LIFE BIODAPH2O

LIFE BIODAPH2O (LIFE21-ENV-ES-BIODAPH2O) is a demonstration project which main objective is the scaling-up and implementation of an eco-efficient nature-based tertiary wastewater treatment (BIODAPH) at two demo sites located in water-stressed regions of the Mediterranean area. The BIODAPH system is based on the depuration capacity of biological organisms: water fleas (Daphnia), microalgae and biofilms of removing. This compact and low-energy consumption system does not produce sludge nor use chemicals for its operation. The implementation of this system in the WWTP of Quart (Girona, Catalonia) will reduce the impact of secondary wastewater discharges into the Onyar river while improving the chemical and ecological quality of the aquatic ecosystems of this river. In the case of Greece, the BIODAPH system will be implemented together with the Antissa WWTP on the island of Lesbos, in the pilot plant built within the framework of the HYDROUSA project where different configurations of the system can be tested with the aim of obtaining regenerated water in accordance with EU Regulation 2020/741 to irrigate 7,000 m2 of nearby agricultural land. The BIODAPH2O is integrated for the University of Girona (as coordinators), ACSA-Sorigué, Spanish National Research Council-CSIC, MINAVRA, National Technical University of Athens- NTUA, Technological Center BETA and Catalan Water Partnership-CWP. The content of this LinkedIn page represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility; it cannot be considered to reflect the views of the European Commission and/or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) or any other body of the European Union. The European Commission and the Agency do not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.