The problem of water loss in the district of Frosinone poses a double challenge for Acea Ato 5: preserving water resources and improving the availability of running water to citizens. How? By making the network more efficient through two innovative solutions: hydro valves and remote control.
Water is a precious resource for the region and people: to reduce losses and make the service supply even more efficient, Acea Ato 5 has developed an action plan that is both innovative and streamlined.
The first step was to start right from the region: the geographical area served by the network has been divided into smaller sections, characterized by the presence of water tanks. New technologies were applied to each area to ensure a more accurate and precise network control, including remotely controlled pressure gauges, hydro valves and a careful analysis of interconnection and the exchange of water volumes.
While the pressure gauges enable remote monitoring of the network's water pressure from our Frosinone center, hydro valves allow to stabilize the pressure wherever needed. These two actions, together with an intense campaign to substitute water meters and find any irregular water supply, made the difference.
The improvement was immediate. Now any leak is detected at once, and we can act quickly to repair any damage and ensure the safety of our water network. In turn, this benefits all citizens, who experience fewer problems linked to water supply and may soon see the progressive lifting of restricted usage, especially when it extends to affect the winter months.
New treatment plants and work on the water mains
To improve quality and efficiency in water supply, in 2021 Acea Ato 5 completed enhancement works on the plants in Roccasecca, Ceccano e Anagni – San Bartolomeo, while works on the plants in Anagni – Ponte Piano and Serrone – La Mola are almost finished. Furthermore, the pipeline in Supino-Morolo was completed and put into operation.
With the support of the Water Resource Conservation function, we carried out further in-depth inspections on the pipelines, with a view to achieving water balance and recovering the amount of input water.
In 2021, the number of remotely managed sites increased to 331. 16 of these are equipped with water quality control systems, in addition to load, pressure and level gauges. Furthermore, we activated ongoing load or pressure monitoring on 111 network points.
Finally, works on new wastewater treatment plants were accompanied by a detection activity on infiltration and inflows in the sewage network, to improve the management of our network and treatment plants. The search for infiltration in 2021 also involved the municipalities of Frosinone, Cassino, Castro dei Volsci and Castelliri.
