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LIFE11 ENV/ES/579
Regeneration of irrigation water
and reuse of runoff and drainage water
in agricultural plots by constructed wetlands
LIFE11 ENV/ES/579
Independent consulting company in the
fields of civil engineering, building
technology and environment.
Technological Centre that focuses its
activity on research, development
and innovation (R+D+i).
Promote an integrated networking
of research, training, information
and documentation activities
Consortium
LIFE11 ENV/ES/579Short Documentary
https://vimeo.com/163560028
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La producció de fertilizants -
recursos finits o energia afegida
menjar
Flux de materials + aigua
potable pel transport
sense tractament
disposició d’aigües
residualsfang
sobreexplotació d’aigües
subterrànies
Material Linear Flow
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”Closing the loops” – Closing the Circles
restauració de la
fertilitat del sol
reutilización del agua cap disposició de
residus
aprofitament aigües
pluvials
comida
residus
orgànics
excrementos
orina
aigües grises
us agrícola
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Nitrates in surface waters - Europe (2000)
VULNERABLE AREAS FOR NITRATES:
41,4 % area from EU27
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Annual cost of damages caused by reactive nitrogen throughout Europe are higher
than US $ 100 million, more than double the income obtained with the use of N
fertilizers in European agriculture.
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Treat and reuse irrigation and runoff water from agricultural parcels, using a combinedsystem of appropriate natural technologies: constructed wetlands and buffer strips.
LIFE REAGRITECH (2013-2015)
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Reducció de contaminants amb l’us de tractaments naturals
LIFE REAGRITECH (2013-2015)
1) Aiguamolls Construits amb grava i suro
2) Buffer strips, amb vegetació riparia autòctona
Tractament del drenatge i aigua d’escorrentia agrícola.
Disminució de la quantitat de contaminants que arriben a les aigües.
Study of Potential Alternative Sites
Supported by
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Application Scenarios:
• Plot of transformation to irrigated land
• Plot with flood irrigation
Location characteristics:
• Declared Vulnerable area by nitrates
• Adjacent to the river course
• On alluvial aquifer associated to the river course
• River subsurface water at shallow depth
• Herbaceous crop
Study of Potential Alternative Sites
Location Study
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Study of Potential Alternative Sites
Plot MunicipalityAvailable
AreaLand Slope Accessibility Location Total
P1 Sudanell 1 2 0 1 4
P2 Sudanell 2 2 2 2 8
P3 Sudanell 1 2 1 0 4
P1 Vilanova de la Barca 0 0 0 0 0
P2 Vilanova de la Barca 1 2 2 1 6
P3 Vilanova de la Barca 0 0 0 0 0
P4 Vilanova de la Barca 2 2 2 2 8
P5 Vilanova de la Barca 2 2 1 2 7
P6 Bellvís 0 0 0 0 0
P7 Termens 1 1 2 0 4
P8 Bellvís 2 1 2 2 7
P9 Bellvís 2 2 2 2 8
P10 Bellvís 1 2 2 1 6
A multicriteria assessment has been performed in order to select the parcels of land where the prototypes would be installed
Location Study
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Plot of transformation to irrigated land - Canal Segarra-Garrigues
Location Study
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Plot with flood Irrigation. Canals de Urgell
Location Study
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Final selected plots
Transformation to irrigationFlood Irrigation
Sudanell
Vilanova de la Barca
Bellvís
Location Study
Implementation Actions:
Prototype’s Design and Build Up
Supported by
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LIFE11 ENV/ES/579Prototype’s Design and Build Up
Figure 1. Demonstrative pilot system in REAGRITECH for agriculture drainage treatment and river basin recovery.
