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LOGO
www.campusmarenostrum.es
Water research and context
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