On Tuesday, 14 October, the Govern d’Andorra and the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela will hold an open participatory conference in Andorra. This activity is one of five meetings organised by the I-ReWater consortium in the Interreg SUDOE region. The conference will generate debate and provide more detailed information on the use of reclaimed water in the Principality of Andorra, a concept that has begun to gain visibility thanks to the research carried out by I-ReWater.
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Following the opening by Guillem Casals, Minister of the Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, the European I-ReWater project will be presented by coordinator Javier J. Cancela (Campus Terra, USC), followed by presentations from two of the partner organisations. Isabel Martín García (AMAYA) will address European water legislation and the Institute for Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) will report on its experience in fertigation with reclaimed water in the almond tree pilot project.
Subsequently, Josep Casals, Director of the Department of Agriculture, will give an update on the situation of the agricultural sector in the Principality. Joan Marc Ponsoda (Acciona Agua) will present technologies for water regeneration, and Irene Blanco (UPM) will talk about sustainability, the circular economy and social acceptance.
The round table, moderated by Javier J. Cancela (USC), will bring together Xavier Coma, president of APRA, who will address the potential of reclaimed water in agriculture; Olga Alves, head of Andorra’s WWTP services at Acciona Agua–Ecotècnic, who will focus on quality and legislative safety; and Silvia Ferrer, director of the Department of Environment and Sustainability, who will talk about the social acceptance of this resource.
The conference will conclude with presentations by Laura Coll (Head of the Environment and Sustainability Department) and Javier J. Cancela (Campus Terra, University of Santiago de Compostela)