The Odour Working Group (OWG) of the Spanish Association of Water Supply and Sanitation (AEAS) will meet on 15th April to discuss the progress of its various working groups (WG). One of these WGs is working on a survey to assess the cost of odour management in sanitation systems serving more than 10,000 equivalent inhabitants in Spain.
The response to this survey on odour management in sanitary infrastructure, consisting of 57 questions and 9 pages about odour management in Spain's sanitation infrastructure, has been a great success, with nearly 400 responses received, representing approximately 42% of the WWTPs in Spain.
This reflects the current interest among managers, operators, and public administrations in improving the management of odour impacts from WWTPs and sanitation networks.
Once the data analysis process is completed, the results will be examined with the aim of properly estimating the economic cost of the air management line at WWTPs. The idea of the group, led by Asier López Etxebarria from the Consortium of Water of Bilbao Bizkaia, is to adequately evaluate this cost in future WWTP and related infrastructure projects, ensuring that they do not generate odour impacts and presenting these figures to the relevant environmental authorities responsible for water treatment.
Additionally, another WG focused on odour management from sanitation networks is planned to be created. In this context, Mr. Ricardo Mateos from Sewervac will give a presentation on the forecast of odour emissions in sanitation networks. Lastly, a brief presentation will be given on the recent MOP25 guide from the WEF on odour management in sanitary infrastructure.
The OWG is part of the Technologies and Energy Operations (OTE) group within AEAS, which is itself part of the Technical Commission V, which works in the field of wastewater treatment.
For more information on the OWG, you can contact AEAS here.
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