BARCELONA CICLE DE LAIGUA, SA June 2016 1 1. Introduction 2. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BARCELONA CICLE DE L’AIGUA, SA June 2016 1

1. Introduction 2. Mission 3. Strategic lines 4. Data source 5. Continuous improvement in water management

1. Introduction BARCELONA CICLE DE L’AIGUA, BCASA Sewage system BCASA is a 100% public company created in 2014 by Besòs River Park. Alert System the City Council of Barcelona, attached to the Deputy of Ecology, Urban and Mobility. Beaches. Alert system 101 employee from the Water Alternative Water Resources Cycle Services Direction and CLABSA (Clavegueram de Barcelona, S.A.) Irrigation system Drinking fountains. Lakes and fountains BARCELONA: BUILDING A RESILIENT CITY 3 3

2. Mission To manage, coordinate, monitor and optimize with quality, sustainability, participation and mainstreaming the provision of integrated Water Cycle Services:  Supply  Sanitation  Integrated management of the coast  Other areas of the water cycle leading all the commitments to improve the environment and fighting climate change, to achieve a sustainable and improved quality of life of citizens. 4

3. Strategic lines 5

3. Strategic lines Water supply Sanitation Promote sound policies in order to reduce Promote policies to improve urban drainage water consumption  Ensuring rational use.  Improving and extending sewer management.  Ensuring the quality of supply.  Supervising the maintenance of the network.  Promoting the improvement and development of  Improving and extending the control and the entire water system. supervision of the work done by others into  Collaborate with other administrations in the sewers. development of hydraulic plans and projects. Coast Management Promote policies to improve the integrated management of the coast  Promoting a new culture of the beach.  Coordinating operators.  Improving the service offered 6

4. Key data 7

Water supply Dams and reservoirs Desalination plant Llobregat desalination plant (2009) The largest desalination plant in Europe dedicated to urban supply. Its opening made it possible to increase the guarantee and availability of water in the Barcelona metropolitan area and the area around. This facility can serve 4.5 million inhabitants and can produce up to 60 hm 3 of water per year. Furthermore, the start-up of the Llobregat desalination plant has also led to the improved taste and quality of the water supplied to the Barcelona metropolitan area 8

Water supply BCASA management  1.666 drinking public fountains.  310 ornamental fountains.  28 groundwater network operating systems.  85 km of groundwater network.  3,4 km of regenerated water network. 9

Urban drainage. Coast Management 10

Urban drainage. Sewer network Network magnitudes Network length: 1.800 km Network volume: 3*10 6 m 3 49.500 manholes 72.000 inlets Network typology Combined sewer 30% 15% 35% 10% 10% 11

Urban drainage. Sewer network Network magnitudes Regulation instruments 13 subterranean + 2 opencast stormwater tanks 24 rain gauges Stormwater tanks volume: 470.000 m 3 197 limnimeters Volume of regulated water: 145*10 6 m 3 /year 49 derivation-retention gates 12

Drainage system determinants in Barcelona Besòs River Llobregat Well-channeled rivers River Mediterranean rain regime: high intensity storms High density of population: 1.6Mhab/98km 2 High land imperviousness 13

Drainage system determinants in Barcelona Collserola mountain Runoff preferred direction Mediterranean Sea

Drainage system determinants in Barcelona WWTP WWTP

Drainage system determinants in Barcelona WWTP WWTP

Drainage system determinants in Barcelona Low slopes and critical points  FLOODS

Drainage system determinants in Barcelona Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) Combined Sewer Overflow  Total beaches length 4,5 km  More than 3.800.000 users in summer 2014

Integrated Management of the coast 19

Integrated management of the coast Barcelona beaches, 3,8 millions of visitors in 2014 3.802.641 3.752.873 4.000.000 3.670.000 3.446.000 3.000.000 2.554.198 2.490.000 2.281.450 2.000.000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2005 (1) 2008 (2) 2004 2006 2010 2012 2014 MAIG 475.000 190.000 417.000 359.500 135.836 JUNY 722.066 255.217 825.000 500.000 637.000 874.069 892.396 JULIOL 847.522 1.023.167 1.195.000 775.000 1.112.000 1.022.621 1.221.243 AGOST 770.234 733.991 700.000 735.000 937.000 1.167.192 1.079.678 SETEMBRE 214.376 269.075 475.000 290.000 343.000 329.492 473.488 2.554.198 2.281.450 3.670.000 2.490.000 3.446.000 3.752.873 3.802.641 20

