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From the award of EU funding in 2018 to the inauguration of the infrastructure in 2022 and the studies that followed.
A UV Water Economics Group study estimates that failing to act on fire prevention in the Parc Natural del Túria would have cost close to 31 million euros.
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GUARDIAN, Europe’s largest fire defence infrastructure, is inaugurated: reclaimed water to protect 2,000 hectares and 15,000 residents.
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The Secretary of State for the Environment, Hugo Morán, visits GUARDIAN in Paterna, Europe’s largest infrastructure against forest fires.
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GUARDIAN tests its 6,500 metres of pipes, 5 tanks and 40 SIDEINFO towers, which will protect 35 hectares of the Parc Natural del Túria.
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Riba-roja Town Council and Hidraqua presented Guardian at the URBACT “Urban Transfers” event in Madrid, attended by more than 150 participants.
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Regional minister Mireia Mollà visited Guardian’s first water cannons in Riba-roja and announced a plan to fill firefighting tanks with treated water.
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Hidraqua completes the first filling of the 500 m³ Alpha tank with reclaimed water, the first step in testing GUARDIAN’s hydraulic infrastructure.
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GUARDIAN powers its pumping stations with solar panels and wins the Spanish Network of Cities for Climate’s good practice award.
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Regional minister Carolina Pascual visited Riba-roja de Túria and Paterna to see first-hand the progress of GUARDIAN, from the ERA to the forest sensors.
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A review of GUARDIAN’s progress in 2020: the water regeneration plant, the hydraulic network, forestry work and the UPV’s sensor installation.
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The mayors of Riba-roja and Paterna visit GUARDIAN’s new water regeneration plant, which removes micropollutants so the water can be reused.
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Medi XXI, supported by the UPV, begins thinning and managing 37 strategic hectares and planting over 2,000 native, less flammable plants.
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GUARDIAN begins building its hydraulic infrastructure: preparing the site of the water regeneration plant (ERA) and the pipe to the first tank.
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The UPV’s ReForeST group is monitoring the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum in La Vallesa to define optimal irrigation patterns against forest fires.
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UPV professor Antonio del Campo explains how keeping trees hydrated with reclaimed water can slow fires, and why forest fuel is at the root of the problem.
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Francesc Hernández, head of the UV Water Economics Group, discusses Guardian’s viability, sustainability and replicability and the cost of not acting.
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Mario Ruiz of Cetaqua explains the design of the GUARDIAN water regeneration plant and the many untapped uses of reclaimed water.
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Riba-roja de Túria and Paterna win €4.4 million in ERDF funding from the EU’s Urban Innovative Actions to protect the Turia Natural Park against fire.
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At the 2nd Circular Economy Conference, partners and politicians present GUARDIAN: SIDEINFO towers and green barriers irrigated with reclaimed water.
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At a round table held at Efiaqua, the GUARDIAN partners explain how reusing treated water will protect La Vallesa and its residents from forest fires.
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Riba-roja de Túria and Paterna present GUARDIAN, their joint bid to the UIA call to protect the Turia Natural Park against fire with reclaimed water.
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Medi XXI starts GUARDIAN’s fire prevention training for schoolchildren and residents of the housing estates bordering the Turia Natural Park.
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At the Efiaqua trade show, the GUARDIAN partners review the project’s progress, present its new corporate identity and update the work planning.
Read moreGUARDIAN shows that reclaimed water can protect the wildland-urban interface. Let us know if you would like to apply it in your municipality.