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Research Development and Innovation in Canal de Isabel II. Francisco CubilloDeputy Director of Research, Development and InnovationCanal de Isabel II, Madrid, Spain
5TH WORLD WATER FORUMISTANBUL16-22 MARCH 2009
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Madrid
CANAL DE ISABEL II
Supplies drinking water and sewerage services to 6 million people in the region of Madrid (Spain)
•177 municipalities
•16.000 km Distribution network•14 dams (946 million m³)•59 groundwater fields•13 water treatment plants•44 pumping stations•22 Big service reservoirs•258 Local reservoirs•139 Waste water treatment plants•5 Water reuse plants
Supplies drinking water and sewerage services to 6 million people in the region of Madrid (Spain)
•177 municipalities
•16.000 km Distribution network•14 dams (946 million m³)•59 groundwater fields•13 water treatment plants•44 pumping stations•22 Big service reservoirs•258 Local reservoirs•139 Waste water treatment plants•5 Water reuse plants
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Main R+D Guidelines (1/2)
Efficient copping with uncertainty.Holistic understanding of uses, resources and infrastructures.New solutions and analysis to improve effciciency and sustainability. Urban, Environment, agriculture. Virtual water. Improving integrated management of Water and Energy.Falliure management and adaptability.
Metering real uses. Accuracy and smartness
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INNOVATION (2/2)
Presure management foccussed on resources, assets and level of service. Economic options for nutrients removal in effluents. Reuse at the appropriate and cost effective scales. Sludge management Athmosferic phase of water cicle. Of course IT
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DEMANDS
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INDUSTRIAL
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SHOWERSFAUCETS
TOILETS
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FRAUDULENT CONSUMPTION
METERED IRRIGATION
INSTITUTIONAL
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OPERATION USES (DRAINS)
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METERS ERRORS
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UNMETERED BILLED (MUNICIPALITIES)
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ESTIMATED IRRIGATION, POOLS AND FOUNTAINS
(MUNICIPALITIES)STREET CLEANING (MUNICIPALITIES)
KITCHEN FAUCETS
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GLOBAL USES DISTRIBUTION
DEMANDS
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HIDDEN LOSSES
SHOWERSFAUCETS
TOILETS
DOMESTIC OUTDOOR USES INDUSTRIAL
DOMESTIC LEAKS
WASHINGMACHINE
DISHWASHER
KITCHEN FAUCETS
CLEANINGAND
DISINFECTIONNEW PIPES
OTHERMETERED
USES
PREVIOUSTREATMENT
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UNMETERED BILLED (MUNICIPALITIES)
TREATMENTPROCESS
BILLEDREGISTERED BURST
REGISTERED BURST
STREET CLEANING (MUNICIPALITIES)
ESTIMATED IRRIGATION, POOLS AND FOUNTAINS
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UNBILLED METERED CONSUMPTION
OPERATION USES (DRAINS)
FRAUDULENT CONSUMPTION
METERS ERRORS
INSTITUTIONALMETERED IRRIGATION
COMMERCIAL
HIGH 23,82%MEDIUM 19,78%LOW 56,39%
END USES CLIMATE SENSIBILITY
DRINKING WATER
High sensibility 1,72%
Medium sensibility 19,55%
Low sensibility 40,15%
NOT DRINKING WATER
High sensibility 22,10%
Medium sensibility 0,23%
Low sensibility 16,25%
DEMANDS
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IMPACT OF RISING TEMPERATURES ON CONSUMPTION
For 1 Cº increase in average maximum temperatures
Increases of annual volumes 1,3 - 1,6%
Increases of monthly maximum volumes 2,1 - 2,2%
Increases of daily maximum flows 2,8 - 3,2%
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POTENTIAL DOMESTIC SAVING COST
SHOWERSFAUCETS
KITCHEN FAUCETS
TOILETS
DOMESTIC OUTDOOR USES
WASHING MACHINE
DISHWASHER
DOMESTIC LEAKS
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DEMANDS
DISHWASHER 5,4 €/m³ - 4 €/m³
FAUCETS FILTERS 1,4 €/m³
SHOWERS 3,4 €/m³
TOILETS 13,5 €/m³
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DISHWASHER POTENTIAL SAVING
SHOWERSFAUCETS
KITCHEN FAUCETS
TOILETS
DOMESTIC OUTDOOR USES
WASHING MACHINE
DISHWASHER
DOMESTIC LEAKS
DISHWASHER
KITCHENFAUCETS10%
DEMANDS
