It has caused many impacts like climate change and drought Ensuring access to quality water is a challenge For the future. An adequate and quality water source is essential for the economy and development of Aragonese municipalities AquaA day-to-day services provider of Integrated Water Cycle For more than 700,000 people In the three provinces of the autonomous community, Betting on Public-Private Partnerships for 30 years Helping municipalities manage this essential resource.
The quality challenge is more demanding Approval of Royal Decree 3/2023 of January 10, establishes techno-sanitary criteria for drinking water quality, its control and its distribution. This new regulation obliges the administration – city councils and other public bodies – as well as the operators, which have jurisdiction over the water cycle in municipalities. Fulfill continuous needswith three objectives First of all.
First, Establishment of technical and sanitary criteria for drinking water, its distribution and distribution throughout its journey, from water bodies to the consumer pipeline, as well as its control and monitoring. In this last section, the reference values ​​for certain elements, such as certain pesticides, are revised downwards. New individual microbiological parameters Legionella, uranium, chlorites and chlorates or somatic coliphages are the owners of the supply – mostly city councils – Perform analytical control more frequently And special.
Aquara, as a company Performs more than 20,000 analytical determinations annually In ENAC accredited laboratories, Provides its experience to congregations In carrying out analyses, as well as its technical capacity for preventive measures, reaction to use and implementation of measures in water treatment plants that avoid non-compliance with drinking water quality. solutionsCorrect those violations.
Second and third, the new directive focuses on Ensuring and improving access, availability and security of water, as well as protecting people's health from adverse effects derived from any form of pollution. This is especially important at this stage Risk management and assessment Areas of catchment, supply and priority buildings. Hence, RD 3/2023 of 10 January Must haveWater Sanitation Project (PSA) for all supply areas, classified in earlier order and installation Different deadlines depending on the cubic meters delivered in the municipality per day. In this way, medium-sized municipalities already have a two-year period to prepare a PSA and apply corrective measures. The minors, for their part, must have a PSA in January and take corrective action by January 2027.
Detailed indicators are just the extract of everything New requirements of RD 3/2023 It highlights the role of administrations Important guarantees of water quality Its citizens consume. For this reason, Aquara understands that alliances between the public and private sectors are the best option Adaptation of Aragonese water supply systems to the new legal frameworkAt the same time it contributes to the conservation of hydraulic resources OneKey drivers of the community's economy Autonomy.
