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Cuenca Baja y Cuenca Media del Arroyo Culebro WWTP

+ 2.5M

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Cuenca Baja and Cuenca Media del Arroyo Culebro WWTP

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Operation and maintenance of two wastewater treatments plants in Madrid

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CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION

Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

Over 2,000 million people in the world live without access to a basic drinking water service, and 3,6 billionhave no access to a basic sanitation service, resulting in avoidable deaths, chronic disease, fewer hours of education and low productivity.

ACCIONA has positioned itself as a key player in the water treatment sector. Its innovative management seeks to resolve the challenges with respect to the shortage of water resources.

 

CLIMATE ACTION

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

The generation and use of energy accounts for  35 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. This activity is the largest contributor to global warming. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies will continue to be essential to meet the emerging needs of humanity and to minimize their negative impact on the environment.

ACCIONA considers the fight against climate change and its effects to be a strategic priority. The company works to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to the progress of society and respond to the main challenges of sustainable development in the areas of infrastructure, water and energy, leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.

ACCIONA is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) of the Cuenca Baja and Cuenca Media-Alta of the Arroyo Culebro of Canal de Isabel II, SA. Built at the end of 2000, both facilities are responsible for treating the wastewater produced in six municipalities in the Madrid metropolitan area. The contract will have a duration of five years and will represent a total turnover of almost 35 million euros. It incorporates technological advances which will benefit 2.5 million inhabitants

The Arroyo Culebro Cuenca Baja WWTP applies sludge co-digestion processes by which it increases its normal electricity production by 40% to treat wastewater from the municipalities of Getafe, Pinto, and Fuenlabrada.

The Cuenca Media-Alta del Arroyo Culebro WWTP treats wastewater from Leganés, Fuenlabrada, Humanes and Parla.

It has an advanced tertiary treatment system, the latest in Europe, which, by means of processes such as ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis, is capable of supplying 12,400 m3 per day of high quality reclaimed water.

This WWTP also has a wastewater reclamation station (ERAR) at its facilities, which is capable of sending reclaimed water for the irrigation of parks and gardens to the municipalities of Getafe, Fuenlabrada, Parla, Humanes, Alcorcón and Pinto, and, in the future, also to Leganés and Rivas-Vaciamadrid

General Information

  • Location: Getafe, Madrid, Spain
  • Capacity: 63 million m3/year
  • Contract type: O&M
  • Equivalent population: 2.5 million inhabitants

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