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The initiative aims to create a platform capable of detecting in an ananticipated problems or needs in urban sanitation systems
The members of the GESTOR project, an initiative led by FACSA that aims to develop an advanced platform to improve the management and efficiency of urban sanitation infrastructure, recently met in Girona to share the results and progress obtained so far, in order to monitor and analyze the technical and economic viability of the project.
The R&D&I initiative, which also involves the Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA) and the engineering consultancy ABM Serveis d'Enginyeria i Consulting SL, has as its main objective the creation of an advanced platform capable of detecting in advance possible problems or needs in urban sanitation systems, in order to optimize the management of infrastructures and adapt them to the challenges posed by climate change.
Specifically, GESTOR allows the detection of possible spills into the natural environment during rain events, the location of infiltrations in the pipe system, and the estimation of corrosion and the useful life of sanitation networks.
The project, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, is part of the 'Challenges-Collaboration' call for proposals, which aims to promote technological development, innovation, and high-quality research. This initiative falls under the 'State Program for Research, Development and Innovation Oriented to Societal Challenges,' which is itself framed within the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016.
