M A G A Z I N EISSUE 1 • SPRING 2013

AQUALOGY - Where water lives

GREENEFFICIENCY

HOW TO IMPROVE WATER

MANAGEMENT ON A GOLF COURSE

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EDITORIAL

Water is familiar, fascinating, complex. It is both a meeting place and medium for life to grow and thrive. Aqua Magazine is being launched with the aim and the task of highlighting all the potential bubbling in water; with the idea of being a forum for exchanging and sharing meaningful refl ections and contributions made by a professional, multicultural, diverse and receptive team of people who are passionate about better water management and how society responds to current and future challenges. At Aqualogy, the global brand provid-ing integrated water solutions for sus-tainable development, our day-to-day mission is to spread enthusiasm and share the hopes and dreams of clientsacross various sectors operating in the economy, with water as the underlying theme. This is our primary focus, con-centrating our knowledge and cutting-edge research on producing innovativetechnology such as Ice Pigging or the STC System, featured in this issue. Aqua Magazine benefi ts from the ex-perience of a brilliant team of people.By networking, we can pool know-ledge and go further. The United

States, Chile, Algeria, Mexico, Colombia, United Kingdom, Spain... Solving situations in more than twenty countries gives us a huge amount of background knowledge and a unique outlook, enabling us to make industry (including the golf industry) more competitive through effi cient water management, as you can see in another article. But it also means we can come up with ways of ensuring that everyone on the planet has access to and enjoys water supply. In the interview featured in this issue, Juan Antonio Guijarro, managing director of Aqualogy, explains that helping to accomplish the Millennium Development Goals set out by the United Nations is our objective. Other topics covered in this fi rst issue – a report on Aqualogy’s integrated management operation in the Algerian city of Oran and a feature about WaterDate, the new awareness-raising Smartphone app launched in conjunction with UNICEF – have the same purpose in mind: to give as many people as possible the chance to live in a better, healthier and sustainable world.Welcome. Enjoy the fascinating world of water.

Welcome to Aqua Magazine!

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6. FLASHESNew agreements and contracts in Spain, United Kingdom, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico; action in the airports of Tenerife Sur and the short-fi lm AQ. All the term’s cur-rent a airs in ten news articles.

10. STORIES WITH FIGURESNumbers are useful for telling the tale of a commitment to accessible drinking water and sustainable development.

11. SPOTLIGHT ONSebastián Subirats, Director of the Ainia Technological Centre in Valencia, explains what it means to apply innovation to di erent industrial processes.

12. THE IMAGEThe third longest emissary in the world is working in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) and has been useful in improving the city’s hy-giene and health in the bay area.

20. VIP INTERVIEWJUAN ANTONIO GUIJARRO The present and future of water but also the general aims and philosophy of Aqualogy from a deep conversation with its managing director.

14. SOLUTIONSICE PIGGINGA system based on inject-ing crushed ice has created a revolution in cleaning drinking water pipes. Extremely safe, environmentally friendly and with minimum disruption to service, it manages to de-pollute water and achieve very high levels of quality.

SUMMARY

PUBLISHER: AQUALOGY Chairman of the Editorial Board: Angel Simón. General Coordination of the Editorial Board: Juan Antonio Guijarro. Editorial Board: Narciso Berberana, Manuel Cermerón, José Guerra, José María Paredes, Ciril Rozman, Pedro Vega. Director: José Guerra. Coordination: Josep M. Deu. Copy: Robert Lozano, Sandra Llobell. Linguistic assessment: Sandra Rubio, Traducción y Tratamiento de la Documentación, S.L.Also participating in this edition: Aqualogy Foundation, Ferran Martí, Pau Cabruja.www.aqualogy.net

EDITOR: LA FACTORÍ@ Prisa Revistas. Valentín Beato, 48. 28037 Madrid. Tel. 915 38 61 04. Director: Virginia Lavín. Sub-director: Javier Olivares. Head of Art Department: Andrés Vázquez. Design: José Antonio Gutiérrez. Coordination and copy: Rodolfo Chisleanschi. Head of photography: Paola Pérez. Art: Rodríguez y Cano. Collaborators: Clemente Corona, Nora Pieris. Production: Asip. Printing: Monterreina. Legal deposit: M-7540-2013.

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34. HOW IT WORKSThe STC heat drying system for sludge is explained step by step.

36. PLANET SOSWaterDate, a new application for playing and creating awareness about the di culty of accessing water in several areas of the planet.

38. OPINIONTeresa Perales - the swimmer who won 22 Paralympic medals - and her relationship with water.

30. CASE CLOSED24 HOURS OF WATER QUALITY IN ORANThe province of Oran, in the north of Algeria, is a notable example of prog-ress fulfi lling water requirements. Management has meant that the population with access to water 24 hours a day has increased from 10% to 99.3% in just over fi ve years.

24. OUR CLIENTSGOLF: SOLUTIONS FROM HOLE 1 TO 18Keys for an exclusive service that covers all the needs and require-ments of a golf course in relation to water and the environment.

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Aqualogy to assess water supply in RecifeFIRST CONTRACT WITH A STATE SEWAGE TREATMENT COMPANY

1Aqualogy has won a contract to draw up surveys and proposals aimed at integrating and optimising the running of the water production systems in the Metropolitan Region of Recife in Brazil. The contract is a landmark one since it is the first to be signed with a state-owned sew-age treatment company.Roberto Tavares, cha i rman of Compesa, the state-owned water treatment fi rm in Pernambuco con-trolled by the Regional Administra-

tion, gave the contract the green light on 4th February. Altogether, state firms represent 70% of the water supply in Brazil.The main goal of the project is to ensure a reliable water supply in the metropolitan area of Recife. This specifi cally implies a network simula-tion and the defi nition of a monitor-ing and control system for the water supply. The company will also de-velop an operations plan, including a manual, aimed at achieving opera-

tional effi ciency and reducing water loss and energy consumption. Recife is the capital of the State of Pernambuco, and its metropolitan area has the largest population in the northeast of the country, the fifth largest in Brazil and amongst the 120 largest in the world. The city itself is the third most popu-lated in the country, the richest in terms of GDP per capita in the northeast and the second richest in nominal GDP.

