it is amazing that big difference between what we study in the schools
between what we study in the schools
between what we study in the schools about the water cycle and the reality
about the water cycle and the reality
about the water cycle and the reality when I was a kid I thought that what a
when I was a kid I thought that what a
when I was a kid I thought that what a cycle was perfect and so I took what is
cycle was perfect and so I took what is
cycle was perfect and so I took what is super I for granted as I grew up I
super I for granted as I grew up I
super I for granted as I grew up I discovered I had a enormous vocation for
discovered I had a enormous vocation for
discovered I had a enormous vocation for water and so I decided to develop my
water and so I decided to develop my
water and so I decided to develop my professional career in the water sector
professional career in the water sector
professional career in the water sector but it wasn’t until I arrived in Peru
but it wasn’t until I arrived in Peru
but it wasn’t until I arrived in Peru back in 2012 there realized how
back in 2012 there realized how
back in 2012 there realized how important water management is and my own
important water management is and my own
important water management is and my own responsibility as a water professional I
responsibility as a water professional I
responsibility as a water professional I spent almost three years in Lima in the
spent almost three years in Lima in the
spent almost three years in Lima in the construction of a wastewater treatment
construction of a wastewater treatment
construction of a wastewater treatment plant Lima is the second largest city
plant Lima is the second largest city
plant Lima is the second largest city built in the desert this is amazing
built in the desert this is amazing
built in the desert this is amazing because during my experience I saw with
because during my experience I saw with
because during my experience I saw with my own eyes that many people suffer from
my own eyes that many people suffer from
my own eyes that many people suffer from water scarcity and don’t have water
water scarcity and don’t have water
water scarcity and don’t have water supply tap water is not drinkable and
supply tap water is not drinkable and
supply tap water is not drinkable and bottled water is very expensive some
bottled water is very expensive some
bottled water is very expensive some people cannot even afford it
people cannot even afford it
people cannot even afford it during the whychus crisis recently this
during the whychus crisis recently this
during the whychus crisis recently this water stress became even more evident
water stress became even more evident
water stress became even more evident the y caza floods that i caused by the
the y caza floods that i caused by the
the y caza floods that i caused by the phenomenon and nino during this crisis
phenomenon and nino during this crisis
phenomenon and nino during this crisis there was a surge in water supply and
there was a surge in water supply and
there was a surge in water supply and many markets run out of water water even
many markets run out of water water even
many markets run out of water water even a black market arose speculating with
a black market arose speculating with
a black market arose speculating with the price of the water that is
the price of the water that is
the price of the water that is terrifying this showed me the big impact
terrifying this showed me the big impact
terrifying this showed me the big impact the water management has in society
the water management has in society
the water management has in society environments and economy well this is
environments and economy well this is
environments and economy well this is not only happening in Peru global data
not only happening in Peru global data
not only happening in Peru global data are scary 40 percent of the population
are scary 40 percent of the population
are scary 40 percent of the population suffers from water scarcity wine 1.7
suffers from water scarcity wine 1.7
suffers from water scarcity wine 1.7 billion people in the world live in
billion people in the world live in
billion people in the world live in places where water use is greater than
places where water use is greater than
places where water use is greater than water recharge this means that at some
water recharge this means that at some
water recharge this means that at some point they will suffer from water
point they will suffer from water
point they will suffer from water scarcity eight percent of the wastewater
scarcity eight percent of the wastewater
scarcity eight percent of the wastewater are discharged without pollution removal
are discharged without pollution removal
are discharged without pollution removal and even though even a country at a
and even though even a country at a
and even though even a country at a national level they
national level they
national level they have sufficient water resources in many
have sufficient water resources in many
have sufficient water resources in many dried regions and large cities we also
dried regions and large cities we also
dried regions and large cities we also find water scarcity so what’s next
find water scarcity so what’s next
find water scarcity so what’s next what’s worse well luckily in 2015 the
what’s worse well luckily in 2015 the
what’s worse well luckily in 2015 the United Nations agreed an agenda for
United Nations agreed an agenda for
United Nations agreed an agenda for sustainable development with 17 goals
sustainable development with 17 goals
sustainable development with 17 goals goal six is to ensure water supply and
goal six is to ensure water supply and
goal six is to ensure water supply and sanitation for all and going further
sanitation for all and going further
sanitation for all and going further this is strong commitment to increase
this is strong commitment to increase
this is strong commitment to increase water use efficiency across all sectors
water use efficiency across all sectors
water use efficiency across all sectors and to ensure sustainable water supply
and to ensure sustainable water supply
and to ensure sustainable water supply for everybody I want to highlight these
for everybody I want to highlight these
for everybody I want to highlight these two words sustainability and efficiency
two words sustainability and efficiency
two words sustainability and efficiency the traditional water cycle is linear it
the traditional water cycle is linear it
the traditional water cycle is linear it comprises what catchment treatment
comprises what catchment treatment
comprises what catchment treatment distribution using the city collection
distribution using the city collection
distribution using the city collection wastewater treatment and finally water
wastewater treatment and finally water