Alternative Water Resource Masterplan. Groundwater network 28 groundwater systems operating Length : 85 km 21 hydrants 21

Alternative Water Resource Masterplan. Water Infrastructure Recovery. Park Güell Scanner 3D of the water mines at Park Güell 22

Alternative Water Resource Masterplan. Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) Operative In progress In study Possible location in the future 23

Alternative Water Resource Masterplan. Applicable SUDS to streets in Barcelona 24

SUDS Marina Prat Vermell 25

SUDS Marina Prat Vermell 26

Green roofs & walls – promoting new green spaces in the city – groundwater irrigation The City of Barcelona is promoting the installation Green Infrastructure and of green walls & roofs through the Government measure 28-10-14 Biodiversity Masterplan 27

Water and urban biodiversity: Protecting aquatic ecosystems 28

Water and urban biodiversity: Protecting aquatic ecosystems Barcelona city promotes since 2008 a program to management ponds and fountains of its parks and gardens with amphibians. The amphibians are the most threatened vertebrates on the planet. In Europe, 23% of species are threatened, according to a study by the IUCN. The dependence of two different media, water and land predisposes them to be very sensitive to deterioration and loss of habitats. Protected species: Common midwife toad – tòtil- (Alytes obstetricans almogavarii) Mediterranean tree frog – reineta- ( Hyla meridionalis ) Iberian green frog-granota verda- ( Pelophylax perezi ). Jardins Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer

Water and urban biodiversity: Community gardening Barcelona city promotes since 1997 a program of community gardening for people aged more than 65. The objective is to incorporate them to environmental activities following the ecologic agriculture principles. Nowadays there are 15 gardens between 25 and 40 m 2 with seasonal fruit and vegetables, and aromatic plants. - It has an important social value for its participants - It gives the city new green spaces - Scholars could approach to and practice agriculture - It permits coexistence between generations 30

R+D+i programme Industrial Doctorate RTWQM “Real Time Water GIS-platform to improve Quality Monitoring ” the hydrogeological knowledge of Barcelona The AG “ RTWQM ” addresses specifically The essential element of the developments that Industrial Doctorates Plan is strengthen the interaction the industrial doctorate between “sensor project, that is, a strategic technologies” and “data research project carried out analyses & monitoring tools” ROBOTS FOR THE INSPECTION at a company that allows the to safeguard or improve AND THE CLEARANCE OF THE doctorand to further develop water quality aspects in the SEWER NETWORK IN CITIES his research training in different water using sectors collaboration with a following the smart water university, and which is the concept described under object of a doctoral thesis. 4.7 and 4.9 of the EIP on Water SIP. 31

5. Continuous improvement in water management Smart water irrigation system 32

Continuous improvement in water management A. Develop and improve the network of groundwater and other water resources alternatives. B. Improve irrigation in parks and gardens. C. Implement improvements to save water and energy Installing ornamental fountains recirculation systems, ultrasound equipment for water disinfection, equipment with low energy consumption and equipment for filtering D. Promote water conservation in buildings and municipal services. 33

Continuous improvement in water management Reduction of water consumption 1. Saving measures in parks and gardens Consumption control and automatic reduction of leakage . 1. Flow regulation in public and ornamental fountains 2. Installation of switches and saving systems 3. Reduction of tap water consumption for cleaning streets use of groundwater . 4. Promoting water conservation in public buildings 5. Reduce the consumption with high efficiency equipment with meter installation, detection and control of water leaks. 6. Saving water in schools The City Council has promoted the implementation of savings measures in schools and the efficient use of water in the context of Agenda 21. 6. Divulgation of advice and practical - Agenda 21 Awareness material to promote the economy and the responsible use of water between citizens and municipal actions: guides, brochures environmental education, websites and exhibitions . 34

Continuous improvement in water management Drinking water consumption 1999 – 2015 City of Barcelona . 35