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THE QUARTER IN10 FLASHES

Agreement signed

with Scientifi c Research CouncilUnder the slogan of “We are water” and as part of the International Year of Water Cooperation, Aqualogy and the Spanish Scientifi c Research Coun-cil signed a collaboration agreement on 28 January to contribute with their research and know-how towards high-lighting the importance of water for sustainable development worldwide.

‘AQ, a DraManagement Story’, a short fi lm with a past and a future

LABAQUA ARRIVES IN SOUTHERN TENERIFE TO MONITOR HEALTH AND HYGIENE

From today, monitoring the levels of hy-giene of human drinking water and the prevention of legionella outbreaks at the South Tenerife International Airport is to be handled by Aqualogy Medio Ambiente (Labaqua S.A.), the winner of the public tender. The one-year, renewable contract also includes the cleaning, disinfection and treatment of the airport’s main facilities.

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“Aqualogy People is a new culture, a new way of looking at things. And we are all Aqualogy People”. This was how Angel Simón, chairman of Aqualogy, presented the new short fi lm entitled AQ, a DraManagament Story, which outlines the past, present and future of the brand.The ten-minute long film produced by Cookiebox, with versions in Span-

ish and English, was fi lmed in several regions including the Mediterranean, Chile and United States and covers various markets in which Aqualogy operates, such as agriculture, industry and cities, demonstrating the com-pany’s capacity for adaptation. You can view the short on the Aqualogy channel on YouTube:http://www.youtu-be.com/watch?v=dXRir66jFQE.

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Goal: limiting rainfall damage in Barranquilla

In-depth analysis into the prevention of occupational risks in Chile

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The torrential rain that occasionally falls in the Colombian city of Barranquilla, on the shores of the Caribbean Sea, often leads to great financial losses and sometimes the loss of human lives. In order to limit the damage, the authori-ties of the city, host to the country’s larg-est Carnival celebrations, have decided

to draw up a Rainfall Drainage Master Plan for the Barranquilla watercourses. Aqualogy Latam is the firm that is to be in charge of this task.The contract includes the strategic plan, an assessment of the options relating to the institutional organisation and the terms of reference for the final blueprints,

the forecast and early warning system project, a review of the micro-basin proj-ects in several areas, an analysis of the improvements to safe routes and of the environmental impact of the future de-velopment of the project.Located at the mouth of the Magdalena River, Barranquilla is Colombia’s fourth largest city with 1,900,000 inhabitants liv-ing within its metropolitan area. The rainy season in the city lasts from April to De-cember with the rainiest months being September and October.

Aqualogy took part in the 2013 11th International Congress on Occupa-tional Risk Prevention in Santiago de Chile, a scientifi c, technical, busi-ness and professional forum related to ergonomics and ORP, which has been held alternatively in Chile and Spain each year since 2003. More than 3,200 visitors attended the event at which Aqualogy led

several workshops. These included a conference by managing director, Narciso Berberana, on “Overcom-ing the local perspective of occu-pational risk prevention” where it was stressed that to achieve this we would need to “introduce higher standards and the latest technology adapted to each geographical, in-dustry or customer context.”

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Utility Service Group, an Aqualogy owned fi rm in the US, is to manage three TRS systems (whose purpose is to reduce the percentage of trihalomethanes) in three of Pittsburgh’s (Pennsylvania) main deposits. The contract is a confi rmation of USG and Aqualogy’s position as a benchmark in the provision of this service, which is cu-rrently in high demand in the United States.

Cosentino, the world’s leading group in the granite and silestone surfaces market, has entrusted Aqualogy Solu-ciones Industriales with the creation of a technological water processing plant for its new factory in Almeria. The project is a step towards the goal of Zero Liquid Discharge that aims to achieve maximum effi ciency for the client with a minimum en-vironmental impact, by minimising water consumption through recy-cling and reusing water to the point that almost no waste is discharged.

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NEW AGREEMENTSIN BRASIL, USA, AND COLOMBIA.ICE PIGGING IN LONDON.COURSES in Chile and Mexico. COOPERATION,HYGIENE AND A SHORT-FILM.

Over recent months and until the end of May, Aqualogy UK and Affinity Waters (through the firm Enterprise) have been cleaning the water supply pipes in northwest London using the technological solution of Ice Pigging. The work covers a large area, includ-ing the mains network with a diameter of up to 600 mm, which has required the manufacture of over 25,000 litres of ice per day. Ice Pigging is the fast-est, most efficient and least harmful method of cleaning pipes.

Aqualogy has presented its “Strategic management of water operating bo-dies” training programme in Monte-rrey (Mexico). The aim of the course is to provide the keys and solutions to improving technical operation and water management in the country.

Zero Liquid Discharge for Cosentino

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AQUALOGY. Integrated Water Solutions for sustainable development

STORIES WITH FIGURES

A FIFTY-YEAR CHALLENGE In the year 2000, the overall demand for water planet-wide was

3,571 CUBIC KILOMETRES.

To understand this better, 1 cubic kilometre is the volume taken up by a cube with sides that are 1,000 metres long.

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At the time of the new millennium, there were

6,070,581,000 PEOPLE living in the world.

Today, barely 13 years later, there are well over

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2 BILLION MORE IN 2050.

