The technology has already been used in Spain for decades, but it does not convince those who fear its impacts. Under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, almost 108 million euros will build a station to remove salt from 16 million cubic meters of seawater per year.
It will be a debut in mainland Portugal. The Algarve is preparing to bring seawater to taps within two years after extracting the salt.
The technology has already been used in Spain for decades, but it does not convince those who fear its impacts.
The idea haunts the fishing community, which months ago bet its future on the health of the marine environment. He gave up fishing, not far away, in the young Recife Marine Protected Area in the Algarve.
Dams that do not recover are the weighty argument justifying what the plans only saw as a last resort solution.
Under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, almost 108 million euros will build a station to remove salt from 16 million cubic meters of seawater per year.
“Mar Para Beber” is this Saturday.
