[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

We’ll email you as it develops, and you can follow the whole thread from day one.

[SITUATION] · [ACTIVE]

2 clusters · 2 sources · 13 days · First seen · Last updated

Categories: POLITICS

Palma hotel water tariff dispute

Entities: Juan Calvo · Miquel · Palma · Palma City Council · Emaya

Overview

Local environmental groups and residents in Palma have accused the city council and the municipal water utility, Emanya, of granting hotels a substantially lower water rate than households. A petition filed in late July highlighted that hotels pay roughly one‑tenth of what residential users are charged, calling for a uniform tariff.

In early August, critics detailed how Emanya’s billing method splits hotel consumption into smaller units, allowing a 240‑bed hotel to be charged at the lowest block of €0.60 per cubic metre. Calculations showed the same usage would cost over €21,000 under the domestic progressive tariff, yet the hotel pays just over €2,300. The council has not responded, and the dispute over the fairness of the preferential hotel water tariff continues.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Emaya’s preferential hotel water tariff criticised as outdated

    Palma’s Emaya water company uses a preferential hotel tariff that keeps rates low by splitting consumption, drawing criticism for outdated pricing and prompting a city‑council silence.

  2. 15 days ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources
    Palma hotel water tariffs spark dispute over pricing fairness

    Palma residents and NGOs claim hotels benefit from a special water billing system that makes their rates about nine times lower than residential rates, and they demand equal pricing.

Sources

ciencia.ara.cat · diarimes.com