¿WHAT WILL HAPPEN THEN?

Need for water will grow at the same rate, that is to say: by 50 per cent.

The question is whether we will be capable of quenching such a thirst. The answer is focused on 2 words:

TECHNOLOGYAND EFFICIENCY.We need to combine them both and promote them to develop the technology and progress towards making industry more competitive in order to serve society. It is the task we put into practice daily at

Analysts indicate that we will need

5,460 km3of water halfway through this century, above all, due to the spectacular increase in demand in developing countries, which will go from

2,571 to 4,585 km3.

AQUALOGY BUT THE CHALLENGE IS TO EVOLVE. And to collaborate more and better each day to reach the aim of bringing water to every house, to every thirsty mouth within barely

37 YEARS, when 9 billion human beings will share the world.

It seems like such a short time for all that we still have to do...

FACILITIES that guarantee a distribution of

AND ALSO TO

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with 6 RESEARCH AREAS

investing 14.1 million Euro

cubic hectometres of water a year (or 7.17 cubic hectometres a day, which is the same thing) from Thailand to the United States and from Australia to Trinidad and Tobago.

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MAKING A STRONG COMMITMENT TO

R+D+I involving

219 PEOPLE

and developing 181 projects, giving access to 18.3 million Euro

play their very important part in satisfying current needs.

SPREAD OVER 24 COUNTRIESON 5 CONTINENTS

726 supply networks

520 treatment plants

20 desalination plants

264 drinking water treatment plants

409 sewer systems

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SPOTLIGHT ON

MANAGES THE AINIA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, IN VALENCIA, MARKET LEADER IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

What is a technology centre?A knowledge and services facility providing support for innovation in the industrial fabric of the sector in which it operates. In our case, this is basically the food industry.

And given that, what is the diffe-rence between Ainia and other centres?Our advantage is that we are close to the companies. The know-how we generate is directly applicable to performance, leading to a signifi cant positive economic impact.

What does the end consumer perceive of the work of a techno-logy centre?The results of the research. In fact, their potential response is examined before we initiate any project.

Could you give me a couple of examples?We are working on a project to ex-tract Omega 3, 6 and 9 more safely from microalgae for use in cosme-tics and food products. We are also working with fi rms such as Germai-ne de Capuccini, Ferro and Petro-plast on the development of new cosmetics packaging made from biodegradable plastics, something that would be a breakthrough from an environmental perspective.

Let’s discuss the areas of overlap between Ainia and Aqualogy...They are complementary organi-

sations in the knowledge industry. Aqualogy’s business was and still is water, its consumption, waste and en-gineering. And ours is industry, where water is an essential factor in the pro-duction process. Both aim to improve both water and energy cycles. The purpose of the synergies we aim to set up is to integrate these processes and to off er real solutions to the challenge of reducing consumption.

What specific work has Ainia ca-rried out in this fi eld?For example, we have developed an ozone treatment system that saves 50% of the water consumed in puri-

fi cation and disinfection treatments in the dairy industry and in the beer and wine production sectors.

Is there a wide margin for improve-ment in water management?Without a doubt. And it is something that is going to be imposed as a re-quirement set out in law. The water footprint will be the beginning of re-gulation both in terms of penalties for non-compliance and in social recogni-tion for those who achieve excellence in this respect. Business competive-ness will be achieved through greater effi ciency in the consumption and use of water in industrial processes.

Sebastián Subirats

“BUSINESS COMPETIVENESS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH GREATER EFFICIENCY IN THE USE OF WATER”

>RESEARCH AND INNOVATION In Valencia, where its headquarters is located, Ainia supplies new technology to SME’s.

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THE IMAGE

Cartagena de Indias boasts the third largest submarine outfall in the worldAn unusual sort of serpent snakes its way through the water before disappearing into the depths of the ocean. But it is not poisonous or dangerous. Quite the opposite, in fact. Cartagena de Indias’ new submarine outfall - 4.32 kilometres long and 2 metres in diame-ter - treats 100% of the wastewater generated by this Colombian city while also improving the quality of the water around the Ciénaga de la Virgen wetland and Cartagena Bay. Built under the technical supervision of Aqualogy, the outfall is the largest hydrological and environmental project to be carried out in this ancient city - the fi nal piece of the city’s Master Plan for Aqueducts, Sewerage Systems and Basic Treatment. This outfall - the third longest in the world - channels wastewater out to sea and buries it underneath the seabed. It is here that the salt, the temperature, ultra-violet radiation and the currents, along with a chemical, physical and biological process, gradually eliminate its organic and bacterial load. In other words, they act like natural disinfectants providing a solution to the problem of pollution and restoring the cleanliness of the water, which benefi ts both industry and tourism.

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ICE PIGGING

First, there was water. The sys-tem, known as fl ushing, consists of pumping water into pipes at high pressure to fl ush away particles. But this consumes too much water and becomes more inefficient as the diameter to be cleaned becomes wider. Then came air. Too aggres-sive for the pipe walls and ineff ec-tive. It was so badly received that it was never given a proper name.

A PARADIGM SHIFTLater came swabbing, which in-volves dragging the sediments away with an object known as a pig, introduced into the pipe from

the outside. Effective but expen-sive, and limited by the possibility of the pig becoming blocked or lost in the network. This system did not fulfil expectations either.Then it was the turn of ice. Or ice slurry, to be precise. It is known as Ice Pigging and has brought a paradigm shift to the cleaning and maintenance of underground pipes and drains run-ning through cities, which is what we are concerned with.In the intricate network of water pipes that channel the liquid, sedi-ments are deposited over time that can muddy, spoil or even pollute the water. Assuring acceptable

The power of iceHIGH PRESSURE ICE SLUSH: A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD FOR CLEANING PIPES

>SIMPLE AND EFFICIENTThe diagram explains how the system works: the ice in-jected from outside drags the sediment through the under-ground pipes.

