We are FCC - Nº18

Renewal of the EFR seal as an endorsement of the company’s progress in work-life balance New contract to upgrade the Los Cabos water supply network in Baja California (Mexico) A commitment to the health and emotional well-being of its employees with tools that are now accessible from their cell pones H2Ohh!’ campaign, awarded in the XXVII edition of the Galician Advertising Awards Towards increasingly sustainable water management in the Czech Republic UAM and Aqualia sign an agreement for the early detection and treatment of toxic cyanobacteria New contracts in Gran Canaria The company, which has held the EFR seal of the Másfamilia Foundation since 2017, has recently renewed this certificate in work-life balance for the period 2021- 2023. The report carried out by AENOR highlights as a strong point the creation of a working group composed of different areas of the company and which acts as supervisor and driving force for the development of the project. It also highlights the implementation of ac- tive listening to employees through surveys and focus groups, evaluating results and implementing actions. The contract, which provides a portfolio of 50 million dollars, contemplates an investment of 30 million dollars and includes the revamping, equipment, ope- ration and maintenance of the hydraulic infrastructures over the next ten years. The project will be developed un- der the Integrated Management Improvement (MIG) modality and in a public-private partnership with the Municipal Water System Operator (OOMSAPAS Los Cabos). Aqualia has launched a new pro- gram to promote the health and we- llbeing of its employees through the mobile application, BeAqualia. After more than a year of pandemic, this initiative provides access to the emo- tional health assessment tool for the more than 7,000 employees of the company that work in Spain. To do this, the company will use Psicomet, an online tool that allows employees to individually check their mental and emotional well-being and identify any problems of psychological origin that they may be ex- periencing at an early stage. In addition, the Aqualia team has the advice of Affor, as an expert partner in psychosocial well-being. Aqualia’s advertising campaign to highlight the value of water management in the city has been awarded in the XXVII edition of the Premios de Publicidade en Galego in the radio category. Aqualia’s Czech subsidiary, Sm- VaK, produced almost 5 GWh of clean energy in 2020 from seven mini-hydro plants located at its water treatment plants. In addi- tion, thanks to eleven cogenera- tion plants powered by the biogas obtained from the wastewater treatment plants it manages, the company produced another 5 million GWh last year, representing up to 80% of the energy consumed in the municipalities in which they are located. In this way, SmVaK avoided last year, through its renewable energy production facili- ties, the emission of more than 200 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. The Autonomous University of Madrid, through its foundation, has signed an agreement with Aqualia for the technological transfer of the results obtained in the research project “AlGenTec: development of innovative technologies for the early warning and efficient treatment of water supplies affected by toxic cyanobacteria”, within the framework of the 2nd edition of the Program for the Promotion of Knowledge Transfer. Aqualia strengthens its presen- ce in Gran Canaria after winning the contract for the maintenan- ce and conservation of the wa- ter supply network in Agüimes (Gran Canaria) until 2023, with the possibility of a two-year extension. It has also been awarded four important contracts for the sani- tary control of drinking water in Las Palmas, Mogán, Artenara and Agüimes. B R I E F - W A T E R 60 WATER B R I E F