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Sorigué shares its urban water treatment knowhow at Catalan Water Partnership conference
June 26, 2024
The group’s Water Engineering team took part in the “WWTP 360” conference. Two of Sorigué's innovation projects were also presented at the event: Life Biodaph20 and AtmosphAir.
Sorigué has been at the conference “WWTP 360”. From building to operating WWTPs, sludge management and review of the new regulatory changes” hosted by the Catalan Water Partnership (CWP) on 19 June in Granollers, Barcelona province, and attended by 130 industry specialists.
The conference addressed review of the changes plus analysis of the challenges and opportunities of the new urban wastewater treatment directive. It also looked at the lifecycle of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), which includes the design and construction stage, maintenance, operation and sludge management, bearing in mind the requirements of the new regulations and innovation as a key factor in achieving the changes.
Elvira Cesar, head of the Water Engineering Operation and Maintenance group, took part in one of the panel discussions on maintaining, operating and managing sludge together with industry experts Jordi Palatsi from Aqualia, Olga Herrero from Ciclagua and Lucia Fernandez from Aigües de Catalunya.
In turn, Andreu Iglesias, Sorigué’s Water Engineering Director, moderated the panel discussion on the industry’s future challenges featuring Emma Parpal from Aquatec, Xesco Granés from Aigües de Catalunya, Marc Moliner from the Catalan Water Agency, Pedro Aguiló from the Besòs Tordera Consortium and Jordi Palatsi from Aqualia.
Xavier Amores, director of CWP, and Albert Sola, manager of the Besòs Tordera Consortium, opened the meeting with a talk entitled “New challenges, new hopes”.
The event also showcased a number of innovative technologies and R&D projects applied to the water cycle. They included two in which Sorigué is involved: Life Biodaph20, which seeks to harness biological organisms in water purification to reduce pollution; and AtmosphAir, which is researching the generation and emissions of odorous and greenhouse gases in sewage networks and treatment plants to mitigate them.
The conference addressed review of the changes plus analysis of the challenges and opportunities of the new urban wastewater treatment directive. It also looked at the lifecycle of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), which includes the design and construction stage, maintenance, operation and sludge management, bearing in mind the requirements of the new regulations and innovation as a key factor in achieving the changes.
Elvira Cesar, head of the Water Engineering Operation and Maintenance group, took part in one of the panel discussions on maintaining, operating and managing sludge together with industry experts Jordi Palatsi from Aqualia, Olga Herrero from Ciclagua and Lucia Fernandez from Aigües de Catalunya.
In turn, Andreu Iglesias, Sorigué’s Water Engineering Director, moderated the panel discussion on the industry’s future challenges featuring Emma Parpal from Aquatec, Xesco Granés from Aigües de Catalunya, Marc Moliner from the Catalan Water Agency, Pedro Aguiló from the Besòs Tordera Consortium and Jordi Palatsi from Aqualia.
Xavier Amores, director of CWP, and Albert Sola, manager of the Besòs Tordera Consortium, opened the meeting with a talk entitled “New challenges, new hopes”.
The event also showcased a number of innovative technologies and R&D projects applied to the water cycle. They included two in which Sorigué is involved: Life Biodaph20, which seeks to harness biological organisms in water purification to reduce pollution; and AtmosphAir, which is researching the generation and emissions of odorous and greenhouse gases in sewage networks and treatment plants to mitigate them.
About the Catalan Water Partnership
The Catalan Water Partnership (CWP) is the Catalan water cluster made up of businesses such as Sorigué and knowledge centres operating in the sustainable water use industry.
The cluster seeks to make its members more competitive globally while also unlocking projects and partnerships geared towards delivering innovative solutions to global needs for quality water anywhere in the world and across a wide range of sectors.
The Catalan Water Partnership (CWP) is the Catalan water cluster made up of businesses such as Sorigué and knowledge centres operating in the sustainable water use industry.
The cluster seeks to make its members more competitive globally while also unlocking projects and partnerships geared towards delivering innovative solutions to global needs for quality water anywhere in the world and across a wide range of sectors.
About Water Engineering at Sorigué
Sorigué conducts studies and projects for hydraulic works and holds contracts for upkeep and operation of water cycle infrastructures across much of Spain.
It services include water catchment, drinking water treatment and desalination, upstream distribution, wastewater treatment and reuse, chlorination and chemical disinfection.
One of Sorigué’s projects is rolling out BIM at dams in the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation which runs across the Spanish regions of Andalusia, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia.
It also manages the Alberic WWTP in Valencia in conjunction with the DAM group and operates various treatment plants and other hydraulic infrastructures in Catalonia and Aragon such as the Montornès del Vallès WWTP in Barcelona and the Ejea de los Caballeros WWTP in Zaragoza.
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