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water quality is a real challenge for water companies who must set aside a large proportion of their budgets to deal with this issue.Taking the example of the United Kingdom, we can get some idea of the problem. Ofwat, the water regulator, has established that the success of the performance of a drinking water supply company depends on quality as perceived by the consumers. Any firm fail-ing to comply with requirements in terms of colour, turbidity and iron and magnesium content is pena-lised through the rates they charge their customers.It is not surprising, therefore, that it was in Britain where Ice Pigging was invented. Scientists and tech-nical experts at Bristol University researched for over a decade until they developed a system, which is in fact quite simple to describe. You inject ice slush into the pipes through a hydrant, pump it by us-ing the natural pressure from the channels in the network and by harnessing its rheological proper-ties (flow and adaptability). This

enables a compact mass to be formed which adapts perfectly to the shape of the pipes and scrapes the walls as it moves along the pipe. At the end of the stretch, the ice slurry is recovered through another outlet hydrant. It is as sim-ple and fast as that: the complete operation takes no longer than two hours - that is how efficient it is.

MULTIPLE ADVANTAGESTo make the operation even sim-pler, Aqualogy has designed a truck to transport all the compo-nents required, from the ice facto-ry to the cleanliness tester, includ-ing the injection pump, the storage tank and even its own power gen-erator. Any town council wishing to employ the services of Ice Pig-ging need only grant the required l icences, provide a site for the location of ice-generating equip-ment, a nearby drains network to allow the better quality wastewater to drain away and a small team of workers to operate the valve open-ing and closing at the injection and evacuation points.

THE TRUCK IS 14.6 METRES LONG.FOR EACH KM OF PIPE CLEANED 20 KG OF SEDIMENT IS REMOVED.

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AQUALOGY

ANDRÉS ÁLVAREZProduct Manager

Is it true to say that Ice Pigging represents a revolution in the maintenance of water channels?To a certain extent: yes - because it is possible to tackle the problem of improving water quality in di cult-to-reach points. Previously, there has been no really e ective system nor one that limits disruptions to service, making this sys-tem better for users.

Are there any other known cleaning systems that are more cost effective/lower risk than Ice Pigging?Until now, whenever there was a quality problem with the network, the pipes were drained - resulting in a lot of wasted water. Furthermore, a er taking samples before and a er the operation, there was little improvement in the indica-tors. With Ice Pigging, on the other hand, they improve considerably. And the operation poses no risk.

Has the system now been developed as far as possible or is there room for improvement? If so, in what respect? We continue to work on improving it. There are areas of study focusing on introducing disinfection equipment through chlorination kits, passivation in oxidised networks, such as on grey iron, and on widening the fi eld of application to industry. And also on creating master plans for cleaning.

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CONTROL PANELAn electrical panel controls all the ice production and injection processes. It has Wi-Fi and SMS connection to the

operation supervisor.

WATER QUALITY TESTERA complete system for

analysing the turbidity, con-ductivity, temperature, pres-sure and fl ow of the ice outlet.

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENTA four-axle container carrier

truck with pneumatic suspen-sion, with an authorised load of

up to 32 tonnes.

INJECTION EQUIPMENTThe ice slush is stored in an insulated tank. This has a paddle for stirring the

ice and a pump for injecting it into the pipes.

ICE FACTORYThis is mounted on a

12-metre-long container. It can produce up to 20 tonnes of liquid ice

within 24 hours.

POWER-GENERATING The equipment includes an 80 kilowatt power generator, making the entire sys-tem completely independent as it does not require any other energy source.

THE MIRACLES OF THE POWER-GENERATING SUPERTRUCK

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The results obtained are certainly significant from several perspectives. Ice Pigging is kind to the environment because it uses moder-ate amounts of water (up to ten times less than water pressure methods), it is risk-free and does not require pro-longed disruptions to service, it does not produce blockages, it is less costly and it adapts to any topology and size of pipe in the network. In fact, it has been successfully tested on pipes of up to 600 mm in diameter and on drain networks over 3 km long.

A PROMISING FUTUREBut, above all, it guarantees per-fectly clean pipes that will remain clean for many years. It is ideal for water channels with problems of turbidity, sedimentation, sludge, sand, dissolved solids, biofilm, le-gionella and alterations to odour or taste. The system not only returns the water to its highest quality, but it also improves pub-lic health conditions through the elimination of elements that foster the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms.And its possibilities haven’t yet reached their limit. The possibil-ity of adding other components to the ice to perform disinfection tasks is only one of the variables currently at the research and ex-perimentation stage. Ice slush still promises new and ex-traordinary benefits.

ICE PIGGING AROUND THE WORLD

UNITED STATESTwo teams have cleaned 121 km of pipes. The work at Keene (NH) and Talla-hassee (FI) is noteworthy.

CHILEProjects in Gran Santiago, Puerto Montt, Cabuco and Curacaví. 17 km already treated.

GREAT BRITAIN 65 km completed, and also in the Netherlands and Germany. 120 km around London this year.

JAPANIn March 2013, a third team joined those that have been working there since 2011.

AUSTRALIA Gosford (New South Wales) and Mitcham (Victoria) have already seen the benefi ts of ice cleaning.

SPAINWork began at the end of 2011, with 93 km cleaned: 40 in Barcelona and 15 in Alicante.

> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONA portion of used ice slush slowly melts in the street. Nothing to harm the environment.

