Treatment

Wastewater treatment plants

How we treat our water

 

At Canaragua, we carry out treatment at wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). There, wastewater passes through a series of processes to restore the desired quality characteristics. This allows us to return the water to the environment in better condition, thus completing the water cycle.

The main wastewater treatment plants deal with over 48,600 m3/day.

Canaragua currently has various contracts in the Canary Islands, with over 50 wastewater treatment plants in operation, and maintains the sewer system in towns and municipalities in the archipelago. Below are some of the main wastewater treatment plants operated in the Canary Islands:

  • Main wastewater treatment plants in the Canary Islands:

    Name of the plant (m3/ day)  Location
    EDAR Las Burras  12,500 San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Gran Canaria
    EDAR El Tablero 12,000 San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Gran Canaria
    EDAR Morro Jable 5,000 Pájara. Fuerteventura
    EDAR Corralejo 3,700 La Oliva. Fuerteventura
    EDAR Santa Cruz de La Palma 3,500 Santa Cruz de La Palma. La Palma
    EDAR Cardones  2,000  Arucas. Gran Canaria
    EDAR Centro Penitenciario Las Palmas II  1,800 San Bartolomé de Tirajana.Gran Canaria
    EDAR Gran Tarajal  1,500 Tuineje. Fuerteventura
    Edar Tazacorte  1,500 Tazacorte. La Palma
    EDAR Salobre Golf  850 San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Gran Canaria
    EDAR Firgas  750 Firgas. Gran Canaria
    EDAR Las Playitas 750 Tuineje. Fuerteventura
    EDAR San Andres y Sauces  650 San Andrés y Sauces. La Palma
    EDAR San Felipe  600 Moya. Gran Canaria
    EDAR Bañaderos  500 Arucas. Gran Canaria
    EDAR Moya  500 Moya. Gran Canaria
    EDAR Majanicho  500 La Oliva. Fuerteventura

Wastewater treatment has one main by-product: sludge. How much is produced and of what quality depends on the volume of water, the characteristics of the water, and the technology used in the treatment plant.

At Canaragua, we work to find innovative solutions to eliminate with the least environmental impact possible the sludge generated in wastewater treatment. We use systems that form part of the circular economy (energy production, fertiliser for agriculture, composting, etc.).

In the same area of innovation and the circular economy, we develop systems so that the waste from treatment plants can be reused.

As an example, we reuse silt from pre-treatment as 'beds' on which pipes in the sewer system network rest.