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Aqualia
with the children of Vigo
Jose Mª Ardoy, Aqualia’s manager in Vigo
made a presentation to 40 schoolchildren
in the Chans Bembrive school in Vigo of the
educational comic book, “GLUGLÚ visits a
waste recycling plant” The event took place
at the Lagares waste water treatment plant.
Afterwards, the children were taken on
a tour of the installation by Aqualia tech-
nicians who discussed the waste water
treatment process in Vigo and its importan-
ce as part of the end-to-end water cycle.
Jose Mª Ardoy explained to them that “it is
fundamental to treat waste water to ensure
that water returns to its natural medium in
optimal conditions”.
The comic book brings children closer to
the waste water treatment process through
Learning about
the waste water
treatment process with
the “GLUGLÚ”
comic book
Each year, about 1,000 people visit
Aqualia’s installations in Vigo as part
on an open door program organized
jointly with Vigo’s City Council.
Open door seminar
a funny character, a drop of water that
takes a tour of a plant and learns about the
different phases involved until the water is
completely clean and returns to its natural
medium.
Thanks to this new tool, created ad hoc,
the company bolsters its commitment to
teaching and education and so that new
generations will learn about the importance
of caring for our environment.
José Mª Ardoy giving a speech to schoolchildren.
The children show copies of the comic book whose main character is GLUGLÚ, the drop of water.