Treated water
deposit
Agricultural plot
CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
BUFFER STRIP
To plot irrigation
To recharge the aquifer
Treated water recirculation
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Agricultural
Plot
Buffer
StripRive
r
Prototype’s Design and Build Up
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Agricultural
Plot
Buffer
StripRiver
Irrigation
Water uptake from
piezometers
Mobile Constructed WetlandPrototype’s Design and Build Up
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Piezometer Installation
Prototype’s Design and Build Up
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Piezometer Installation
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Pumps & piezometric sensors installation
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VF – SubS Vertical Flow
VH – SubS Horizontal Flow
BS – Buffer Strip
AP – Agricultural Plot
R – River
– Pump
– Electrovalve
– Sumersible pump
– Water counter– Direction of flow out
– Direction of flow in
– Water filter
M – Multiparameter Water
Quality Meter
Pz – Piezometer
ST – Sedimentation Tank In – Inlet Tank
Out – Outlet Tank
AP
R
VF
In
Out
HFST
Pz
M
BS
750 l d -1 / 10 mg l -1 N-nitrates
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Elaboración propia
Prototype’s Design and Build Up
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Open Top Container
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Waterproofing
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VF
VF water collection
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VF
Prototype’s Design and Build Up
Granular Media: cork
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Cork
Gravel
SudanellHCW_A 1.10 x 3.55
16 mm Cork
BellvisVCW. 2.35x2.35
Granular Cork 16 mm
HCW. 2.35x3.55
Granular Cork 3-7 mm
SudanellVCW. 2.35x2.35. Fine Gravel 3-5 mm
HCW_B. 1.10 x 3.55. Gravel 25-40 mm
Vilanova de la BarcaVCW. 2.35x2.35. Fine Gravel 3-5 mm
HCW. 2.35x3.55. Gravel 25-40 mm
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Water Distribution
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Parcela Sudanell Vilanova Bellvis
Humedal 1 2 3 1 2 1 2
Tipo FV FHSS FHSS FV FHSS FV FHSS
Área (m2)* 5.50 3.80 3.80 5.50 8.10 5.50 8.10
Phragmites 22 16 16 22 32 32 32
Plantation with Phragmites australis
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Sedimentation
Tank
Pump System
Control
System
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Pump System
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Domotic Control System
Control Unit
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Monitoring: Multiparametric Probe Exo-1
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Real Time Information
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Energy System
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Vegetated Roof
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Vegetated Wall
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Sudanell
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BellvísSudanell Vilanova
Buffer Strip – Reforestation
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Sudanell Vilanova Bellvís
Reforestation Area 102m2 285m2 297m2
Tree Species Salix alba, Fraxinus sp, Populus nigra Salix alba, Fraxinus sp, Populus nigra Salix alba, Fraxinus sp,, Populus nigra
Shrub species Tamarix sp, Sambucus sp Tamarix sp, Sambucus sp Tamarix sp, Sambucus sp
Significant Alteration
Intermediate Quality (QBR Index 57)
Strong Alteration
Bad Quality (QBR Index 42)
Strong Alteration
Bad Quality (QBR Index 32)
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Removal of invasive plants: Arundo donax control
Irrigation during summer
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Adaptación propia a partir de
Ministerio de Agricultura
Alimentación y Medio Ambiente,
2012, p. 67 Elaboración propia a partir de Google Maps, 2016
Validation of the Prototype
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Sudanell
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Vilanova de la Barca
Validation of the Prototype
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Bellvis – Els Arcs
