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Clean-up of Estany des Peix Pityuses together for water G4-S01 09
European Life Memory Project
In line with its environmental and social With the aim of raising awareness The first follow-up meeting of the Life
policy, the company carried out an under- among the entire population of Ibiza and Memory project took place in 2015 and
water clean-up of the Estany des Peix, a Formentera of the problems caused by was led by Aqualia, alongside the German
lagoon located to the north of Formentera drought, the overexploitation of lagoons, company Koch Membrane Systems, the
in the Ses Salines Natural Park. Over the the increase of consumption and restriction University of Valencia and the Polytechnic
three days of clean-up, a large amount of drinking water production, Aqualia University of Valencia.
of plastic, sailcloths, bottles, tyres and launched a campaign on responsible
wreckage were retrieved. consumption by distributing an advice This project, which will be industrially
leaflet to users. implemented in a treatment plant run by
On this island, Aqualia also implements Aqualia, assesses the technical and eco-
other environmental awareness initia- This campaign was presented to local media nomic viability of an innovative technology:
tives, such as the International Children's in a ceremony which had participation from the Immersed Anaerobic Membrane
Drawing Contest and collaboration with Aqualia managers and representatives from Bioreactor (SAnMBR) to convert urban
the local radio to spread messages that the municipalities managed on the islands: wastewater into energy.
encourage responsible water consumption. Ibiza, Sant Joan, Santa Eulària, Formentera
and Sant Antoni. The SAnMBR technology combines anaero-
Initiatives like this demonstrate bic digestion with membrane ultrafiltration,
that public-private collaboration With this initiative the company once again enabling the organic matter contained in
is essential to promote action demonstrates its eagerness to work to- wastewater to be converted into biogas.
geared towards raising wards improving the service it offers on Furthermore, the final effluent produced
awareness among citizens of the the Pityusic Islands via its technical, training is 100% suitable for reuse as irrigation or
importance of looking after the and informative solutions. industrial refrigeration water.
environment.
It is anticipated that Life Memory will:
reduce power consumption capitalising
on the biogas produced, reduce CO2
emissions by up to 80% and sludge
production by 50%, and reduce the
space taken up by the facility by 25%
compared to a conventional WWTP.
More information on the Life Memory Project can be found in the section on R&D&I projects.
Challenges 2016 Carbon footprint offsetting project.
PIMA projects (Environmental Promotion Plans)
Adaptation of ISO 14001 to the 2015 version.
Business continuity project (simulation as critical operator) Environment 75
