The treatment plant of sewage of Cabo redopened this Sunday by the President Luis Abinaderrepresents a historical change in the way in which water resources linked to the tourism In the country.
With one Investment of 1,304 million pesosthis infrastructure will not only purify the waters of the new tourist pole, but will allow them to give them a Second use.
What can the plant do?
According to Alejandro González, technical director of the project and the ASCH company, the plant operates with a activated sludge system In extended aeration. This method uses bacteria in large tanks to eliminate wastewater pollutants.
Once treated, the water will have the sufficient quality for:
Water gardensgreen areas and golf courses that will be built in the project Cabo red.
Reduce Drinking water consumption intended for non -essential uses.
Produce reusable sludge such as agricultural fertilizers or to generate compost.
“What was previously a waste now becomes a useful resource. With this plant we transform waste into agricultural inputs and ensure water for irrigation, reducing the environmental footprint, ”González explained.
An integral system
The work does not work in isolation. Is part of a Hydrosanitary system complete that includes:
Wastewater collection of hotels, port, aerodrome and other facilities.
Drinking water distribution to All infrastructure of destiny.
Continuous treatment and automatedwith monitoring the 24 hours of the day.
According to Sigmund Freund Mena, executive director of the Pro-Fintalesthe design reduced the occupation of 15 hectares to only 1.9 hectares, reducing the impact on a environmentally sensitive zone.
A milestone for tourism
It is the first time that in the Dominican Republic a treatment plant Before opening a single hotel. “There are projects that have been working for decades without having such an infrastructure. This is the difference of Cabo red: guarantee sustainability from the beginning”González said.
The plant has Ability to process 164,000 liters per second and an automation system that reduces electrical consumption by up to 40 % compared to similar facilities.
Expected impact
With its operation, the plant will allow:
- Avoid contamination of soil and waters coastal
- Guarantee the Sustainable water supply In the tourist area.
- Reduce carbon When reusing waste.
Establish a Replicable Water Management Model in other tourist poles of the country.
“Cabo red Not only drives the economy of Fintalesit also becomes a National reference How to combine tourism, sustainability and responsible management of resources, ”concluded Freund Mena.