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Regarding access to water, for the eight or nine billion people who will be alive half-way through this century, the big challenge is to ensure it reaches everyone.” As CEO of Aqualogy, Juan Antonio Guijarro Ferrer has a clear view of what lies ahead in relation to water. This explains why he leads a company whose leit motif and essence is to improve water management to enable life to fl ourish on Earth.

Why is the company’s objective to off er solutions? Access to water is a huge global challenge that has not yet been resolved. The United Nations included it within its Millennium Development Goals for 2015. In fulfi lling our commitment to this universal right of access to wa-ter, we feel we need to make the most our strengths by designing fl exible, adaptable and open solutions that are based on know-how in order to reach as many people as possible and to make a signifi cant contribution towards resolving this challenge.

In relation to access to water, are we in a better position now than 10 years ago? I don’t think we can be compla-cent. It’s true that much eff ort has been made, with some signifi cant progress: the number of people without access to water has been reduced to less than 50%, but that still accounts for one billion people, and in sanitation, we are

JUAN ANTONIO GUIJARRO INVITES US TO JOIN AQUALOGY IN ITS CHALLENGE TO IMPROVE WATER MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY IN ORDER TO MAKE INDUSTRY MORE COMPETITIVE AND SUPPLY DRINKING WATER TO THE PLANET.

“We have the knowledge to guarantee all of humanity access to water”

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VIP INTERVIEW

> A WIDE HORIZON Aqualogy CEO at

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JUAN ANTONIO GUIJARRO

Born in Alicante in 1964, a graduate in Economic Sciences,

Business Studies and Management.

EXPERIENCEHe joined Agbar in 1989. A er an

extensive experience in Central America

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managing director of the Concessions

division in Spain and leads overseasdevelopment.

TODAYIn April 2011 he

became Aqualogy CEO.

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dous challenge. The solutions usually proposed are based on large invest-ment projects. These are often nec-essary, and indeed we also develop, build and operate them, but we prefer to place the emphasis on another fac-tor at least as important as having ad-equate infrastructure, which is access to know-how, to technology and ef-fi cient methods of operation in order to maximise the existing resources. It might seem obvious, but it isn’t; there is an overall skills knowledge short-age on which all the players involved should focus their eff orts.

Do you mean we should stop build-ing reservoirs and focus on smaller solutions, tailored to the consumer? I’m talking about tackling the problem

still far from accomplishing our goals. Since 1990, the reference year for setting the Millennium water access and sanitation targets, we have seen some worrying changes in the global situation. Population growth, greater demand for food, population drift to large cities and the eff ects of climate change, together with extreme weath-er conditions such as more frequent droughts and fl oods, threaten access to these basic services. Additionally, there are disparities in water distribu-tion, with large territorial inequalities and regions experiencing huge popu-lation growth with the accompanying demand that will prove unsustainable.

These don’t appear to be issues with an easy solution. It is a tremen-

from a more global perspective. Infra-structure development is needed, but it isn’t always the only or best solution. And, for example, we should not limit the debate to just urban water man-agement as we sometimes do. We also need to be aware of the water footprint of the food we eat and learn to work on the effi ciency of irrigation systems. Agriculture consumes around 70% of the water in the world. There is certainly a lot of room to make im-provements and to reduce the use of water in industrial processes. We also need to pay attention to the environment, to managing bodies of water, to water sources and their sustainable management. Indeed, Aqualogy’s goals can be summed up as the transfer of knowledge

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VIP INTERVIEW

“WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SHOULD MINIMISE THE USE OF RESOURCES, ENSURE AN EXCELLENT SERVICE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”

may not seem so in the short term. So, in this respect, anyone who weighs up working with Aqualogy will find our services lead to a clear cost saving over time. But, moreover, we believe that our services create value, because we stand by the results and because we help our clients achieve their objectives.

develop more efficient management systems to minimise our use of resourc-es and to ensure an excellent service to our customers, as well as sustain-able development. In fact, inefficient management of resources leads to unsustainability, which is always more expensive in the long run, although it

through integrated water solutions for sustainable development.

What percentage of the company’s business is invested in R+D+I? Di-rect investment in this area is 1.5% of our turnover. But the concept of inno-vation goes beyond this. It is applied to our day-to-day business and the entire organisation is involved in it. Know-ledge management, which lies with the people who train the network and our group of companies, forms the basis of our business model.

Is there greater awareness of the na-ture of water as a limited resource? Awareness is increasing, but it is still not widespread or shared by every-one. In areas where there is a culture of historic shortages, such as along the Mediterranean coast, it is more highly valued and a more rational use is made of it. Taking this same example, in well-managed towns along the coast, domestic demand averages around a little more than 100 litres per hour and day. But in other parts of the world, av-erages can be four or fi ve times higher, with a similar standard of living. There is something we are not doing right.

How does Aqualogy evaluate the services it off ers?Our understanding is that it is more profi table to do things well. We need to

SANITATION: HUGE DEFICIT“Only 55% of the world’s population has water on tap. Between 2 and 2.5 billion people have no

access to sanitation, all of them in Africa, India and isolated areas of Asia and Latin America.”

1.THIRSTY AGRICULTURE“70% of the world’s water is used in irrigation. Agri-culture is the big consumer and it is here where

there is a greater window of opportunity to improve e ciency. This is why we are looking to export our knowledge to this fi eld.”

2.AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE“The developed world has a problem of ageing infras-tructure, a ecting the e ciency of its water mana-

gement. Both the United States and Europe require a technological upgrade and modernisation.”

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FROM HOLE ONE TO THE CLUBHOUSE A UNIQUE SERVICE THAT BRINGS WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS TO ANY KIND OF COURSE.

