[Title of the project] “SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR VERY SMALL WATER SUPPLIES”
[Acronym] LIFE12 ENV/ES/000557 RURAL SUPPLIES. [Website] ruralsupplies.eu
[Project’s total budget] 693.459,78 €. [EU Contribution] 352.055,46 € (49 %)
[Duration] from July 1st, 2013 to March 31st, 2018
[Partnership]
- City Council of Abegondo (coordinator partner): José Antonio Santiso Miramontes (Mayor). - Augas de Galicia: Francisco Menéndez Iglesias and Roberto Rodríguez Martínez (Manager). - Environment and Territorial Organization Counseling: Agustín Hernández Fernández de Rojas and Beatríz Mato Otero (Counselor). - Health Counseling: Rocío Mosquera Álvarez and Jesús Vázquez Almuíña (Counselor).
[Main Work Team]
- City Council of Abegondo: Carlos Ameixenda Mosquera (Project Manager), Isabel Manteiga Moar (educational programs) and Ignacio García Presedo (Technician) - Augas de Galicia: Roberto Arias Sánchez and Raquel Piñeiro Rebolo (Technical Direction); María Nieves Fernández García (Administrative Affairs). - Health counseling: Ángel Gómez Amorín, Manuel Álvarez Cortiñas and Elvira Íñiguez Pichel (Technical direction); Julia González-Zaerra Barreal (Economical affairs); Mª Dolores Barcón Orol and Ana Pazo Vázquez (Technicians); Oliva Cadahía Mariz, Patricia Daporta Padín, Guillermo Neira Piélago, José Manuel Míguez Mayo, Teresa Fernández Fernández and Ana María Carballo Martínez (Public Health Laboratory Service of Galicia).
[Volunteer technicians] Patricia Bergantiños; Silvia Bogo; Alejandro Carro; Lara Fernández; Víctor Otero; Carlos Padín; Nadyr Vázquez and Alberto Veiras.
[Monitoring team] Dimas Ramos Fernández. Monitoring Expert. IDOM - NEEMO LIFE TEAM
[Main technical assistance] Sondeos Mar, S.L.; Xargal Baixo Miño S.L; Juan Antonio Vázquez Miranda; Fundación Universidad de A Coruña; LIGAL; EUDITA, SGS, APPLUS Norcontrol S.L.U., Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.
[Layout] Miguel Fernández Pardo. [Ilustrations] BRANDA.
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[This publication is part of the actions carried out by Concello de Abegondo (City Council of Abegondo), together with Consellería de Sanidade (Galician Ministry of Health) and Augas de Galicia (Authority river basin of Galicia Costa) in the project Life Rural Supplies, co-funded by the European Commission, through the Life environmental programme (ec.europa.eu/life)]]
Special thanks to Rafael Carrera, Brian MacDonald all the members from the users associations that they represent: Comunidade Xeral de Augas de Galicia (COXAPO) and National Federation of Group Water Schemes (Republic of Ireland)
Photo courtesy of the National Federation of Group Water Schemes (Republic of Ireland), in appreciation of their close collaboration during the project
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[índice] the project life rural supplies ...... 5 communication plan tools ...... 6
pilot facilities ...... 6
drinking water ...... 6
wastewater treatment based on soft technologies ...... 8
good practices ...... 9 communication plan strategy ...... 11
objectives ...... 11
action plan for the replication of the project in others concellos ...... 13
Regional television documentary about the project ...... 14 responsables del plan de comunicación ...... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
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the project life rural supplies
Is the first in depth study of autonomous supplying systems in Galicia and one of its main objectives is to otorgate the ability to spread from the Council of Abegondo to other Galician councils that share the same conditions.
Studies carried out show disturbing results, since they have detected bad conditions in water for consumption, unnoticed by the users, with an evident health risk.
Given the impossibility to supply the whole population through municipal networks, from the Life Rural Supplies conclusions, it is primordial to create work methods in where neighbors are involved in the diagnostic and study of feasible and possible supplying solutions, at a reasonable price.
