Hidralia’s Dinapsis Network for Water Resource Management
Hidralia’s Dinapsis Network is a key player in water resource management. Digital transformation and a commitment to innovation are increasing water resilience against drought and preserving water availability in increasingly populated cities.
World Water Day Amidst Severe Drought
Today, March 22, marks World Water Day, which this year is being observed amidst a severe drought situation in the province of Málaga. Climate change directly impacts the availability of water resources, with extreme weather events such as floods and droughts becoming more frequent.
Water Management at a Crucial Juncture
Water management is at a crucial juncture. It is necessary to definitively move towards a circular model that allows us to depend less on rain, diversify supply sources, and safeguard this irreplaceable natural resource for life and the planet.
Water for Peace: The Theme of World Water Day
This year’s World Water Day, celebrated on March 22, emphasizes the role of water as a fundamental element in the stability and progress of societies under the theme ‘Water for Peace’. Cooperation between communities and countries is essential to ensure universal access to water and sanitation for all people, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 6 established in the 2030 Agenda.
Increasing Water Resource Needs
According to the United Nations, in the current context of population growth and increasing food demand, water resource needs are expected to increase by 20% to 30% by 2050. Spain is one of the countries most severely affected by climate change, with Andalusia, and especially the Costa del Sol, being one of the areas most impacted by water scarcity.
Water Scarcity in Málaga
In the province of Málaga, the population is continuously increasing, especially in the summer months, where some areas quadruple their number of inhabitants. The situation is critical: reservoirs are, on average, slightly above 18% of their capacity. In this context, measures to alleviate the shortage are multiplying and progressively tightening throughout the province.
Immediate Action Needed
Immediate action is necessary, focusing on two pillars: efficiency, to preserve existing resources, and innovation, to find alternative supply sources. Hidralia, an Andalusian environmental company that manages the integral water cycle in various municipalities of the Costa del Sol, has been committed for years to combating the adverse effects of climate change.
Hidralia’s Innovative Solutions
The company offers innovative solutions for sustainable water management based on the digital transformation of the service and the protection of natural resources with a focus on the sustainable development of cities, agriculture, and industry. Their approach follows the 2030 Agenda and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Digital Transformation for Resilience
Digital transformation plays a fundamental role in increasing the resilience of cities against the effects of climate change. Hidralia has a key piece in this regard: the Dinapsis network, which has its operations center on the Costa del Sol and implements leading digital solutions for water management and environmental health of territories, promoting the development of smart, resilient, and green cities and achieving their ecological transformation.
Dinapsis: A Digital Brain for Water Management
Dinapsis is a digital brain that provides a series of solutions through the use of intelligent algorithms to optimize the management and maintenance of infrastructure, the conservation of water resources through the control of extraction wells, the reduction of leaks, and the control of water quality. With this platform, the entire water distribution network can be monitored in real time, allowing for exhaustive control of consumption through remote reading, centralized work management, and more efficient and sustainable management of water resources.
Alternative Resources: The Key to the Future
Managing existing water resources as efficiently as possible is essential to curb the advance of climate change and alleviate drought, but it is necessary to go a step further to reverse the situation. In this sense, in addition to investing in new infrastructure and renewing existing ones, relying on public-private collaboration, it is necessary to advance in research and innovation to find alternative supply sources and resources.
Managed Aquifer Recharge: An Alternative Source
An example of this search for alternative sources is found in the managed recharge of aquifers such as the Señorío de Marbella, where Hidralia has been applying nationally recognized techniques for nearly 20 years to improve water stress by taking advantage of part of the water from the Camoján spring in the Sierra de Marbella.
Collaborative Efforts for Groundwater Improvement
On the other hand, Cetaqua Andalucía is working in collaboration with various entities to improve the quality and quantity of groundwater. Examples of this are the MAR2Protect and MARCLAIMED projects. In MAR2Protect, whose case study is located in Marbella, they are working, hand in hand with Hidralia, to prevent groundwater pollution through a holistic approach based on the managed recharge of aquifers.
