If we have been to offer a reputation and surname to one of many foremost issues of the folks of Malaga in 2024, it could undoubtedly be ‘Mr Drought Crisis’. The lack of water impacts not solely customers, but additionally the whole supply system. That is why Acosol, the general public water firm which provides the western Costa del Sol, has launched a mission known as ‘Digital Transformation for Water Resilience on the Western Costa del Sol (Water 360)’, with a price range of ten million euros and goals, by means of new know-how, to save lots of water and struggle the drought. It is hoped that this will probably be funded by the European Union by means of the Next Generation EU funds.

Acosol’s CEO, Matilde Mancha, informed SUR: “This is a world and really bold mission with which we’ve got two very clear aims. On the one hand, to make use of and handle water extra effectively, maximising the usage of the useful resource and appearing extra shortly and successfully within the occasion of incidents, in addition to digitalising and modernising all the information administration, monitoring and distant management techniques of our amenities.

“This will allow us to be more decisive, more efficient and more sustainable. It is a real technological revolution which, regardless of whether or not we obtain the subsidy with European funds, we are going to incorporate into our action plan to adapt little by little.”

Digitisation and synthetic intelligence would be the foremost instruments to manage every little thing, from storage in reservoirs, to suppling pipes to forestall leaks. A complete of 35 particular measures will probably be carried out to enhance the management and saving of water sources, in addition to the acquisition of real-time knowledge for evaluation and decision-making, to optimise the service and make it extra environment friendly.

“This system will allow us to control leaks in real time in order to detect any possible incident or breakdown in our system and act with determination and fluidity, which will result in greater savings that we hope will exceed five per cent,” Mancha mentioned.

Another of some great benefits of the implementation of those new applied sciences is to strengthen resilience, particularly in relation to excessive occasions. The framework will put in place a system that favours the capability to reply to hostile circumstances reminiscent of droughts or extreme climatic conditions, by means of digital transformation and collaborative administration.

Measures

To obtain these aims, Acosol proposes: emergency plans for drought conditions; a water high quality well being plan; an built-in administration plan for sanitation techniques; a plan for the promotion and use of reclaimed water on the Costa del Sol; a civil safety plan for flooding, diagnostic research, management and administration of structural leaks within the Acosol distribution community; hydrogeological research; distant studying at provide factors; and autonomous and clever controllers on regulating valves at strategic factors within the upstream community, amongst others.