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La Baells reservoir, in the province of Barcelona
Sustainability and a commitment to the environment are the pillars on which Agbar bases the management of water and the environment
The protection of water resources, energy efficiency, the conservation of biodiversity and the reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases are commitments taken on by Agbar in relation to the environment.
Respecting the water resources and managing them in a sustainable manner is a way of protecting the environment and people.
Agbar is a worldwide specialist in the preservation, sustainable management and protection of the water ecosystems developed around the continental and coastal, surface and ground bodies of water.
Highlighted Projects
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Environmental management of Bristol Water (United Kingdom)
Environmental management and carbon footprint reduction
- "Carbon Trust Standard" for carbon management
- Participant in the Carbon Reduction Commitment
- Special biodiversity sites in optimal ecological condition
- Winner of the national award for endangered species
Leisure and fishing
- World-class fly fishing in Chew Valley and Blagdon Lakes
- 400,000 visits a year to Bristol Water leisure sites
- Heritage visitor centre with a historical steam engine
- Natura 2000 designated site for bird watching
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Parc de Bellvitge in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain)
In 1998 Agbar provided the infrastructures necessary to use non-drinking groundwater by building a well which extracts water from the marginal aquifer.
The water is used for:
- Watering the park
- Cleaning by loading tankers
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Aquifer management of Aigües de Barcelona
20 wells in operation in Cornellà (Barcelona, Spain)
Actions aimed at preserving the aquifer:
- Protection of the quality and availability of ground water resources
- On the surface: scarifying the bed of the River Llobregat using a tractor
- At depth: infiltration of surplus water from the Sant Joan Despí drinking water treatment plant
- 1.93 hm3 recharged at depth and on the surface
- 40 years’ experience recharging the River Llobregat aquifer
- Protection of the quality and availability of ground water resources
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Aguas Andinas (Santiago de Chile, Chile)
Population supplied: over 6 million inhabitants
Sources of supply of Aguas Andinas:
- 87% from surface and 13% ground sources.
- El Yeso Reservoir 250 Hm3.
- Laguna Negra 600 Hm3.
- Laguna Lo Encañado 50 Hm3.
- La Dehesa Reservoir 1.2 Hm3.