[El objetivo primordial es la mejora de la calidad sanitaria de la población rural]
users attending with interest to the explanations of Rafael Carrera (COAPO), on the measures to be implemented to protect its spring
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communication plan tools
The proposed Communication Plan aims to continue with the development of the dissemination tasks of the model determined in the project, for the provision of water services for the dispersed rural environment.
Below, the tools resulting from the successive projects of the Life program carried out in Abegondo (A Coruña - Spain) are detailed, which will be used to achieve this goal: pilot facilities drinking water
Plan 1. New installation framed in compliance with Directive 98/83/EC Users: 131 Rushes: 50 1.215,30 €/user 3.184,10 €/rush
Case 2. Installation of the water treatment for compliance with Directive 98/83/EC Users: 127 Rushes: 51 252,33 €/user 628,35 €/rush
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Case 3. Water treatment in a small system out of the RD 140/2003 (spanish transposition of Directive 98/83/EC) Users: 22 Rushes: 9 676,95 €/user 1.654,77 €/rush
Case 4 Recovery of natural fountain for compliance with Directive 98/83/EC Life Water Way Project will develop a strategy to recover traditional sources as a micro-supply solution in areas where do not exists centralized drinking water networks
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fuente natural en Santiago de Compostela
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wastewater treatment based on soft technologies
Case 1. Sanitation system by proximity of the nuclei of Cullergondo and Xuanzo Users: 186 h-eq Rushes: 50 1.719,92 €/ h-eq 6.389,09 €/rush
Case 2 Sanitation system by proximity of the nuclei of Seixurra – San Román Users: 520 h-eq 576,64 €/ h-eq
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good practices construction and maintenance of groundwater abstraction One of the conditions to maintain the natural quality of groundwater sources is to adopt a proactive policy for the protection of catchments. It is the responsibility of the holders of small supplies to establish the protection measures included in the guide, which provide guarantees of water supply in adequate quantity and quality, safe and clean: • Proper location of the catchment • Adequate construction and maintenance • Treatment systems to correct eventual problems
construction of individual wastewater facilities The filtration of wastewater from septic tanks is one of the main causes of contamination of aquifers. The observation of good practices in the construction and management of individual wastewater facilities takes on special importance in the case of Galicia, since the filtration of sewage is one of the main causes of contamination of wells.
Technical instruction applicable to the supply of rural nuclei This document serves as a guide for all those technicians involved in the processing of the various procedures, as well as for any individual, entity or consulting or engineering company that wishes to initiate any of these procedures. • Hydrological cycle and groundwater • Autonomous systems and synthesis of the observed problems • Structure and content of the projects • Criteria for the estimation of water demands and flows • Design criteria: pumping, storage tanks. • Identification of the pressures • Construction materials for installations and pipes • Recommendations about different treatment systems
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guide for the development of control and management programs for small community water supplies of Galicia The preventive measures and the self-control mechanisms of a small system are established, focusing on good maintenance of the facilities, staff training and control points. • Cleaning and disinfection plan • Maintenance plan for facilities and infrastructures • Training plan • Self-control plan for water quality
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communication plan strategy objectives
Below, the goals of the Communication Plan are listed according to the target audience, the planned activities and those responsible for the tasks:
(1) [politicians and technicians of town halls and water services administrations]. Disseminate the methodology applied by the municipality of Abegondo, in order to replicate it in other municipalities that show similar conditions.
(2) [educative community]. Raise awareness among younger users about the importance of sanitary aspects of drinking water in order to transfer to their parents the need to exercise responsible management of autonomous systems.
(3) [students of university degrees and vocational school]. Introduce the problems and solutions tested to future engineers and installers of new rural supply and sanitation projects.
(4) [general public]. Offer information to the users of the autonomous systems and sensitize the public opinion regarding the existent necessities in the endowment of basic services to the rural inhabitants, in order to promote the equal treatment in the technical and financial supports with respect to the inhabitants of urban areas.
