To provide an additional practical aspect to the Innovation Conference, a selection of technical visits is scheduled on 03 October 2019 as official part of the Conference:
Each tour comprises a guided visit in English to the facilities and will allow participants to take pictures and videos. As safety is an important aspect within the mentioned facilities, participants are recommended to wear comfortable clothes and shoes (i.e. no high-heeled shoes or sandals) and will receive safety equipment on site.
Participation to any tour costs € 30 and should be indicated during registration ('Technical Visit (03 October)') or by contacting the secretariat. Transportation, lunch and refreshments are included in the tour, with buses leaving from each hotel (Sheraton and Radisson) at the designated time (see further).
- Tour 1: Water Treatment System 'Pantanos Secos Artificiales'
- Tour 2: Wastewater Treatment Plant 'Las Esclusas' and Pumping Station 'La Pradera'
- Tour 3: National Aquaculture and Marine Research Center 'CENAIM'
Each tour comprises a guided visit in English to the facilities and will allow participants to take pictures and videos. As safety is an important aspect within the mentioned facilities, participants are recommended to wear comfortable clothes and shoes (i.e. no high-heeled shoes or sandals) and will receive safety equipment on site.
Participation to any tour costs € 30 and should be indicated during registration ('Technical Visit (03 October)') or by contacting the secretariat. Transportation, lunch and refreshments are included in the tour, with buses leaving from each hotel (Sheraton and Radisson) at the designated time (see further).
Tour 1: Water Treatment System
The Water Treatment System 'Pantanos Secos Artificiales' benefits more than 120,000 inhabitants living in the neighbourhoods of Puerto Azul, Puerta al Sol, Portal al Sol, San Eduardo and Los Ceibos as well as the urbanisation Girasol and Renacer cooperatives, Jardines del Salado and Judicial Police.
The implementation of this work avoids that wastewater is discharged directly into Estero Salado by applying a unique treatment combination. Both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria are used and combined with plants in order to act as a biological system. Hence, symbiosis is obtained, providing a highly effective treatment that results in compliance with environmental standards. |
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Tour 2: Wastewater Treatment Plant & Pumping Station
The objective of this project is to achieve universal sustainable access to sanitary sewer services in the Las Esclusas basin, south of Guayaquil, which, in addition to improving the conditions of the population of the project, will improve the environmental and ecological conditions of the water bodies of the city of Guayaquil.
The proposed project covers an approximate area of 5,913 hectares and will benefit a population of 1,077,948 inhabitants of the southern sector of the city of Guayaquil. It includes the construction of La Pradera pumping station with its respective drive line to transport wastewater from the La Pradera basin to the head of the PTAR Las Esclusas. More information can be found here. |
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Tour 3: National Aquaculture and Marine Research Center
CENAIM is a marine and aquaculture research center built in 1990 under the management of the Escuela Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) with financial support from the Government of Japan. CENAIM is an integral part of ESPOL, its mission being the improvement and sustainable development of Ecuador's aquaculture and marine biodiversity through scientific research, technological development, training and dissemination.
The facility is located in San Pedro de Manglaralto, Province of Santa Elena. It has a functional infrastructure made up of analysis laboratories, experimentation rooms, offices, computer room, library, teaching and recreation areas. Its experimental station in Palmar, 10 minutes from CENAIM, complements the field investigations. More information can be found here. Timing: 7:00 - 14:00
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