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Bellvis
Without Cork
Sudanell
With Cork
Lleida
Environment
10ºC
Validation of the Prototype
Inner temperature (Cº) difference between plots with and without cork.
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MONITORING Q
No Sc Operation Σ W Ind W L Te L Re On Off Total Off l/min
0 0Ninguna desde 20:25 hr D-1 hasta
reset de contadores698
1 41 Reset contadores --- --- --- --- 07:00:07 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
2 5 Muestra HH_OUT - Mañana 10 10 33 35 07:00:23 07:01:26 00:01:03 1 00:00:00 00:01:03 1 0.05 33.33
3 7 Vaciado HH_OUT a Street 105 95 325 334 07:01:40 07:12:25 00:10:45 1 00:00:00 00:10:45 10 0.75 31.07
4 3 Muestra Pre #2 - Mañana 117 12 33 35 07:12:48 07:14:07 00:01:19 1 00:00:00 00:01:19 1 0.32 26.58
5 12 Llenar HV_IN desde Pre #2 202 85 380 251 07:14:33 07:24:56 00:10:23 1 00:00:00 00:10:23 10 0.38 24.17
6 24 Riego HV 228 26 251 07:25:22 07:38:03 00:12:41 2 00:01:00 00:11:41 11 0.68 21.48
228 0 251 07:25:22 07:38:03 00:12:41 1 00:00:00 00:12:41 12 0.68 19.79
7 4 Muestra HV_OUT 239 11 33 35 07:38:25 07:39:24 00:00:59 1 00:00:00 00:00:59 0 0.98 35.59
8 8 Llenar HH_IN desde HV_OUT 358 119 251 280 07:39:43 07:57:00 00:17:17 1 00:00:00 00:17:17 17 0.28 16.20
9 26 Riego HH 390 32 280 07:57:32 08:11:47 00:14:15 1 00:00:00 00:14:15 14 0.25 19.65
390 0 280 07:57:32 08:11:47 00:14:15 1 00:00:00 00:14:15 14 0.25 19.65
10 5 Muestra HH_OUT - Tarde 402 12 33 35 08:12:08 08:13:42 00:01:34 1 00:00:00 00:01:34 1 0.57 22.34
12 18 Ingresar agua de Piezó 402 0
19 451 49 1000 785 08:13:59 08:57:17 00:43:18 1 00:00:00 00:43:18 43 0.30 18.13
20 451 0
38 451 0
11 0Ninguna al terminar ciclo y hasta
tomar Muestra Pre #2 - Tarde451 0
13 3 Muestra Pre #2 - Tarde 451 0
14 0 Ninguna (hasta las 20:25 hr) 1196 745
1894 2852 2:20:30 0:01:00 2:19:30
Ciclocompletodeprototipo.Lasoperacionesdemovimientodeaguaentredepósitosyderiegodehumedalessehicieronmanualmetealnoestar
funcionandolosSmindeHV_INyHH_IN.
V7 10/10/16 AG-LT Cicle TimeTurn
On Off
Real
On
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Bellvis Cork Pilot Plant – NO3- mg L-1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Mar Apr May Jun July August September October November December
ST
VF_OUT
HSSF_OUT
HF gravel wetland:
62-98% Removal
Removal Rate: 1.47 g/d/m2
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VALIDATION SCENARIOS
WITHOUT BUFFER STRIP WITH BUFFER STRIP
750 L 1500 L 2000 L
IRRIGATION SURFACE 300 m2
750 L 2000 L
10 mg
20 mg
30 mg
10 mg
20 mg
30 mg
10 mg
20 mg
30 mg
10 mg
20 mg
30 mg
10 mg
20 mg
30 mg
10 YEARS
PILOT PLANT CW PILOT PLANT CW
Hydrogeological Transport Modelling
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COMPARATIVE 750l WITHOUT AND WITH BS (20 mg/l)
Hydrogeological Transport Modelling
Buffer Strip presence is essential,
as a complementary system to
improve the groundwater quality.
If greater flow is added to the
medium with low nitrate
concentration, groundwater
quality is improved and the
affected area is reduced.
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MODELLING TO RIVER BASIN SCALE
Hydrogeological Transport Modelling
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Carbon Footprint (kg CO2 eq.) Constructed Wetland Piezometer
Construction 3,54 0,61
Operation 3,16 0,65
% 84,2% 15,8 %
Carbon Footprint
7,96 kg CO2 eq. p unit
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Value Ecosystem service Assessment Methodology
Direct use
values
Water reuseWater price for irrigation 0.12€/m3
Flow reused.
Nitrogen contribution as fertilizerConventional fertilizer price 2.5€/KgN
Effluent concentration.
Recreational values27.06€/person/year
Potential users.
Indirect use
values
Water treatment
Socio - environmental cost of nitrates 24€/Kg NO3-
Amount of NO3- removed.
Environmental benefit of contaminants
Removed amounts.
Employment opportunities
5.74€/Ha/Year
Restored area.
1,139.24€/Wetland/Year
Number of wetlands.
CO2 captureCarbon capture of 7.5T CO2-eq/Ha/Year
Emission right price 7.68 €/T CO2-eq
Non-use values
Existence values32.6€/Ha/Year
Restored area.
Remaining non-use values5,32€/Person/Year
Population.