wastewater treatment and finally water discharge as you can see this is linear
discharge as you can see this is linear
discharge as you can see this is linear because the points of origin and the
because the points of origin and the
because the points of origin and the final one are different I can create an
final one are different I can create an
final one are different I can create an imbalance what if I told you that but
imbalance what if I told you that but
imbalance what if I told you that but just add in a new step we can make this
just add in a new step we can make this
just add in a new step we can make this process circular around the cities where
process circular around the cities where
process circular around the cities where the use of the water is very stressed
the use of the water is very stressed
the use of the water is very stressed this is water reuse reclaimed or reused
this is water reuse reclaimed or reused
this is water reuse reclaimed or reused water is converting waste water into
water is converting waste water into
water is converting waste water into water that can be used for other
water that can be used for other
water that can be used for other purposes purposes such as irrigation or
purposes purposes such as irrigation or
purposes purposes such as irrigation or parks or even agricultural irrigation
parks or even agricultural irrigation
parks or even agricultural irrigation this means increasing the food security
this means increasing the food security
this means increasing the food security in these regions and also lowering the
in these regions and also lowering the
in these regions and also lowering the consumption of fertilizers recycled
consumption of fertilizers recycled
consumption of fertilizers recycled water can be also used in industries
water can be also used in industries
water can be also used in industries this is great because we lower the water
this is great because we lower the water
this is great because we lower the water proteins in the process so this is
proteins in the process so this is
proteins in the process so this is sustainability in industries we can also
sustainability in industries we can also
sustainability in industries we can also use this recycled water for recreational
use this recycled water for recreational
use this recycled water for recreational uses such as golf course in irrigation
uses such as golf course in irrigation
uses such as golf course in irrigation that are the
that are the
that are the time is increasing to reason in these
time is increasing to reason in these
time is increasing to reason in these regions and creating employment also we
regions and creating employment also we
regions and creating employment also we can use the recycled water to recharge
can use the recycled water to recharge
can use the recycled water to recharge aquifers because many aquifers are being
aquifers because many aquifers are being
aquifers because many aquifers are being very stressed and by this way we are
very stressed and by this way we are
very stressed and by this way we are having the water levels not necessary to
having the water levels not necessary to
having the water levels not necessary to be used for the citizens finally yes we
be used for the citizens finally yes we
be used for the citizens finally yes we can use water reused water to drink it
can use water reused water to drink it
can use water reused water to drink it is a fact and now you might be thinking
is a fact and now you might be thinking
is a fact and now you might be thinking well with so many different uses do we
well with so many different uses do we
well with so many different uses do we have a treatment like under standard
have a treatment like under standard
have a treatment like under standard treatment for this reclaimed water to
treatment for this reclaimed water to
treatment for this reclaimed water to become drinkable or using industries
become drinkable or using industries
become drinkable or using industries well luckily we’ve got a great array of
well luckily we’ve got a great array of
well luckily we’ve got a great array of technologies that can be even combined
technologies that can be even combined
technologies that can be even combined for example wetlands or physical
for example wetlands or physical
for example wetlands or physical chemical treatments like coagulation
chemical treatments like coagulation
chemical treatments like coagulation flocculation and even more sophisticated
flocculation and even more sophisticated
flocculation and even more sophisticated technology like membranes and reverse
technology like membranes and reverse
technology like membranes and reverse osmosis if we want to go further we can
osmosis if we want to go further we can
osmosis if we want to go further we can add a final step that is disinfection so
add a final step that is disinfection so
add a final step that is disinfection so that yes we can use this water to drink
that yes we can use this water to drink
that yes we can use this water to drink international authorities are so sure
international authorities are so sure
international authorities are so sure that water we use it’s so important and
that water we use it’s so important and
that water we use it’s so important and has such an strong impact in society
has such an strong impact in society
has such an strong impact in society environment and economy that are
environment and economy that are
environment and economy that are encouraging what we use with guidelines
encouraging what we use with guidelines
encouraging what we use with guidelines and regulations the problem comes when
and regulations the problem comes when
and regulations the problem comes when you zoom a you look to the local
you zoom a you look to the local
you zoom a you look to the local management it is very different in every
management it is very different in every
management it is very different in every region in some places the regulations
region in some places the regulations
region in some places the regulations are inadequate or inefficient or they
are inadequate or inefficient or they
are inadequate or inefficient or they don’t even exist this is because the
don’t even exist this is because the
don’t even exist this is because the water network is underground and what
water network is underground and what
water network is underground and what isn’t seen seems not to exist under
isn’t seen seems not to exist under
isn’t seen seems not to exist under these super cover we’ve got thousands
these super cover we’ve got thousands
these super cover we’ve got thousands and thousands of kilometres of pipes
and thousands of kilometres of pipes
and thousands of kilometres of pipes under our feet for example in Spain more
under our feet for example in Spain more
under our feet for example in Spain more than 8 meters per inhabitant and the
than 8 meters per inhabitant and the
