Acciona secures contract from Guadalquivir Water Board in Spain

Acciona has been awarded a contract for the conservation and maintenance of the Automatic Water Information Networks (SAIH-SAICA-ROEA) of the Guadalquivir Water Board (CHG) through a joint venture with Solutia and Schneider Electric.

The €8.4m contract is valid for two years, and extendable for another two years.

For greater efficiency and sustainability, the project aims to conserve, extend, maintain and boost the installations that constitute the Water Information Networks of the Guadalquivir Water Board.

Automatic Water Information Networks (SAIH) aids in providing real-time information on the river basin, averting hostile situations in the event of flooding or draught conditions by sending out early warnings to civil protection bodies.

Data Processing Centre of the system, which is located in Seville, Spain, monitors the key variables that impact the operation of the river basin at over 220 control points, including quality control of the water (level and flow rate) and hydrometeorological data (rainfall, temperature or humidity).

Guadalquivir Water Board, a public body, reports to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.

The board is also responsible for management of the water bodies in the Guadalquivir river basin.