Menorca consumes 35% more water than provided for by the Hydrological Plan of the Balearic Islands. It is, by far, the island that presents the greatest imbalance between the current reality and the maximum supply flow for urban and residential uses that, in theory, it should support. The report from the Water Alliance, which compares extractions with the quotas established by the Hydrological Plan, makes this very clear. The situation has gotten out of control, much more so than in Mallorca (which only exceeds the forecast by 8.5%) and Ibiza (15.4%).

The amnesty for buildings on rural land promoted two years ago by the Government continues to reveal large-scale projects in Ibiza. The most notable case is currently in public information in Sant Josep de sa Talaia, where the legalization of four single-family homes, annexes, and three swimming pools on protected rural land is being processed. In the midst of a water crisis, Sant Josep is legalizing villas with swimming pools on protected land where all these activities were and are prohibited.

The two drowning deaths of two three-year-old children in swimming pools in Mallorca in less than a week have reopened the debate on safety measures in houses dedicated to tourist rentals. Beyond the responsibilities that the investigations determine, maritime rescue professionals, such as pool lifeguards, agree that there are actions that could reduce the risk of an oversight ending in tragedy.

The environmental organization Amics de la Terra has publicly denounced the Sant Joan government and city council for allowing the owner of a luxury villa in Sant Llorenç to empty and refill the three swimming pools at his home, amid a drought alert.

According to the latest data, there are 75,000 swimming pools in the Balearic Islands. Seventy-five thousand. But that's not all, not even close. They include swimming pools, but also exotic springs and waterfalls, artificial rivers within. resorts that imitate distant paradises, although here paradise—the real one—is drying up.