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(ANSAmed) - MADRID, MARCH 17 - The water emergency is aggravating due to the drought in Barcelona where, as of May 15, seven tankers will transport water from Marseille, in France, and Tarragona, to the port of the Catalan city. The supply via sea was already announced in the past weeks by the regional Catalan government for next summer, but the scarce resources made necessary anticipating the operation, according to today's report of 'La Vanguardia' daily. The operation will be coordinated by Aguas de Barcelona (AGBAR), the public company managing the water system, and by the Port of Barcelona. The seven tankers employed in the water supply will have a capacity of 28,000 cubic metres each; five will be used on the route between Tarragona and Barcelona and two to transport water coming from the Rhone river in southern France, from Marseille to Barcelona. The arrival of the first load at the port of the city of Gaudi is scheduled for next May 15. Last January the regional environmental council extended until December 2008 the emergency measures, whose costs are estimated at 1.3 billion euro, adopted in order to face the consequences of the water crisis caused by the long spell of drought. With subsequent decrees, the Municipality of Barcelona has already banned the use of drinking water for irrigation of gardens, for private swimming pools and for the public fountains and does not rule out turnover system and limitations of water supply for civil use in the upcoming summer months. (ANSAmed).