Annual Report 2010 - AdP

2010 saw the completion of the Lisbon segmentation project with the network now totally covered by Monitoring and Control
Zones, a fundamental instrument for network operational management in terms of volumes, pressures and hydric resources.
We would furthermore highlight a landmark statistic for EPAL: non-invoiced water reached a historical low of 11.8% in the Lisbon
distribution network. This trend is confirmed by volume, percentage, by network kilometre and by client.
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Non-invoiced water in the Lisbon Distribution Network
(%)
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
23.9% 23.5%
20.2%
17.2%
14.8%
13.5%
11.8%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2010 saw the Water Security Plan come into effect and providing an important tool for an integrated and systemic vision of the
risks to the supply of water in terms of both quality and quantity.
Water quality explained one of the most significant investments in 2010 – the Central Laboratory – representing total investment
of € 14.934 million, 6,453 m2 of construction across four floors – one subterranean, two working floors and a technical floor hosting
three laboratories (organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and microbiology).
Another fundamental investment for water quality relates to the restructuring of the Vale da Pedra wastewater treatment plant
within the scope of which work has proceeded towards the launch of a design and construction tender, seeking not only to restructure
the plant but to reformulate and expand its treatment capacity. The project for the design and launch of the tender for the Valada
Tejo Pumping Station was also concluded in 2010.
The company’s strategic planning necessarily incorporates such preeminent concerns as the impact of climate change on hydric
resources. EPAL participates in the PREPARED Project, co-financed by the 7th European Union Framework Programme, with the
core objective of establishing a common European platform for climate change adaptation solutions for water supply and sanitation
sector managers. Simultaneously, the project seeks to engage in pluri-annual research into adapting the urban water cycle to the
climate change scenarios with one research group hosted by the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Science.
Total investment in 2010 amounted to € 23.6 million, reflecting the results of the priority attributed by the company to asset
management, with the implementation of risk and infrastructure criticality analysis methodologies and very selective and structured
investment selection criteria.
Unit: euros
Investment 2010
Guarantee of Capacity 2,925,498
Guarantee of Reliabiliity and Security 9,221,734
Guarantee of Quality 8,774,637
Sustainability and Innovation 537,905
Information and Communication Technologies 828,619
Other Investments 1,286,020
Total 23,574,412
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