Strengthening water resilience, the objective of the RECREATE project

Last June, the first meeting of the European RECREATE project took place, coordinated by the Catalan Institute for Water Research together with Eurecat. The project aims to promote the use of unconventional sources – such as reclaimed water and aquifer recharge – to guarantee supply during periods of drought. The event was attended by organisations including the Catalan Water Agency, the Catalan Water Partnership and Aigües de Barcelona. Further meetings will be held periodically to update stakeholders on the project’s progress.

The Costa Brava Girona Water Consortium took part in this initial meeting and presented the AIGUANEIX project which, through a pilot plant at the Roses WWTP, produces water suitable for aquifer recharge. As part of the project, two monitoring stations equipped with spectrophotometers will be installed to monitor water quality in real time.