For over 30 years, OiEau has been promoting good practice to protect water quality and availability, and contributing to the production of innovative tools to meet today's challenges.
Improving the performance of water and wastewater systems, better knowledge of the resource, feedback from experience, etc. are all the more important in the context of climate change.
Alternative techniques for treating wastewater
High temperatures, heavy rainfall... wastewater treatment developed in temperate environments is not necessarily suitable for tropical environments. Planted filters offer an alternative. They are more natural, less energy-intensive, more ecological and easier to maintain. Find out more about a pilot installation in Martinique.
Spatial hydrology, a tool for the future to improve shared knowledge of the water cycle at all scales
Better knowledge of the resource contributes to more effective management and conservation. From 2016 to 2019, OiEau worked with partners to prepare the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) mission to the Congo Basin.
Launched in December 2022, the SWOT satellite will complement in situ measurements to measure seasonal variations in water levels in rivers and lakes around the world, as well as scrutinising ocean currents in detail. The satellite data is used in the Dynoba and MARU projects.
From data to information system: an essential step towards better wastewater treatment management
MARU (Monitoramento das Águas Residuais Urbanas e do seu impacto ambiental), in Brazil, aims to improve monitoring of the impact of urban discharges on aquatic environments, using satellite data in particular, in a country where only 46% of wastewater is treated, in order to improve the identification of actions to be implemented to protect the quality of water resources and aquatic environments. This is just one example of the importance of Water Information Systems in managing water resources.
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