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      <title><![CDATA[Palma's aquifers are at their limit: the mayor is forced to buy more desalinated water from the government.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/prohens-ends-the-water-war-and-forces-palma-to-buy-30-more-desalinated-water_1_5535324.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/a5ed6113-75a3-4f9a-9024-15cb4498a313_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Palma Regional Government and City Council presented an agreement this Monday that some experts consider historic: Cort will purchase up to 12.9 cubic hectometers from the desalination plant. This agreement ends a tense relationship between Palma City Council and the Regional Government regarding water, as Jaime Martínez, who made no statement at the end of the event and left the spotlight to the President of the Regional Government, Marga Prohens, did not want to purchase desalinated water. The reason for this reluctance is that the Government produces desalinated water through Abaqua, and therefore, purchasing it means paying for it and consequently having to foot the bill. Prohens has managed to end Palma's water war, and Emaya will purchase more of the desalination plant's production.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura López Rigo]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:26:48 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Moment of the signing of the agreement between Palma and the Government]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The agreement presented today by the Government commits Emaya to the acquisition of more than 12 cubic hectometers in Abaqua to protect the aquifers.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Alcudia desalination plant will bring water to the Pla de Mallorca]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/c0277285-f4a7-4fc1-8ffb-2bcc94305645_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Balearic Government has taken the first step toward expanding the Alcudia desalination plant, and will do so through the Sustainable Tourism Tax (STT). Specifically, the Regional Ministry of the Sea and the Water Cycle has initiated the process of contracting technical assistance services for drafting the expansion project for the Alcudia Bay Marine Water Desalination Plant (SWD) . The project represents an investment of €207,748.35 (excluding VAT), financed by the SDT 2024-2025 program - Pact for Water Management and Resource Guarantee.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:17:01 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The Ministry has initiated the process of contracting the services for drafting the facility's expansion project.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The Government will extend the network to populations that do not have guaranteed supply in quantity or quality.]]></subtitle>
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