The Old Course at St. Andrews, in the heart of Scotland, is the cradle of golf. Its course - the legendary and recurring setting for the British Open - is a passport to history for golfers. Whoever wins there, wins always. And the visa to becoming a legend endowed by its eighteen holes is not exclusive to golfers: it also be-longs to any person, institution or company related to the mythical greens. That is why being a part of St. Andrews in any way is a certifi cate of quality. Even more so when it is to do with a process that is aimed at improving play-ing conditions, at more effi cient management of a green where everything always has to be impeccable. And for some time now, besides Tiger Woods, Sergio García and Chema Olazábal, Quadrop has also been

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> A BRIDGE TO EFFICIENCY The mythical St. Andrews Links in Scotland (above) receive waters treated with an Aqualogy product de-signed for very rainy areas. In dry climates, effi ciency is based on irrigation control.

manufacturers nor distributors, al-lows the courses to fi nd solutions and technology at an acceptable price, far from what is usual in this sector, where any product with a label that says “golf” automatically costs double or triple the norm” explains Antonio Escamilla, Director of the Golf De-partment at Aqualogy.Indeed, the service offer is very extensive. From rehabilitation, op-eration and maintenance of exist-ing hydraulic infrastructures, to hydro-energetic diagnosis or legal assessment regarding water and environment. Everything is focused on achieving a reduction in the costs associated with water and energy, without forgetting the analytical quality control of water, air and bio-safety, with such singular solutions as

wards, we share it out between four Golf and two Pitch & Putt courses, as per the amounts dictated by the Authorities; if necessary, we then do a second round of treatment, above all taking the time that the water re-mains in our lakes into account”.

FOCUS ON INTEGRATIONTertiary treatment, fertilisers such as Quadrop or dosage systems such as the one a lso insta l led at St. Andrews form part of the Aqualogy golf solutions - an in-tegral and variable offer that aims to optimise resources in order to achieve the greatest financial and environmental savings while main-taining the high quality of the play-ing surface. “Our focus on busi-ness integration, as we are neither

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ANTONIO ESCAMILLADirector of the Golf Department

Why did this line of business arise within Aqualogy? How did you detect the need in this sector? We are aware of the importance of golf as a seal of quality for the main tourist destinations worldwide. Golf Department Management was created to integrate and appropriately channel all the water and environmental solutions that we can provide for golf-course management. The idea is to meet the requirements of the clients.

What plans are on the table for the future?We will continue working to improve our o er through solu-tions and products as a technological partner for water and the environment, consolidating the Aqualogy brand in the sector.

What are your expansion plans?In Spain, we are concentrating on the Mediterranean area (from Gibraltar to Alt Empordà) and the islands (the Balearic Islands and the Canaries). Abroad, our aim is to expand to the United States, with Florida as our main market - maybe in 2014 and/or 2015. Before that, during this year, we want to achieve greater international visibility and also develop some specifi c products. We have to commit to world level as golf is one of the most played sports worldwide.

refi lling aquifers, water management and weather prediction systems... “We look on the golf client as a mass consumer”, says Escamilla, “and the water used, furthermore, must be very high standard. If you also add the strict (water and environmental) regulations that the clubs are cur-rently subjected to and a tendency to further demands in the future, it is clear that our field of collaboration has a long road ahead”.

SAVING IS FUNDAMENTALThe change that has taken place in everything relating to the use of wa-ter on the courses has sunk in deep with the greenkeepers. And not only because of legal requirements, but also because of financial factors, image and, of course, awareness about the need for better manage-ment of a fundamental resource.“Every litre of water that we con-sume costs money until it reaches the green”, says Creus. “Our aim is to not let even one drop escape ever, and we are achieving it thanks to intense and highly-coordinated work with the Aqualogy people.”But the saving would be worth noth-ing if the grass were not impeccable IL

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at all times. Innes Knight, Course Manager at the Kingsbarns Golf Links in the UK, remembers that “the fi rst heavy rain that fell after having used Quadrop was on a very signifi -cant day for the club from a promo-tional point of view, and the greens stayed fi rm, as if not a drop had fall-en”. Perhaps that explains why in the British Isles, where the rainfall index is very high, over 70 clubs use Quadrop fertiliser. Craig Tirmach confi rms this: “Since we have been using it, we have seen that the greens stay very green and the water drains faster”.

“À LA CARTE” OPTIONSWeather conditions are no doubt very diff erent at the over 400 courses throughout Spain but the flexibility of the service provided to the golf market by Aqualogy means it can be perfectly adapted, “and it gives each client the possibility of choos-ing “à la carte” the best solutions fi t its operational and maintenance needs”, explains Antonio Escamilla.Time will tell if Aqualogy will become one of the legends of this sport. To begin with, it is already playing at St. Andrews. The first strike has been taken, and it was a hole in one.

AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION of water on an 18-hole golf course is 1,500 m3 during the months of maximum irrigation. THAT IS TO SAY: BETWEEN 250,000 AND 300,000 m3 ANNUALLY.

> A BRILLIANT MATGolf greens generate a large amount of oxygen and drain CO2, so, if they have been designed to respect the environment, they have a positive eff ect on their surroundings.

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Running water 24 hours a day: from a pipe-dream to reality

ORAN IN ALGERIA HAS TRANSFORMED ITS WATER SUPPLY IN JUST FIVE YEARS.

He arrived home, went straight into the kitchen and tur-ned on the tap. Outdoors, the heat and the sun beating down on him had left him on the verge of dehydration. The water sprang out - crystal clear, like manna. At first, he drank several sips from his cupped hands. Then he wet his face and head, letting the water drip over his shoulders, thanking his good fortune for all this cool water.This image may seem common or even banal to the people of southern Europe, accustomed as they are not only to the heat of summer but to how easily they can overcome it. However, in the humble abodes of Sidi Chahmi, in the Al-gerian wilaya (province) of Oran, this still seems like a miracle. No-one will forget that less than fi ve years ago, in 2008, even to think about having water freely available on tap at any time of the day was viewed as a pipedream. Indeed, a mere 10% of the population were able to enjoy the privilege.

