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Barcelona<br />
Approx. 4 million people live in and around Barcelona and<br />
also the majority of the Catalonian industry is located in<br />
this area.<br />
The water supply to the town comes from groundwater<br />
as well as treated water from the river of Llobregat that is<br />
relatively saline.<br />
Clear water<br />
is a limited, however,<br />
vital ressource in the<br />
Mediterranean area.<br />
Barcelona has taken the<br />
consequences and now<br />
reuses the treated<br />
wastewater.<br />
The aquatic<br />
environment<br />
in Catalonia<br />
To reduce the use of the limited<br />
water resources the Spanish Ministry<br />
of the Environment has decided<br />
to treat and reuse a part of the<br />
town’s wastewater.<br />
The treated wastewater is applied for irrigation of the<br />
farm land around the river as well as some of the golf<br />
courses in the area<br />
Furthermore, a part of the treated wastewater is<br />
returned to the river to maintain the water level and<br />
ensure an increased flow<br />
At the same time, a part of the treated wastewater is<br />
led to a reverse osmosis plant for further treatment<br />
and the water is pumped to the underground to<br />
avoid salt water from the sea to seep into the groundwater<br />
resources.<br />
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