(5) [researchers and agents involved]. Generate synergies that improve the results of the initiatives discussed and create a stable working group, which can have continuity once the project is finished.
event about the risk of water consumption without treatment
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organization of visits
With respect to the organization of the visits, the (1) centralized model of municipal ownership of Abegondo will be opposed with the (2) community ownership, from the following facilities:
(1) [Municipal]. Supply: Beche reservoir, tank and purification plant. Wastewater: Beldoña WWTP.
(2) [Community]. Supply: pilot facilities of A Malata, Bordel and Prado da Fonte. Wastewater: Cullergondo –Xuanzo and Seixurra - San Román WWTP.
As a dissemination material, the aforementioned guides and technical instructions will be used, which will make it possible to report on the technologies of drinking and wastewater treatment, management models, investment and operational costs, user fees, quality parameters obtained and protocols of self-control and management.
demonstration of the disinfection of a well during the study visit to Tomiño (Pontevedra)
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action plan for the replication of the project in others concellos
The Town Councils (concellos), as responsible for home supply, and as connoisseurs of the details of the environment, should lead this process. However, for this it is essential to provide them with technical support - specialists in the field - and economic support - cost of specific analytics, facilities, ... -.
In the Action Plan, the steps to be followed to replicate the work carried out in the municipality of Abegondo are detailed. The following table lists the work guidelines that any municipality must assess in order to extrapolate the methodology defined by Life Rural Supplies.
A. Diagnosis B. Improvement of the supplying C. Definition of the Supplying service Plan A1. Definition of the scope of action B1. Plans of sustainability of the C1. Incorporation of autonomous autonomous systems systems to the supplying plan for A2. Neighbors summoning, explanation of B2. Execution of the plans in the the municipality the initiative and decision-making on selected systems solutions A3. Inventory and technical-sanitary B3. Preparation and implementation of inspection of autonomous systems management plans and self-control (pax)
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Regional television documentary about the project
The "Labranza" program of "Televisión de Galicia" has produced a documentary about the Life Rural Supplies project, which will be broadcasted in September 2018.
The main stakeholders have participated in their realization: Consellería de Sanidade, Augas de Galicia, Coxapo, Consellería de Medio Rural, neighbors of the scope of action and the Concello de Abegondo.
The purpose of this is to describe the methodology of the project based on the experience of the pilot Communities. In this way, the good practices determined in Abegondo to ensure the sanitary quality of the waters of the small supplies can be transferred to other areas.
documentary film at "de la plata" wells
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agents of communication plan
[Technical staff]: the technicians of the Xunta de Galicia (Augas de Galicia and Consellería de Sanidade) and the Concello de Abegondo who have worked on the project Life Rural Supplies during the years 2013 -2018, have acquired considerable knowledge about small water services, which will be made available to those interested. In this way, their participation will continue in the implementation of the Communication Plan, advising the technicians and participating in the study visits, with the limitations due to the performance of other activities of their functions.
[Internet]: the Concello de Abegondo will keep the website dedicated to the project “ruralsupplies.eu”, in which all the results obtained are shown in order and which has had considerable success among users of autonomous systems and Latin America. In the same way, in the corporate portals of Augas de Galicia and Consellería de Sanidade, will appear the contents of the guides and technical instructions, so that they can be used by users and technicians in the different procedures related to the water concession.
[Television]: for the dissemination of audiovisual content, will have the following programs of the regional television of Galicia (www.crtvg.es): (1) Labranza: space destined to the emission of reports with which it tries to spread the last techniques that are being used in the rural surroundings. (2) A Revista (sección O Agro): daily information space that includes reports and connections throughout the Galician territory.
[ Users of pilot communities]: the owners of the new facilities will continue to participate actively in the study visits. Also, from the Concello de Abegondo will facilitate the study of municipal infrastructures.
project staff during a sampling
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