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Portugal’s Ministry of the Environment
inaugurates the Carochos wastewater
treatment plant in Abrantes
Abrantaqua, the company in charge
of management and operations of the
wastewater collection and treatment for
the Abrantes City Council, inaugurated
the Carochos wastewater treatment plant
(WWTP) in a ceremony which counted
with the presence of several personalities
including: the Minister of the Environment,
João Matos Fernandes; the Secretary of
State for the Environment, Carlos Martins;
the city’s mayor, Maria Alburquerque do
Céu; and other government and regional
representatives who accompanied the FCC
Aqualia representatives Guillermo Moya,
Europe Manager and Jesús Rodríguez, the
Country Manager in Portugal.
The new plant, worth an investment of 1.7
million euros, will provide services to 10,000
people, thereby increasing the coverage
provided by the wastewater treatment
service to 93% of the population.
In Portugal, FCCAqualia has the concession
for the water distribution systems for
public consumption and for the collection
of wastewater in Abrantes, Campo Maior,
Elvas, Cartaxo and Fundão, where it
supplies more than 124,000 inhabitants.
The commissioning of the Carochos plant
reinforces Aqualia’s positioning in Portugal
where it manages 36 wastewater treatment
plants, 49 potable water plants, 86 water
tanks, and 778 kilometres of pipe networks.
Quality
Certificates
After obtaining the AENOR Quality
Certificate (ISO 9001) and the
Environment Certificate (ISO 14001),
the Spanish Company obtained
the Safety and Health at Work
Management System Certificate
(OHSAS 18001), a credential assigned
by the SGS entity for all of the services
that it provides in Portugal.
In the photograph above, from left to right: Carlos Conceição, Abrantaqua Administrator; Jesús
Rodríguez; Julio Bento, Abrantaqua Administrator; João Matos Fernandes; Maria Alburquerque do
Céu; Carlos Martins; Guillermo Moya, and Manuel Valamatos, Abrantes councilman.
Abrantaqua, an Aqualia
subsidiary, is in charge
of collecting wastewater
for the Abrantes City
Council where it provides
services to more than
42,000 residents