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Plan for the detection of coronavirus in municipal wastewater The Podhradí water treatment plant produces 10 million kWh of green energy Agreement to attend homes experiencing difficulties in Jaén Recognition of Aqualia’s service during the worst moments of the Covid-19 crisis El Alamein (Egypt) desaination plant wins award New Aqualia contracts in the province of Toledo IFM selects two projects presented by Aqualia Aqualia and Dénia City Coun - cil (Alicante) have reached an agreement to jointly collabora - te in the development of a plan for microbiological surveillance in wastewater as an epidemio - logical indicator for an early warning system for the early detection of SARS-CoV-2. Samples will be collected every 15 days for analysis. The mini-hydraulic plant of the Podhradí water treatment plant, operated by SmVaK, in the Czech Republic, has just reached the figure of 10 million kWh of green electri - city produced. Since its com - missioning the plant has avoided the combustion of 10,000 tons of coal and the emission of 23,000 tons of CO 2 into the atmosphere. This plant generates all of its electrical needs. Aqualia, which manages the Municipal Water Service of the city of Jaén, has renewed with the City Council, through the Social Affairs Board, the agree - ment it has to deal with supply bills of homes in a situation of vulnerability through the creation of a social fund. Since its creation, the agreement has enabled to reach more than 1,200 families with an allocation of 40,000 euros. Humberto Panella, head of the Management Unit of Va - lencia, has collected on behalf of all workers of Aqualia the special distinction, awarded by the City Council in Llíria in the annual awards of the city, for the excellent work carried out by the company in that municipality du - ring the worst moments of the crisis of the Covid-19. The mayor of the town, Manuel Civera, stressed that all the awardees “are an example of entities and indi - viduals committed to society. It has been shown that in extraordinary situations, such as this pandemic we are living, united and in collaboration can better face the adversities” Recognition of Aqualia’s service during the worst moments of the Covid-19 crisis The El Alamein desalination plant, led by Aqualia in Egypt and which will continue to operate until 2022, has been chosen as one of the three most significant plants of the year at the Global Water Awards (GWA), presented by the British publication GWI (Global Water Intelligence), the world leader in sectoral informa - tion. The Provincial Council of Tole - do has entrusted Aqualia with the improvement of the water supply service in the towns of Buenaventura, La Iglesuela, Montesclaros and Sartajada. The improvement works include the elaboration of a ‘digital map’ of the supply network. At the same time, Aqualia will manage the integral water cycle in Ajofrín for a further 17 years and has signed a new contract in Almorox for the treatment of its waste water for the next 10 years. The IFM Investors Communi - ty Grants Program 2020, which provides funding to social and environmental initiatives around the world, has awarded the pro - ject of the NGO SEO Birdlife for the creation of migratory bird ha - bitats in the EDAR of Medina del Campo (Valladolid) and the ini - tiative of the Czech association Trianon to promote employment of people with disabilities within its activity in Ostrava (Czech Re - public). B R I E F - W A T E R 60 WATER B R I E F