Agriculture hub in Spain identifies barriers to water reuse • Water News Europe

Stakeholders gathered in Velez-Malaga to talk about water reuse. Photo: Water News Europe.

“Acceptance from the public and health authorities. That is the main barrier for reusing wastewater in agriculture. We do have the knowledge and the technology to reuse wastewater”, stated Rafael Mujeriego president of the Spanish association of sustainable water reuse (Asersa) and professor at the University of Cordoba Tuesday 15 October during a Suwanu conference on water reuse in Velez-Malaga.

While trucks with mangos and avocados are driving on and off at the local cooperation Trops stakeholders gathered in a conference room to talk about solutions for the growing lack of water in the area. The dry region of Axarquia is for the second time in three years in a stage of alert. Water scarcity is inhibiting growth. For local water experts, companies and farmers it is obvious they need to start using all possible water resources. “We need to act now”, stated Antonia Lorenzo from BioAzul, the engineering agency that organised the meeting.

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• Water Reuse & Recycling
• Industrial Water Reuse
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1. Most water shortages are huge misunderstandings of nature and the ability of the earth to replenish itself. I have never seen a single case of real water shortage that was not due to administrative interference. 1. organic material can be composted and added to poor soils = holds the moisture longer and attracks other humidity/rain. 2. water will not become runoff from fields if chemical fertilizers and pesticide  are not present. 3. Crop nutrient density will be higher and allows you to use much less nutrients and water for the growing process. . 4. The latest technology to clean ALL waters is still available  and eliminates ALL fictious regulations which are causing the shortages in the first place.  Question please? If an ostrich is blind, why does he insist on keeping his head in the sand.  (answer that and you will have the answer to your water problems).

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   1. I sometimes think it's the somebody syndrome. Somebody had a good idea. Everybody thinks it's a great idea and figures that Somebody should do something however the job was left to Nobody.  We seem determined to talk ourselves to death, ignoring common sense, worrying endlessly about the negatives when the positives infinitely outweigh any downside.  .... as for the ostrich - he just wants to be Nobody