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HIDDEN LOSSES
SHOWERSFAUCETS
TOILETS
DOMESTIC OUTDOOR USES INDUSTRIAL
DOMESTIC LEAKS
WASHINGMACHINE
DISHWASHER
KITCHEN FAUCETS
CLEANINGAND
DISINFECTIONNEW PIPES
OTHERMETERED
USES
PREVIOUSTREATMENT
LOSSES
UNMETERED BILLED (MUNICIPALITIES)
TREATMENTPROCESS
BILLEDREGISTERED BURST
REGISTERED BURST
STREET CLEANING (MUNICIPALITIES)
ESTIMATED IRRIGATION, POOLS AND FOUNTAINS
(MUNICIPALITIES)
UNBILLED METERED CONSUMPTION
OPERATION USES (DRAINS)
FRAUDULENT CONSUMPTION
METERS ERRORS
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COMMERCIAL
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CONSUMPTION POTENTIAL REDUCTION IN DROUGHTS
DEMANDS
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INDUSTRIAL
SHOWERSFAUCETS
TOILETS
DOMESTIC OUTDOOR USES
HIDDEN LOSSES
DOMESTICLEAKS
WASHINGMACHINE
DISHWASHER
KITCHEN FAUCETS
STREET CLEANING (MUNICIPALITIES)
ESTIMATED IRRIGATION, POOLS AND FOUNTAINS
(MUNICIPALITIES)
CLEANINGAND
DISINFECTIONNEW PIPES
OTHERMETERED
USES
UNMETERED BILLED (MUNICIPALITIES)
PREVIOUS TREATMENT LOSSES
TREATMENT PROCESS
REGISTERED BURST
BILLED REGISTERED BURST
METERS ERRORS
UNBILLED METERED CONSUMPTION
OPERATION USES (DRAINS)
COMMERCIAL
INSTITUTIONAL
METERED IRRIGATION
FRAUDULENT CONSUMPTION
HIDDEN LOSSES AND NOT METERED WATER
Metered and billedNot metered
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% REGISTERED VOLUME % METER MISTAKE
GLOBALDOMESTIC
ERROR12,93%
UNCERTAINTY METERS ERROR
ERROR CURVES
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HYDROLOGIC FOOTPRINTMADRID REGION
Comunidad de Madrid6 million people
Hydrologic Footprint4566 l/inhab./day
Imported Virtual Water4043 l/inhab./day
Water from the region523 l/inhab./day
UNITARY CONSUMPTIONS
(l/inhab./day)Diverted 245Billed 196Domestic 135
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URBAN AND MAIN CLOSER AGRICULTURAL ZONES IN COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
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Investment in improvement of irrigation infrastructure systems
Water trade under normal conditions (with compensation)
Water trade under special conditions
Water interchange (Raw per Reused water)
ALL OF THEM WILL REQUIRE INFRASTRUCTURESTO CAPTURE, TRANSPORT AND TREAT
THIS NEW RESOURCES
SOLUTIONS FOCUSED ON NEARER IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL AREAS
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Net increase forecast
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Number of bursts increase
Volume of losses increaseProperties affection increase
PARAMETERS TO ASSESS INFRASTRUCTURES INVESTMENTPOLICIES
Net increase forecast for a non investment scenario
ASSETS
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MAIN REFERENCE PARAMETER SHOULD BE RISK EVOLUTION
HUMBERTO
Influence of Annual Renewal Rate
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FAIL
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AFFECTIONS
PROBABILITY
PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 NO SUPPLY
ESSENTIAL USES
BASIC NEEDS
STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY COSTS INCREASE
USER TRANSFER COSTS
NON ESSENTIAL USES
OUTDOOR USES
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
DRINKIBLE CONSTRAINTS
ESTABLISHMENT OF SHARING COSTS AMONG ADMINISTRATION, MANAGERS AND USERS
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CONVENTIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT INVESTMENT
• Phosphorus reduction 2,5-17 €/m³
• Nitrogenous reduction 8,6-100 €/m³
• Tertiary treatment 0,15 €/m³
CONVENTIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATION
• Tertiary Treatment 0,16 €/m³
COST OF WATER ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT
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ENERGY INTENSITIES IN THE WATER CYCLE
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La esfera hidrológicaUna distribución desigual de agua y energía
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CONCLUSIONS
> Update planning procedures to integrate
“comprehensive” analysis of risks.
> Show options, costs, impacts and risks and ways
to recovery for different horizons.
> Integrate public participation for choosing
options, efficiency & sustainability & standards of
service/risks.
> Be prepare to cope with unfulfillment of targets.