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But now everything has changed. Several years ago, the Algerian govern-ment resolved to completely overhaul the entire drinking water infrastructure, from how to obtain it to its treatment af-ter use. It set up SEOR (Société de l’Eau et de l’Assanissement d’Oran), a 100% state-owned fi rm, with suffi cient funding (a 15 billion Euro investment over five years) and operated by a private com-pany, Agbar, to revolutionise the water supply in the province.

HIGH LEVELS OF SATISFACTIONThe outcome of the in i t iat ive is revealed by the f igures, es-pecially the 8.86 out of 10 level of satisfaction with the service awarded in 2012 by the 1.6 million inhabitants of Oran in the city itself and the 7.91 points in the province as a whole.Some figures will help to explain this high level of satisfaction. First, today, 99.3% of the population has access to water 24 hours a day. But there is much more to it than that. There are many aspects that people in the homes of Sidi Chahmi will be largely unaware of although they may imagine them by merely com-paring the situation today with the water shortage of the past. The transformation of the water supply in Oran is based on several branches supported by a common base: the effi -ciency achieved through the building of

> PROJECTS THAT MAKE HISTORY

Above: the El Kerma waste water treat-ment plant. In the

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99,3% OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PROVINCE NOW HAVE WATER 24 HOURS A DAY. 550 KILOMETRES OF NETWORK HAVE BEEN RESTORED

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ACCESS TO WATERThe aim of supplying water 24 hours a day to the popu-lation of the entire province has practically been reached. Only the area of Tafraoui, in the south, continues to have just a partial supply.

TREATMENT SYSTEMSWastewater treatment was practically inexistent in the city before 2007. Five years later, treatment now covers 100% of the 1,900 km-long network.

KNOW-HOWTraining a sta of 2,500 in order to set up an indepen-dent workforce is one of the project goals. Management of the company will be in their hands in the future.

QUALITY AND SAFETYModernisation of the testing laboratories has led to an im-provement in the quality of the water drunk by Oran’s inhabi-tants. The number of bacterio-logical analyses has multiplied by 48 in just three years.

SALES MANAGEMENT Aquacis - the body set up to provide a better service to the company’s customers - is viewed as an example to follow in the Algerian public sector, having earned the ISO 9001 standard certifi cate.

new infrastructure, the restoration of the old facilities and through teamwork.Transfer of knowledge has enabled all the employees working on the day-to-day tasks of the company to become involved.The chronic water shortages in the wilaya of Oran have been relegated to history through improvement in produc-tivity at the desalination plant at Brédeah and the commissioning of a new plant at Chatt El Hillal. It is important to note that 80% of drinking water is sourced from the sea. Today, these two plants produce an overall volume of 900,000 m3/day.

SAFER AND CLEANERThis increased availability would have been in vain without better water qual-ity and the improvements made to the distribution networks that channel the water to every corner of the region. Regarding the former, reforms at the SEOR central laboratory have enabled more and better water testing (for example the number of bacteriologi-cal analyses has risen from 83 in 2008 to 4,000 in 2011), resulting in safer and cleaner water. In relation to water dis-tribution, work has been completed

on two key fronts. The entire drains and distribution network has been mapped - allowing leaks and inci-dents to be detected more quickly, and 550 kilometres of the old distri-bution network is undergoing total renovation - work that is still ongoing.This modernisation process has also naturally been applied to wastewa-ter treatment. The El Kerma water treatment plant, which SEOR took over management of in 2011, treats 240,000 m3 of wastewater a day. This operation, along with the work of 6 water cleaning trucks, means that water treatment now covers the entire drains network.The new operations control centre, equipped with the latest technology, and the setting up of the Aquacis programme to manage the sales department, completes - for the moment - the transformation of the water service in the city. A service that allows the inhabitants of Sidi Chahmi, Boutlelis, Ain El Biya and Oran itself to enjoy nothing less than on-tap water, and to cool off from the heat just as their neighbours do not so far away in southern Europe.

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The conveyor belt carries the sludge through a closed tunnel. Sludge is the organic waste disposed of after comple-tion of an industrial process. The internal temperature - warm but not excessively so - extracts the water and regenerates the waste, recovering it as a material that can be used in agriculture, or biomass for energy production.The STC Heat Dry-ing System is the perfect culmination of the production cycle: giving new life to what in theory has no further use, and permitting the company to improve its CO2 quota.

STCTHE MIRACLE OF RECYCLED SLUDGE AN ADVANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE.

ENTRY. The process begins when the hopper tips the sludge into the system. This could be industrial or urban waste from wastewater treatment plants or from the production processes of any kind of company. An extruder breaks up the sludge and evenly spreads it on the conveyor belt, which carries it into the closed tunnel where the drying takes place.

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OUTPUTTwo products emerge at the end of the process. One is high quality water produced through condensation. The other is dry sludge, having lost up to 70% of its volume and with a dry content ratio of up to 90%. The sludge is not handled during the drying process, thus preventing dust generation.The closed circuit does not produce gas emissions and prevents unpleasant smells from being released into the atmosphere.

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EFFICIENTMost of the sludgeproduced undergoes a mechanical dehydration process before its disposal. But this normally results in it containing no more than 30% dry material. STC produces up to 90% dry material.

SAVINGSSince it has less volume, the dehydrated sludge is much simpler and more economical to manage as waste. And it can be reused in agricultural processes or as an alternative fuel generator.

