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University of Murcia (Spain)

Avda. Teniente Flomesta, 530003 Murcia. Spain www.um.es

Founded in 1915 30,000 students 2,100 teaching staff 1,100 technicians and administrative 300 research groups

Plaza Cronista Isidoro ValverdeEdificio La Milagrosa30202 Cartagena. Spain www.upct.es

Founded in 1998 (faculties of technology more than a century old) 7,100 students 600 teaching staff 400 technicians and administrative 80 research groups

Technical University of Cartagena (Spain)

Water reuse and desalinationRegion of MurciaRegion of Murcia

80 active sewage disposal plants controlled by ESAMUR

Using advanced technologies

95% of urban population is connected to a wastewater plant (≈60% average in Spain)

98.5% of urban wastewater is recycled and reused

105 Mm3 of wastewater treated in 2005

2.5 M equivalent inhabitants

European principles of “Cost recovery” and “Pay polluter”: water users pay a Sewage Tax, that is intended to cover management, operation and maintenance of public sanitation facilities and water treatment

Pollutant remove: 87.6% vs 75% UE

Reclaimed water = Pre-drinking water quality

Wastewater Plants

Main desalination plants in the Segura basin

Year 2010 Year 2015

Irrigation (Mm3/y)

Urban supply

(Mm3/y)

Irrigation (Mm3/y)

Urban supply

(Mm3/y)

Valdelentisco 37 20 37 33

A. León Mtnez. Campos (S. Pedro P.I)   24   24

San Pedro Pinatar II   24   24

Águilas 48 10 58 12

Ampliación Águilas- C.R. 8   8  

Torrevieja 40 40 80 40

Desalinizadora Alicante I   18   18

Ampliación Alicante I   6   6

Alicante II   24   24

El Mojón 6   6  

Guardamar 40   60  

Desaladora C.R. Mazarrón 10 10

Desaladora de Escombreras. CARM 20

TOTAL 189 166 259 201

Research Internalization in research

Focus in mediterranean basin area of students and research exchange

Regional development programs Collaboration Excellence Centres

Research areas Hydrology research Desalination and membranes Technologies in water treatment Marine Ecosystems ICT in agriculture and sensoring

Infrastructure Water Scarcity Platform Coastal Oceanographic Observatory

Research areas related to Water

Public Health & Water Quality Behaviour and fate of xenobiotics in environmental

compartments (soil and water) Pollution of Environmental Water Microbiology of water depuration systems Microbiological aspects of agricultural reuse of reclaimed

water. Technology in Water Treatment for Drinking and

Wastewater & Reuse Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Detoxification (Solar

Photocatalysis) Desalination Technologies

Membrane Transport and Characterization. Desalination New, innovative and cost/energy efficient technologies Technical and economic applicability of desalinated water

Technology in Water Treatment for Drinking and

Wastewater & Reuse Domestic and industrial wastewater treatment : waste

stabilisation pond systems, symbiotic treatment, physicochemical treatment.

Reuse of treated wastewater in irrigation Biosorption of pollutants: heavy metals, dyes Sewage sludge characterization

Water Uses & Environment Water quality control, including water contamination control in

water supply systems, ground systems, and sanitation systems Sustainability in Water Use Savings and Efficient use of Water: Irrigation and Modernization

Social and Policy Assessment of Water Water Law (environmental quality, water markets, water banks,

desalination, reclaimed water...)

Research areas related to Water

Research areas related to Water Tech

Surface and Groundwater Resources Natural groundwater recharge in arid and semi-arid areas Groundwater modeling New and innovative technologies for groundwater research

and monitoring, leading to its sustainable management

Information Technologies for Water Management New sensors and data acquisition system Telemonitoring and remote control of water distribution

system in fields Droughts and Flood warning

Information Technologies for Water Management Application of Information Technologies to agricultural issues,

mainly climate control and fertirrigation

EU projects on Water

CMN is actively involved in mediterranean initiatiaves:

RoK SWAM Increasing the Regional Competitiveness and Economic Growth Through the RTD&I on Sustainable Water Management

ITN Training Network for Monitoring Mediterranean Protected Areas

Collaborative Project – SICA (Mediterranean Partner Countries) SIRRIMED Sustainable use of irrigation water in the Mediterranean Region

EC-DG Environment (Halting desertification in Europe) REDSIM Project, Remote-sensing based DSS for Sustainable drought-adapted Irrigation Management and WASSER Proposal, Water Accounting System of the Segura River

ENPI Proposals: C´ESTWATER, Cost effective and sustainable for technologies wastewater treatment and reuse, IrriGo WISE, New Irrigation management to drive Mediterranean agriculture's water use improvement towards a sustainable economy. AGRIWATER Planning of wastewater reuse practice, AQUAPLUS, ….

Tempus Proposal: NORIA; Strengthening Innovation Strategy and Improving the Technology Transfer in the Water Technology

Others areas like LIFE+, MED etc

EU projects on Water