Article by Times of Malta – published on 17/10/24
Malta is in breach of EU regulations by allowing sewage to be discharged without undergoing secondary treatment, a European court found on Thursday.
The European Court of Justice said Malta has repeatedly “failed to fulfil its obligations” under the EU’s Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
This was because water treatment plants in the north and south of the country, the Iċ-Ċumnija plant in Mellieħa and the Ta’ Barkat plant in Żabbar, do not have the capacity to ensure that all sewage is treated in line with EU standards, it said.