Home distribution of drinking water

Depósito Ibiza, 5.000 m3 de capacidad

The water arriving from different sources is stored in the tanks located in Collao. There are three windmills built in the mid-19th century in this unique locale which together form a hydraulic ensemble of three storage tanks: The Salvador Ivars tank built in 1967 has a capacity of 2,500 m3; the Ibiza tank built in 1970 has a capacity of 5,000 m3 and the 10,000 m3 capacity of the Europa tank built in 2003 raises the total storage capacity to 17,500 m3.

Analizador de cloro en continuo

There is an automatic water disinfection station in the Collao tanks, with a continuous analyser of the chlorine level which complies with the safety requirements established for these installations. The disinfection, consisting of a chlorination process by means of chlorine gas, is carried out in accordance with the parameters established by law.

The control of the transferred and treated m3 of water is done by means of several meters, which monitor the water extracted from the sources, the incoming water received on entering the tanks and the outgoing water when it leaves the tanks and flows into the distribution network. The water comes to the consumer through the distribution network. Constant maintenance is performed on the distribution network, renovating those sections where any deterioration is observed or that have become obsolete. Different points of the distribution networks have general area meters which are periodically revised, as consumption control stations have been installed in several of them. Through this system integrated into the remote control system the Service, the daily volumes consumed in these areas are known, thus enabling the real-time detection of changes produced by leaks, fraudulent consumption, etc.

There is a 2,500 m3 capacity regulating tank in the Benimarco section which supplies the Fantadix-Fustera tourist area which has an automatic re-chlorination installation and remote control monitoring systems.

Due to the mountainous terrain, water distribution to the tourist area is done through cast iron and steel pipelines in order to guarantee a regular supply of sufficient

pressure and volume. The segments of the network built between 1960 and 1980 are periodically renovated, as they have become obsolete. 

Telemando-Puesto central

The consumption of 9,318 users is registered using bi-monthly readings of numerical metres by data collectors. Since May 2009, a radio system has been used in some buildings of the town centre and this system will be more widely used in the future. The stock of meters in use has been in an ongoing renovation process since 2001, with the goal of maintaining the maximum age of any metre in use at 12 years. Seals have been installed on all the meters to prevent fraud. 

Contador AQUAradio, 2009

Contador Delaunet, 1966

The consumption of 9,318 users is registered using bi-monthly readings of numerical metres by data collectors. Since May 2009, a radio system has been used in some buildings of the town centre and this system will be more widely used in the future. The stock of meters in use has been in an ongoing renovation process since 2001, with the goal of maintaining the maximum age of any metre in use at 12 years. Seals have been installed on all the meters to prevent fraud.