Levante EMV focused its latest breakfast briefing on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 6, related to clean water and sanitation. The event, part of a series of conferences organized by the newspaper to promote the 17 SDGs of the United Nations, was attended by Jose Claramonte, CEO of FACSA.
“One of the biggest challenges we face is beginning to manage water as a scarce and strategic resource, so we must consider how best to guarantee its survival and quality.” This is what Claramonte stated during the meeting, where she defended the need to implement a new water management model based on long-term strategic planning and reuse, evolving from a linear to a circular model. This new model prioritizes the decentralization of wastewater treatment plants to reduce the carbon footprint and ensures the monitoring and control of the services provided.
In this regard, Claramonte stated that “much of what is currently labeled as waste can be a resource.” A label that, she affirmed, can only be transformed through a change in perspective and legislation towards water circularity.
The meeting - held at the Club Diario Levante - also included the participation of the Councillor for the Integrated Water Cycle of the Valencia City Council and President of Emshi, Elisa Valía; the manager of Epsar, Augusto Montamarta; the director of the Chair of Circular Economy of the UV, Francesc Hernández; the Director General of Natural Environment and Environmental Assessment of the Generalitat, Benjamín Pérez; the representative of Ecologists in Action, Paco Sanz and the Councillor for the Strategy, Innovation and Economy area of the Torrent City Council, Andrés Campos.
