawn directly from the mains supply without being recorded by a meter or was being taken from a neighbour’s supply.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter18/11/2019 10:04

A red flag because of a contaminated spill.

Courts

Phone tapping authorised in Emaya contaminated spills case

A Palma court is instructing the case regarding contaminated spills at Palma beaches.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter03/11/2019 08:33

An average of 175 litres of water from plastic bottles is consumed per person

Environment

Palma promoting greater consumption of tap water

The town hall calculates that each citizen in the Balearics consumes an average of 175 litres of water from plastic bottles each year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/10/2019 12:15

Alberto Jarabo and Neus Truyol

Environment

Palma councillor denies any beach spills wrongdoing

A demand was made to the national environment ministry for it to build a new water-treatment plant.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter07/09/2019 11:17

Beaches are often closed due to contamination.

News

Former Emaya management could face five-year sentences

The toughest sanction is five years if natural systems are deemed to have been seriously harmed and if there was a risk of serious harm to public health.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter29/08/2019 10:20

A sign is stopping access to the sea

Environment

Palma asks Madrid for help to stop sewage leaks

Hoteliers have written to the new mayor of Palma demanding that immediate action be taken to prevent further beach closures this summer.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter12/07/2019 04:01

The capacity at Cuber (pictured here) and Gorg Blau is down to 50%.

Services

Purchasing of desalinated water to restart

The purchase of desalinated water ended in March last year, when the reservoirs were full.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter31/05/2019 07:13

Rubbish collection, one service for which there is decreased satisfaction.

Services

Satisfaction with Palma municipal services falls

Two surveys with low sample bases have come to similar conclusions about Palma's services.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter30/04/2019 19:21

Reservoir capacity is currently just below 60%.

Environment

Reservoir water consumption highest since 2010

Little desalinated water was needed last year. The demand may be different this year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter25/03/2019 16:48

Oops!

Services

Cleaning vehicle falls into Palma sinkhole

The Emaya machine fell into a hole that hadn't been there the day before.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/03/2019 19:31

The Gorg Blau reservoir is at almost 100% capacity.

Environment

Tramuntana reservoirs are full up

The rain of the past days has meant a dramatic increase in reservoir capacity.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter28/03/2018 00:00

The reservoirs aren't at anything like their maximum capacity.

Environment

Reservoir capacity is very low again

The reservoirs are currently back down to 33% of their capacity, having been at 100% earlier this year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter03/11/2017 00:00

Rubbish being allowed to accumulate in Palma.

Services

Unions blame Emaya management for Palma uncleanliness

Emaya, Palma's municipal services agency, is said to have insufficient resources. Rubbish is being allowed to accumulate.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter15/08/2017 00:00

The volume of household junk in Palma has increased.

Environment

Surprise increase in amount of Palma junk being collected

There seems to be no clear reason why there has been such a large increase in the amount of junk being collected.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter20/02/2017 00:00

Graffiti in Palma.

Society

Fresh calls for graffiti crackdown in Palma

"As this is a tourist area and there are still cruise ships coming in, I do feel that this adversely affects their vision of Palma."

Humphrey Carter02/12/2016 00:00

Gorg Blau reservoir, way below capacity.

Environment

Majorca is suffering its worst drought for the past ten years

Water reserves are just 44 per cent at a time when the island is breaking all tourism records and demand for water is at an all-time high.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter29/08/2016 00:00