Ending years of eye-watering stench that could almost be cut with a knife, the good citizens of Olhão now can rest assured that the air they breath will be fresh, the waters of the Ria Formosa markedly less polluted and that local sewage now is being processed in a thoroughly modern and efficient manner.
The Minister of the Environment and Energy Transition, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, has inaugurated the new Faro-Olhão Waste Water Treatment Plant and associated pumping station, which together have cost €22 million.