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Aplication to Corb River Basin
Main Economic Activity – Agriculture
Water Irrigation Channels: Urgell / Segarra-Garrigues
85 % Surface Affected by Diffuse Pollution (nitrates)
Concentration Nitrates: 50-100 mg/L
Scale Up: Technical Feasibility
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Scale Up: Scheme of the Type Treatment System
Treatment Area: 1.450 m2
52,3 % Constructed wetland
3,3 % infiltration
14,7 % Buffer Strip
Scale Up: Technical Feasibility
Nitrates Conc. : 50 – 100 mg/l
Removal Rate: 80-85 %
Flow: 15600 m3/year (43 m3/d)
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78 plots - Total Area: 20,4 Ha (Net Area CW: 5,8 Ha)
Flow: 1,18 Hm3/year
Vegetated Strips: 33 km
Removal Nitrates
82 Tn/year
Scale Up: Technical Feasibility
Scale Up: Aplication to Corb River Basin
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Scale Up: Plot Selection Procedures
Available AreaTreatment Capacity
Construction CostsTotal Economic Value
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Group Aspect Quantity of €
Evaluation of Ecosystem
Services
Water reuse 113,395 €/year
Contribution of nitrogen as fertilizer 6,681 €/year
Recreational values 564,561 €/year
Water treatment 448,428 €/year
Employment opportunities 88,131 €/year
CO2 capture 1,893 €/year
Value of existence 1,157 €/year
Remaining non – use values 369,976 €/year
System Costs
Fixed Cost of Wetland operation 492,937 €/year
Variable Costs 4,720 €/year
TOTAL COSTS 497.657 €/Year
Cost of wetlands investment 8,560,000 €
Restoration investment Cost 1,700,000 €
SPECIFIC COST 0,42 €/m3
Scale Up: Economic Feasibility
Environmental benefits 1.594.224 €/year
Total Costs 497.657 €/year
Net Benefits 1.096.567 €/year
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Perception Survey
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Perception Survey
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ConsumidorComunidad
localSociedad
Technology developers
Actores cadena valor
Diseño 0 0 1,2 1,03 0,35 2,58
Fabricación 0 0 0,42 0,12 0,12 0,66
Comercialización
1,2 0,8 1,3 0,8 0,37 3,67
Uso 1,5 1,2 2,3 1,5 0,9 7,4
Fin de vida 0,75 0,4 1,9 0,5 0,6 4,15
3,45 1,6 7,12 3,95 2,34
Tabla 9: Impactos del total de cada fase en cada categoría de implicados. Elaboración propia.
02468
Gráfica 2: Impactos por categoría de implicados.
0 2 4 6 8
Diseño
Fabricación
Comercialización
Uso
Fin de vida
Gráfica 3: Impactos por fase del ciclo de vida.
Social Impact Assessment
How to increase
performance?
Promoting Use and
Marketing phase
More benefit to society
as a whole than to the
local community
Higher positive impact
Use Phase
Processes related to high added value and environment improvement are the
most influential:
Avoided water consumption / Reused Water / New materials / Materials Valorization
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Video
Digital Brochure
RollupWeb Page
Dissemination Tasks
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Programa Openday en Vilanova de la Barca
Escuela participante: Escola Mestral - ZER Argelaga
Dirección: C/ Major, 1. 25690 Vilanova de la Barca
Profesor encargado: Antonieta Castellà
Grupos participantes: Alumnos de 5º y 6º
Openday
Dissemination Tasks
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21 June at 19:30 hours - La 2 de TVE.
Professor: Dr. Jordi Morató.
Reporter: Luisa Gil
Link: http://www.rtve.es/television/tinc-una-idea/
Participation in a TV Program “Tinc una idea: Economia Circular”
After Life Communication / Tasks
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10-12th May
Tallinn, Estonia.
Professor: Dr. Jordi Morató presented the projects REAGRITECH and Ecorkwaste in the framework of this conference.
LIFE VivaGrass: http://vivagrass.eu/costing-the-earth/
Deliverables: REAGRITECH Poster and Ecorkwaste presentation
Ecosystem Services Platform meeting
“COSTING THE EARTH? Conference
After Life Communication / Tasks
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Agreement with: Robert Savé, Carme Biel, IRTA
Period: 2017-2019
Continuation of the project in IRTA Torre Marimon
After Life Communication / Tasks
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Agreement
with:
Tecnicafe Park –
UNIVALLE -
UNICAUCA
Period: 2017-2020
Objective: Guarantee the
replicability of the
REAGRITECH Project
and Vulnerability
analysis and
implementation of
early warning systems
for water supply in the
Cauca Department.
Deliverables
:
Publication in peer-
review journal.
Continuation of the project in Popayan, Colombia
After Life Communication / Tasks
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After Life Communication / Tasks
Cisco de Café
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Regeneration of irrigation water
and reuse of runoff and drainage water
in agricultural plots by constructed wetlands