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Barcelona against drought: first water ship
Spain
Wednesday 14 May 2008
The first tanker ship loaded with water arrived this morning at the port of Barcelona, which has been hit by a serious drought for months.
In order to guarantee the water supply for Catalonia, the authorities have envisaged a sort of “sea bridge”, with tanker vessels which virtually every day in the next three months will be arriving from Tarragona and Marseille, in France, with between 19,000 and 42,000 cubic metres of the precious liquid aboard. If necessary, the contracts for supply will be renewed at the end of every three months.
Barcelona will thus receive some 1.66 million cubic metres of drinking water each month, which is equivalent to 6% of the consumption of the 5.5 million inhabitants of the city and its hinterland. The “sea bridge” will cost the Catalan metropolis 22 million euro, according to the data provided by the regional government.
In order to guarantee the water supply for Catalonia, the authorities have envisaged a sort of “sea bridge”, with tanker vessels which virtually every day in the next three months will be arriving from Tarragona and Marseille, in France, with between 19,000 and 42,000 cubic metres of the precious liquid aboard. If necessary, the contracts for supply will be renewed at the end of every three months.
Barcelona will thus receive some 1.66 million cubic metres of drinking water each month, which is equivalent to 6% of the consumption of the 5.5 million inhabitants of the city and its hinterland. The “sea bridge” will cost the Catalan metropolis 22 million euro, according to the data provided by the regional government.
