LIFE Project: Green solutions for treating groundwater contamination to meet Drinking Water Directive standards
- Type Project
- Status Filled
- Execution 2019 -2024
- Assigned Budget 2.179.363,00 €
- Scope Europeo
- Autonomous community Cataluña
- Main source of financing LIFE
- Project website Web del proyecto
LIFE SPOT aims to develop a new treatment process that removes nitrates and micropollutants from contaminated groundwater and produces high-quality drinking water that meets the requirements of Directive 98/83/EC on drinking water quality.
Groundwater is the main source of drinking water for people living in rural areas of Mediterranean countries. However, due to pollution, there is a severe shortage of drinking water. Anthropogenic contamination by nitrates and pesticides is one of the main water quality problems in small and very small water supplies. Approximately 13% of groundwater monitoring stations in Europe exceed the 50 mg NO3/L limit set by Council Directive 91/676/EEC on protection against pollution of waters.
Develop a sustainable process that converts groundwater contaminated with nitrates and pesticides into drinking water for the needs of the local population and livestock, following the requirements of the Nitrates Directive 91/676/EEC.
Expected nitrate removal efficiency of at least 60-80% in water containing 50-150 mg/L NO3.
Production at the two Catalan facilities of at least 3,500 m3 of water that meets the quality requirements for animal/human consumption, and at least another 350 m3 at the French facility.
5-10 kg/day of CO2 fixation by microalgal biosequestration.
Reuse of excess microalgae (compost or biogas).
At least 50% of the phosphorus requirement for the microalgae reactor is obtained from the microalgae sludge valorization process (known as P-reuse).
Postal address: Torre Marimon, Crta C-59, km 12.1, 08140, Caldes de Montbui
- Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
- NEN(SAS NENUPHAR)
- FACSA(Sociedad Fomento Agrícola Castellonense, S.A.)
- CSIC(Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
- Eurecat(FUNDACIó EURECAT)
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