1 Comenius Comenius Water Water a vital element a vital element 2nd. 2nd. Meeting Meeting Caltanissetta Caltanissetta ( Sicily Sicily) 15th 15th – 19th March 19th March The The importance importance of of water water in in industry industry • The The water water is is very very important in Anoia important in Anoia district district for for the the industry industry. • The The most important most important industries industries of of this this area area are are textile textile , , leather leather and and manufacture manufacture of of paper. paper. • We We can can see see in in this this photo photo the the canal canal of of water water in in Igualada. Igualada. This This canal canal distributed distributed the the water water through different through different factories factories of of leather leather . .
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ComeniusComenius
WaterWater a vital elementa vital element
2nd. 2nd. MeetingMeeting
CaltanissettaCaltanissetta ((SicilySicily))
15th 15th –– 19th March 19th March
TheThe importanceimportance ofof waterwater in in industryindustry
•• TheThe waterwater is is veryveryimportant in Anoia important in Anoia districtdistrictforfor thethe industryindustry..
•• TheThe most important most important industriesindustries ofof thisthis areaarea arearetextiletextile, , leatherleather andandmanufacturemanufacture ofof paper.paper.
•• WeWe can can seesee inin thisthis photophotothethe canal canal ofof waterwater in in Igualada. Igualada. ThisThis canal canal distributeddistributed thethe waterwaterthrough differentthrough differentfactories factories ofof leatherleather. .
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TheThe importanceimportance ofof waterwater in in industryindustry
•• NowNow therethere are are new new projects toprojects tocleanclean thethe AnoiaAnoia riverriver..
•• WeWe can can seesee atat thisthis photophoto thetheleatherleather museummuseum in Igualada.in Igualada.
TheThe importanceimportance ofof waterwater in in
economyeconomy
•• SpainSpain is is oneone ofof thethe most most important important turisticturistic placesplaces in in thetheworldworld..
•• A lot A lot ofof thethe villagesvillages in in CataloniaCatalonia coastcoast havehave ananimportant important turisticturistic industryindustry..
•• TheThe turisticturistic activityactivity increasesincreasesthethe useuse ofof waterwater: : thesethesevillagesvillages increaseincrease theirtheirinhabitantsinhabitants in in summersummer andandtherethere are aare a lot lot ofof leisureleisureactivitiesactivities thatthat needneed waterwater..
•• TheThe damsdams are are usedused in in SpainSpain forforhydroelectrichydroelectric powerpower stationstation..
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TheThe importanceimportance ofof waterwater in in
agricultureagriculture
•• In In thethe areaarea ofof Calaf Calaf thethedrydry agricultureagriculture is is veryveryimportant.important.
•• In In otherother parts parts ofofCataloniaCatalonia andand SpainSpain therethereareare irrigationirrigation agriculture, agriculture, too.too.
•• All All ofof thesethese activitiesactivitiesspendspend a lot a lot ofof waterwater..
•• NowNow therethere areare newnewsystemssystems ofof irrigationirrigation to to savesave waterwater..
TheThe importanceimportance ofof waterwater in in
navigationnavigation
•• TheThe riversrivers areare unnavigableunnavigable in in CataloniaCatalonia andand SpainSpain ((exceptexceptGuadalquivir Guadalquivir untiluntil Sevilla)Sevilla)
•• TheThe navigationnavigation is is veryveryimportant on important on thethe seasea. . CataloniaCatalonia andand SpainSpain havehave a a veryvery important important fishingfishing fleetfleet..
•• ThereThere areare important important commercialcommercial seaports, too,seaports, too, likelikeBarcelona. Barcelona.
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UseUse ofof freshfresh waterwater or salt or salt waterwater
•• TheThe waterwater ofof riversrivers is is storedstored in in damsdams andand itit is is cleanedcleaned in in waterwatertreatmenttreatment plantsplants forfor thethe humanhuman uses.uses.
•• NowadaysNowadays itit’’ss usual in usual in SpainSpain to to cleanclean thethe salt salt waterwater ofof thethe seasea forforhumanhuman uses.uses.
•• TheThe waterwater ofof thethe sea sea isis cleanedcleaned in in saltsalt waterwater treatmenttreatment plantsplants..
UseUse ofof freshfresh waterwater
•• OneOne ofof the waterthe water treatmenttreatment plantplant in in CataloniaCatalonia is is situatedsituatedin Abrera.in Abrera.
•• ThisThis plantplant distributesdistributes waterwater to 80 to 80 towns,towns, aproximatelyaproximatelyandand itit’’ss veryvery important in important in thethe areaarea ofof BarcelonaBarcelona andand thethedistrictdistrict ofof Anoia.Anoia.
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ProcessProcess ofof a a freshfresh waterwater treatmenttreatment
7.7. AAdd chlorinedd chlorine againagain and and store store waterwater forfor human use.human use.
UseUse ofof salt salt waterwater
•• In 1950In 1950’’s s itit waswas builtbuilt thethe firstfirst salt salt waterwater treatmenttreatment plantplant in in SpainSpain. . ItItwaswas builtbuilt in in CanaryCanary islandsislands..
•• NowadaysNowadays thisthis systemsystem ofof waterwater treatmenttreatment is is developingdeveloping in in SpainSpain to to solvesolve thethe problemproblem ofof waterwater..
•• TheThe salt salt waterwater treatmenttreatment plantplant ofof El Prat (El Prat (nearnear Barcelona)Barcelona) started to started to workwork in 2009 in 2009 andand itit’’ss oneone ofof the biggestthe biggest in in EuropeEurope..
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ProcessProcess ofof salt salt waterwater treatmenttreatment
plantplant
1.1. TakingTaking waterwater fromfrom thethesystemsystem. . ItIt waswas builtbuilt a a pipepipe thatthat enterenterss 5 5 kmkm in in thethe sea.sea.
2.2. PrePre--treatmenttreatment. . ItIt cleancleans s water ofwater of solidsolid materialsmaterials: : sandsand, , stonesstones, , seaweedseaweed……Filter of water and Filter of water and microfiltermicrofilter. . Add chlorine Add chlorine and other chand other cheemicmichal hal processprocess..
ProcessProcess ofof salt salt waterwater treatmenttreatment
plantplant
3. 3. PumpPump ofof highhigh pressurepressure. . ThisThis pump separatespump separatesthe the salts salts from the from the waterwater..
4. Reverse osmosis 4. Reverse osmosis waterwater. . ItItseparatesseparates thethe saltsalt waterwaterandand cleanscleans waterwater withwiththethe pressurepressure in in membranesmembranes..
-- ItIt can can useuse a a bigbig quantityquantity ofof waterwater whenwhen thethe riversrivers areare drydry..
-- AfterAfter thethe treatmenttreatment thisthis waterwater is as is as goodgood asas thethe freshfresh waterwater fromfrom thetheriversrivers. . TheThe tastetaste is similar is similar thanthan freshfresh waterwater or even or even betterbetter..