Inframoura will reuse treated sewage to save water

A municipal company in Loulé has already carried out a survey of the use to be made of water from alternative sources

Inframoura is already installing a distribution system for Water for Reuse (ApR), coming from Wastewater Treatment Stations, and has already carried out a survey of the uses that it could be used for in the future in Vilamoura.

According to the Louletana municipal company, a survey was made of the volumes of water consumed in the territory of Vilamoura that could, in the future, be supplied by alternative water sources, such as ApR and water from high water tables.

The project for the implementation of the ApR distribution system, which is already underway, «contemplates the use of treated sewage from the Vilamoura ETAR to supply public green spaces, with an estimated annual use of a volume of approximately 111 cubic meters ( m500), corresponding to 3% of the total area of ​​green spaces managed by Inframoura».

«With regard to the use of water from high groundwater levels, the work that includes the expansion of the supply capacity with water from this source is in the execution phase, in which an increase in the annual volume of water for irrigation of 86%, representing an area of ​​green spaces of 56%», added Inframoura.

Another «very important project» is the implementation of the telemanagement system for public green spaces (Inframoura Irrigation Water Control), taking into account that it will allow «the reduction of water consumption by approximately 35% and, consequently, energy consumption associated with pumping, thus contributing to increasing eco-efficiency, reducing environmental impacts and ensuring the efficient use of water».

«In terms of the active strategy to control losses in the water supply system, 20 Monitoring and Control Zones (ZMC) are currently implemented, through which it will be possible to monitor consumption and the respective pressure in the water supply network , enabling quick action in anomalous events, reducing their duration and, therefore, the volume of water lost», concluded the company.

 

 



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