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Villaluenga Cement Plant
Water

Revitalize and reuse
SPAIN Cement urban waste waters

Opportunity
• Agreement with the
• Use of recycled water
regional administrations
from an urban Waste university and local +
Water Treatment Plant to restore the
(WWTP) and harvested neighboring wetland
rainwater from our clay
quarry Results
• Rehabilitation of wetlands • Up to 185,000 m of
3
close to the plant reclaimed water per are
• Secure long term plant available for industrial
Ricardo de Pablos water supply in a very dry use, meeting 100%
CEO area (Water Scarcity process water needs and
Index* = 0.5) eliminating the need for
freshwater
Solution • Wetland restoration that
• Build the required will benefit aquifers and
infrastructure (tanks, give the opportunity to
pumps, pipes, flow meters) recover ecosystems
to bring water from the
WWTP and quarry rain
Mariano Garcia water to the plant
Sustainability
Director *The Water Scarcity Index (WSI) is a measure used to assess the level of wa-
ter scarcity in a region, 0.5 is typical where the Water Stress is severe, where
water demand approaches or exceeds available resources.

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