Due to the current global change, there is a need to look for improved urban water management. Especially in urban areas, where most of the population is concentrated. These high dense areas require improvements in water quantity and quality, and Barcelona city is not an exception. Barcelona City Council installed different green infrastructures called Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems. These installations reduce the extreme runoff events by promoting and facilitating the recharge of the aquifers. The installation of these systems is increasing, but there is a lack of knowledge and understanding of the quality of the water infiltrated in the aquifer and their effects on the state of the groundwater bodies of the city, which can reduce the current quality of groundwater.
The main objective of ASSET-WATER is to evaluate the Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems implemented in the city of Barcelona and provide improvements so that these systems are more efficient and fulfill the purpose of said facilities and advance toward efficient and sustainable use of water, improving the adaptation capacity of the city to the current Climate Change and promoting the use of green infrastructures in their urban plans.
Funding institution: Barcelona City Council (Àrea de Cultura, Educació, Ciència i Comunitat). Premis de Recerca científica “Fons COVID”
