Water infrastructure innovation and required evolution on national level: case Portugal Pedro Amaral Jorge

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1 Water infrastructure innovation and required evolution on national level: case Portugal Pedro Amaral Jorge Board Member at the Portuguese Water Partnership

2 Index What is PTPC and PWP Portuguese Case Portuguese Strategic framework for the horizon Water Sector Institutional Organization Infrastructure Accumulated investment Water Coverage Evolution Water Quality Control Evolution Water Losses and Non Revenue Water in 2011 Water services economical sustainability in 2011 Challenges and Goals for the horizon Themes that require Innovation Development also in Portugal First theme to be addressed and developed Conclusions

3 What is PTPC and PWP PTPC Portuguese Construction Technology Platform PWP Portuguese Water Partnership

4 Portuguese Strategic framework for Paradigm Shift from increase water and waste water infrastructure physical accessibility to service (population coverage ratio) increase Into Asset management Service levels increase Comprehensive Sustainability Water and Waste Water services efficiency increase: Drinking water leakage reduction Non revenue water reduction Sewage infiltrations Water Re-use Energy efficiency Rain water harvesting

5 Water Sector Institutional Organization

6 Infrastructure Accumulated investment EU support approved for investment in the water and waste sector in the period (Source: IFDR, 2011) Investment (M ) Fund Period Total EU contribution / PIDDAC Equity Co-financing rates Coesion Fund I % ERDF - QCA II % Coesion Fund I % ERDF - QCA III % PIDDAC - APA until % PIDDAC - INAG until % ERDF - QREN % TOTAL %

7 Infrastructure Accumulated investment

8 Water coverage evolution Wastewater coverage evolution

9 Water Quality Control Evolution Safe Drinking Water (%) Bathing water quality (%) 98,2%

10 Water Losses and Non Revenue Water in 2011 L/(service.day) %

11 Water services economical sustainability in 2011 Water supply Sanitation Costs recovery NR [0.0, 0.9] ]0.9, 1.0] ]1.0, 1.1]

12 Challenges and Goals for the horizon Axis 1: Environmental Protection and river basin water quality improvement Self Financing Water and Waste Water Infrastructure Axis 2: Service levels increase on water and waste water service providing Axis 3: Natural resources management efficiency increase and optimization Axis 4: Social, Environmental and Financial Sustainability Assurance Axis 5: Basic Requirements and Externalities Processes, Services, Systems and Products Innovation Private Sector Participation Increase Jobs Increase Competitiveness Increase Exports Increase

13 Innovation Themes and Subjects AXIS 2: SERVICE LEVELS INCREASE ON WATER AND WASTE WATER SERVICE PROVIDING : Management and rehabilitation of infrastructures Advanced management systems (Smart Systems) Inventory information for decision support Risk management (which may cause prolonged interruption in the supply of services) Decentralized Solutions Integrated Management systems

14 Innovation Themes and Subjects Axis 3: Natural resources management efficiency increase and optimization issues: Water losses and Non-Revenue Water reduction Rain water harvesting and re-use in cities and urban areas Smart Metering Infiltrations on Sewage network mains and services Infrastructure and network Asset Management and Rehabilitation Monitoring and Control Systems, Services and Products Services, Products and Systems development to increase efficiency on trenchless water and wastewater network rehabilitation Water Energy Nexus

15 Innovation Themes and Subjects OTHER PROJECTS Innovative solutions for periurban zones Solar Sludge Drying: Development of a standard solution Reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture

16 First Theme to be addressed and developed LOSSES, LEAKS AND UNDUE INFLOWS, THE FIRST ISSUES THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS IN PORTUGAL Promoting greater efficiency of management and operation of water and wastewater systems Scope: Identification and characterization of design and construction deficiencies under the holistic hydraulic, mechanical, structural and environmental perspectives to allow correction and redefinition of technical specifications on materials and equipment, construction processes and methodologies of quality control participate on the optimization of solutions and traditional techniques and on the development of new techniques, newer and more effective,

17 Conclusions The construction sector must focus on water and wastewater sector from a different perspective (Portuguese Strategic framework for ) Financial market must develop new products to finance water and wastewater infrastructure Innovation developments must: Be achieved with cooperation between companies and R&D&I Institutions Be market oriented for UE requirements and overseas applications Be designed to: Increase European companies competitiveness and differentiation Increase European companies jobs creation Increase European companies exports on: Products Services Procedures and Systems

18 The End Thank You