than 8 meters per inhabitant and the worst of all is that wastewater
worst of all is that wastewater
worst of all is that wastewater discharge is far from the cities
discharge is far from the cities
discharge is far from the cities we don’t see it so we don’t see things
we don’t see it so we don’t see things
we don’t see it so we don’t see things we don’t care for them what do we need
we don’t care for them what do we need
we don’t care for them what do we need and what is the solution the solution is
and what is the solution the solution is
and what is the solution the solution is you is to communicate the public and the
you is to communicate the public and the
you is to communicate the public and the stakeholders how important it is to
stakeholders how important it is to
stakeholders how important it is to reuse because we the people that consume
reuse because we the people that consume
reuse because we the people that consume the water are the voters and we choose
the water are the voters and we choose
the water are the voters and we choose the government’s and the government’s
the government’s and the government’s
the government’s and the government’s implements the plans and the regulations
implements the plans and the regulations
implements the plans and the regulations that we demand without demand there will
that we demand without demand there will
that we demand without demand there will be no offer let me give you some figures
be no offer let me give you some figures
be no offer let me give you some figures to see if I can finally convince you for
to see if I can finally convince you for
to see if I can finally convince you for example if an average city decided to
example if an average city decided to
example if an average city decided to reuse all of their waste water that
reuse all of their waste water that
reuse all of their waste water that produces it will lower the fresh water
produces it will lower the fresh water
produces it will lower the fresh water needs by 60%
needs by 60%
needs by 60% now idahe nowadays in Europe only 2.4
now idahe nowadays in Europe only 2.4
now idahe nowadays in Europe only 2.4 percent of the waste water is treated
percent of the waste water is treated
percent of the waste water is treated with the stronger regulation we could
with the stronger regulation we could
with the stronger regulation we could multiply this figure by 6 in 2030 this
multiply this figure by 6 in 2030 this
multiply this figure by 6 in 2030 this would mean the and they will supply in
would mean the and they will supply in
would mean the and they will supply in Spain of water for one year and a half
Spain of water for one year and a half
Spain of water for one year and a half but let’s be more ambitious if you in
but let’s be more ambitious if you in
but let’s be more ambitious if you in Europe we would be able to reuse all of
Europe we would be able to reuse all of
Europe we would be able to reuse all of the waste water that is produced in one
the waste water that is produced in one
the waste water that is produced in one year we could feed Spain with water for
year we could feed Spain with water for
year we could feed Spain with water for 10 years isn’t that amazing it is so
10 years isn’t that amazing it is so
10 years isn’t that amazing it is so powerful water we use for everybody well
powerful water we use for everybody well
powerful water we use for everybody well luckily there are some cases of success
luckily there are some cases of success
luckily there are some cases of success like the atotal milk event it was
like the atotal milk event it was
like the atotal milk event it was recently built in Mexico by the
recently built in Mexico by the
recently built in Mexico by the consortium see CBM with the leadership
consortium see CBM with the leadership
consortium see CBM with the leadership of action agua it is the third biggest
of action agua it is the third biggest
of action agua it is the third biggest wastewater treatment plant in the world
wastewater treatment plant in the world
wastewater treatment plant in the world and the first one to be erected in one
and the first one to be erected in one
and the first one to be erected in one stage the Commission only started in
stage the Commission only started in
stage the Commission only started in 2016 and the objective is to treat 1000
2016 and the objective is to treat 1000
2016 and the objective is to treat 1000 cubic extra meters of water for
cubic extra meters of water for
cubic extra meters of water for irrigation of crops this quantity of
irrigation of crops this quantity of
irrigation of crops this quantity of water would be the water we use in Spain
water would be the water we use in Spain
water would be the water we use in Spain in one year the 25 percent and what is
in one year the 25 percent and what is
in one year the 25 percent and what is best of it is that it has an impact in
best of it is that it has an impact in
best of it is that it has an impact in the lives of 10 million
the lives of 10 million
the lives of 10 million people that the chance happens to be the
people that the chance happens to be the
people that the chance happens to be the population in Lima with here swamp lands
population in Lima with here swamp lands
population in Lima with here swamp lands we can enhance the lives of the same
we can enhance the lives of the same
we can enhance the lives of the same population in Lima so yes this gives me
population in Lima so yes this gives me
population in Lima so yes this gives me hope and I have a dream I have a dream
hope and I have a dream I have a dream
hope and I have a dream I have a dream that someday I will go back to Peru and
that someday I will go back to Peru and
that someday I will go back to Peru and not talk about water because water will
not talk about water because water will
not talk about water because water will no longer be a problem to enlighten
no longer be a problem to enlighten
no longer be a problem to enlighten speech I want to tell you the philosophy
speech I want to tell you the philosophy
speech I want to tell you the philosophy of water reuse let’s all these new
of water reuse let’s all these new
of water reuse let’s all these new fields Heraclitus the great philosopher
fields Heraclitus the great philosopher
fields Heraclitus the great philosopher he said ever newer waters flow on those
he said ever newer waters flow on those
he said ever newer waters flow on those who step into the same river and let’s
who step into the same river and let’s
who step into the same river and let’s use the same waters for infinite
use the same waters for infinite
use the same waters for infinite purposes and now this is my challenge
purposes and now this is my challenge
purposes and now this is my challenge for you what are you gonna do
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