The project will complement another that was approved in 2016. This is for the renovation and expansion of the Porreres water-treatment plant, work on which hasn't actually started. It is expected that a tender will be issued at the start of next year and mean an increase in population coverage from 4,500 to 8,000.
Farmers in Porreres have been wanting a recycling facility for some years, especially for fruit crops - Porreres is known for its apricots in particular. Some one hundred farmers will benefit from the project. The pool will be built in the Son Barbut area in the south of the municipality.
The environment and agriculture ministry, which has promoted the project, states that the pool will have a significant environmental benefit in terms of improvement to water quality, provision to combat drought and the landscape. This in turn will benefit the rural landscape and its appreciation by tourists.
