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Smart Cities

The smart city must be capable of ad-
equately addressing the basic needs of
institutions, companies and the citizens
themselves, both in economic terms, as well
as in operating, social and environmental
aspects.

Smart Water

The Smart Water project came about with the aim of creating an intelligent water management service in urban settings
where citizens can engage in its management via their tablet, PC or smartphone. With this aim, Smart Water currently allows
citizens to access a mobile application, developed on the am+ platform, with which they are able to know their consumption
in real time, inform or be informed of any incident in the service, detect fraud, optimize energy management, access news
on supply and sanitation, in addition to monitoring sanitation networks for possible flooding.

Following the first phase implemented in the Nueva Montaña area in Santander, the Smart Water project rolled out a second
phase in the city centre in 2015, adding improvements to the system and the development of its mobile application. This new
phase has involved the installation of around 1,300 sensors that have benefited 4,000 citizens in the area. The positive level
of acceptance and success has meant that the City Council, the University of Cantabria and Aqualia signed an extension of
the agreement in April 2015. This will help draw up a Comprehensive "Smart Water" Plan to ensure the project reaches the
whole city, providing a service to its 178,500 inhabitants.

Participation in congresses and scientific events.

The Aqualia research team becomes more 2015 both in terms of attendance and Conference to be held in Jerez de la
prominent each year in relevant national participation, in turn enhancing its interna- Frontera in June 2016, in which Aqualia is
and international scientific events. The tional presence. This will be given a boost one of the organisers and sponsors.
team was heavily active at congresses in in the 13th IWA Leading Edge Technology

XXXIII AEAS Conferences in Burgos (Spain)

Aqualia presented ELAN (autotrophic nitrogen removal system), and Microbial Desalination Cell, a
desalination system via microbial cells.

12th IWA Leading Edge Technology 2015 in Hong Kong

Presentation of the work by Friscos (ELAN in terms of industrial water). The IWA Leading Edge Technology
2016 will be held in Jérez de la Frontera (Spain) with Aqualia as co-organiser.

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