SUSTAINABILITYThe effi ciency of the production process is increased by making better use of energy with the same amount of primary energy consumed, thus reducing the CO2 quota in this way and alsodue to using the dry sludge as fuel. Furthermore, the environmental impact is diminished because it generates no foul odours or any dust. In addition, it limits the release of greenhouse gas emissions.

SAFETYThe STC system lies outside the scope of application of the ATEX directive (no explosion

or fi re risk) because it operates at a low temperature.

ADAPTABILITYThe warm water circuit used in the process can be generated through a number of energy sources, such as natural gas boilers, cogeneration engines, renewable energy and even through air-conditioning technology. This is indeed a fundamental factor in the process since 75% of the cost derives from the thermal energy required by the process. This factor means that the system can be adapted to different situations and industrial processes.

EXPERIENCECompanies employing the STC system can dry around 300,000 tonnes of sludge a year. This may come from wastewater treatment plants, such as that at Guadalhorce in Malaga, Shanganagh in Ireland or Rhone-Alpes in France, or as in Alicante, where Emarasa uses the residual heat from a cement factory for the drying process. In addition, Aqualogy is about to launch a new team for Foz do Brasil, a company in the São Paulo region.

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European consumers are not usually aware of the facts and figures relating to the water that comes out of their taps. This is likely to be on account of its relatively low cost (€1.51 per cubic metre in Spain). In fact, we use four times the daily mini-mum requirement, with each per-son consuming an average of 200 litres per day. This figure contrasts sharply with the less than five litres of water per day consumed by 800 million people around the globe, which is more often than not pol-luted. This inequality is crudely reflected by two statistics: one in every seven inhabitants does not have access to drinking water, and 2,600 million human beings (al-most 40 per cent of the world’s population) do not have any ac-cess to a water treatment system.

WATER: DRINKABLE AND SUFFICIENTDespite this, it is only three years s ince access to water was re-cognised by the United Nations Universal Declaration as a basic human right. Angel Simón, execu-tive chairman of Agbar and head of the Aqualogy Foundation says

“water requires a new focus, which puts people’s concerns at the cen-tre, because it is vital for their diet and for their quality of life.” The challenge covers all aspects: “in-habitants, their representatives, institutions, the scope of research and technology, businesses and the media... Everyone, in fact. We are all called upon to join forces to create a clear and coherent discourse that mobilises and that excludes any ethical vacuum.”

SOLIDARITY DOWNLOADWaterDate, the first free socially-responsible app for mobiles creat-ed by the Aqualogy Foundation, is designed for such a purpose and its launch coincides with the UN International Year of Water Co-operation. Its aim is to raise aware-ness in society. A game that can be played by parents and children, or at school, is designed to spread knowledge on the issue. It asks us-ers to make the message go viral and to sign up to the project on so-cial networks (www.waterdate.es). The WaterDate project has links with Unicef Save the Children’s programmes in the Sahara backed by the Aqualogy Foundation.

WALKING WITH MAJI

Call of the blue A MOBILE APP ENCOURAGING US TO ALL GET INVOLVED IN MAKING ACCESS TO WATER A REALITY.

In the WaterDate app, little Maji (water in Swahili) kindly asks us to accompany her on her daily journey. This little girl from the Sahara loves to ask us questions but what she really wants is not only that we help her get water out of the well, but that we learn about her story and that we spread her message by sending it on to other people. The smiles on the faces of children like Maji are a good incentive to do so.

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CHILDREN die each year due to diarrhoea or diseases caused by polluted water and inadequate hygiene facilities. The fi gure is higher than that of deaths caused by armed confl ict.

LITRES is the average daily consumption by each European Union inhabitant, according to their water footprint.

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“INTO THE WATER I’M FREE”Teresa Perales Winner of 22 Paralympic Swimming Medals

“Do you really jump into a big cup of water and you don’t drink it?” The little Saharawi girl’s eyes must have opened even wider when she looked into Teresa Perales’ beautiful eyes and understood what the most successful athlete in Spanish sporting history did for a living. “It’s only when you actually go to some countries that you realise what it means to turn on a tap and get hot water”, says this swimmer with a total of 22 Paralympic medals to her name, the same number as US swimmer Michael Phelps.Teresa Perales was born in Zaragoza in 1975 and her first life-changing event came when she was 19 and diagnosed with neuropathy, a condition that confined her to a wheelchair. The second came soon after, when she plunged into a swimming pool. “Water gave me my life back” she says, “because it makes me feel free. I can move however I like, with no crutches, no wheelchair; it gives me back my self-control, I can do whatever I want. Plus, it’s where I’m on an equal footing with everyone else and not looking upwards all the time”.Maybe that’s why she can forgive the liquid ele-ment for the setbacks it causes: “In the pool the water can be a major obstacle if things aren’t going well. And outside, rain is a nuisance: my hands slip on my chair wheels and I can’t carry an umbrella. But it doesn’t upset me. I know there are people who need it”.Teresa Perales, who doesn’t rule out being in Rio de Janeiro for her fifth Olympic Games, takes her relationship with water be-yond the limits of her profession. She drinks it at mealtimes, “I love fizzy water”. And she is especially aware of its importance: “I know it’s part of our lives in so many ways. That’s why I get really wound up when someone leaves a tap running. Even our bodies are basically made of water...”.

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INTEGRATED WATERSOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT

Aqualogy offers solutions for efficient management of golf courses, making all of its knowledge available for sustainable development.

The optimized use of water and energy, through the application of integrated solutions by Aqualogy, makes it possible to reduce costs significantly and ensures facilities in excellent condition.

Aqualogy is a collaborating partner of the SpanishGreenkeepers’ Association (AEdG) and of theSpanish Golf Course Managers’ Association (AEGG).