Ratema Confirms New BIOCOS Schemes for Spain
Summer 2008: The BIOCOS process has proven to be a valuable solution once again.
The BIOCOS unit in Alameda de la Sagra in Toledo (60,000 p.e. population) will be used in the future to handle waste water from Villaluenga de la Sagra, Yuncler, Cobeja and Pantoja.
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Modern Waste Water Treatment Plant for Castilla-La Mancha
"El Diario de Albacete" -21st May 2008
The Development & Housing Committee (Consejería de Ordenación del Territorio y Vivienda) has decided to integrate new treatment technology as part of the renewal of the Villarrobledo (Albacete) waste water plant, making this the first treatment plant of its kind in Spain.
The regional government of Villarrobledo has decided to introduce a new innovative waste water treatment into its existing treatment infrastructure. The process is called BIOCOS (Biological Combined System).
The go ahead for this process was given in a meeting between the chairman of the Development & Housing Committee, Julian Sanchez Pingarron and Ignacio San Martin, the responsible representative of the Acciona-Group. The latter is also responsible for the development of the treatment plant in the commune.
As a result of an analysis of the BIOCOS process – the positive experience with the 85,000 p.e. population unit in the commune of Albacete – both the Development & Housing Committee and the Ministry for Water in Castilla-La Mancha have decided to install the new BIOCOS technology. Subsequently, the unit currently under construction in Villarrobledo will be retooled to integrate BIOCOS technology.
The BIOCOS system offers proven and substantial operational cost savings as compared with conventional treatment solutions. These cost savings and operative advantages have already been proven and confirmed in plants throughout both Austria and Germany. These plants achieved both a cut in energy consumption of more than a 50%, and reductions in waste and sludge.
The BIOCOS process has shown to be technically easier to handle than conventional treatment plants and has an equal efficiency quota. The system is cheaper, not only because of reduced land requirement, but the equipment is less maintenance intensive. Expansion investments are also cheaper to initiate.
The Villarrobledo unit cost the regional government € 4,800,000 and, will not only provide treatment from industrial property, but also provides a buffer for the expanding population in the region. The planned capacity for the new unit is 8,500 m³/d of waste water and, as a result the motivated regional government has increased yet further its investment in waste water treatment.
The Development & Housing Committee and the Ministry for Water for Castilla-La Mancha as of to-day has made a commitment to waste water treatment in an amount of € 436,000,000.