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Description
The project concerns the supply, installation and commissioning of equipment to upgrade the water supply infrastructure with the aim of reducing leaks, saving water resources, monitoring and improving the quality of the water supplied and creating an integrated water resources management system water supply network of the closed zone of the city of Argos.
The system includes a central control station (CSC) that will process the collected results from the Local Control Stations.
The system will include a development and configuration of leak detection and monitoring software and development and configuration of closed-zone digital twin hydraulic modeling and simulation of the water supply network.
Summary of project results
The objective of the project is the optimal utilization of available water resources through the reduction of leaks, ensuring an adequate and high-quality drinking water supply in the internal water distribution network of the closed zone of the city of Argos, managed by DEYA Argos-Mycinae, which currently faces a water deficit. The project aims to achieve efficient operation, water quality assurance, environmental protection, and resource efficiency.
Specifically, through the implementation of the project, DEYA Argos-Mycinae seeks to:
- Provide uninterrupted water supply that meets the specified quality standards within the closed distribution network.
- Ensure the required quantities of water to supply all households in the area under the responsibility of the closed zone.
- Drastically reduce operational expenses through more efficient network and equipment management.
- Ensure the necessary quality control of the produced and consumed water, which is currently not consistently achieved.
- Serve the needs of consumers promptly and effectively.
- Minimize water leakage and wastage, as the area covered by the project experiences a high percentage of leaks and lacks quality control.
- Reduce unnecessary energy consumption required by the current network, boreholes, booster stations, and tanks.
- Adopt a fairer pricing policy based on real data.
- Achieve the above goals in the most cost-effective manner without burdening the network users (end consumers). The project includes equipment acquisition, and the costs will not be passed on to the network users.
With the contribution of the partners, the project further enhanced the early detection of leaks through the development of an intelligent system.
The subproject 1, for which DEYA Argos-Mycinae is responsible, involves the ” Supply, Installation and commissioning of Local Water Leakage Monitoring Stations “.
On the other hand, Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment (LACAE) of the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) undertook subproject 2, where initially the development and parameterization of hydraulic modeling took place and then the development and parameterization of software for monitoring and identifying leaks.
Finally, the last sub-project 3 concerns the Communication Plan of the action.
Outcomes of the project implementation include the upgrade of the existing infrastructure of DEYA Argous-Mycinae, convergence of the water balance of the closed zone in the area of Argos, control and limitation of leaks and the improvement of water supply adequacy and quality.
The immediate beneficiaries of the project are the residents and tourists of the city of Argos (specifically 24,000 inhabitants).
Results:
Estimated amount of water saved (m3/year): 1.200.000
Number of innovative green technologies/processes/solutions applied: 1
Number of water bodies with imporved environmental status: 1
Number of beneficiaries of services provided or improved: 22.209
Estimated Cost Savings (€/year) 42.000