Un ejemplo de abastecimiento y saneamiento a ciudades. La confederación hidrográfica del Tajo

Abstract

The concept dealt with is water supply, defined from a technical point of view, treating also its legal regulation in the context of the European and Spanish legislation. On describes in the role of the Tajo Hydrographic Confederation as a Managenent Entity in charge of the inspection and supervision of the water supply process throughout the Tajo Basin. The information provided is completed with the main performance on water supply in the Tajo Basin after creation of its Hydrograpic Confederation. The second part of the test is focused on river clean up. The term is thoroughly defined, and this is not easy, because it implies a large number of processes. Once this basis is established, the main characteristics of the Tajo Basin are developed from the point of clean up, the water quality in the Basin is assessed, and the different infrastructures, as well as the water purification systems are shown. The end presents the Automatic System of Information on Water Quality (SAICA, in Spanish). SAICA enables the Tajo Hydrographic Confederation to guarantee the quality of water in the Basin inside the Integral Cycle of Water.