The Empresa Municipal Mixta de Aguas de Tarragona (Ematsa) closed the 2025 financial year with a significant investment of 6.2 million euros dedicated to strategic actions. The company's president, Nacho Garcia, highlighted that the focus was on modernizing networks and technological innovation to minimize losses and preserve water resources.
“"In a context marked by water scarcity and episodes of intense rainfall, Ematsa has prioritized network modernization, the improvement of its own resources, and technological innovation to minimize losses and preserve every drop of water."
Regarding sanitation, the sewer network improvement plan allowed for the rehabilitation of 5.5 kilometers of pipes, mainly using the flexible sleeve system. This pioneering technology in Tarragona allows collectors to be renewed without opening trenches. The overall plan anticipates rehabilitating 32 kilometers of the network until 2033.
In urban drainage, Ematsa advanced in the mathematical modeling of the networks, a key tool for planning actions that reduce the impact of extreme events, such as torrential rains. As a result, the project for the new overflow at Plaça dels Carros was defined. Furthermore, new sensors were installed in Plaça General Prim and Castaños street for real-time water level monitoring.
Supply network actions focused on strategic sections, such as the renewal of almost one kilometer of pipes on Tortosa street, in the Torreforta neighborhood. Notably, the reinforced flexible sleeve technology was applied for the first time in the potable water network on 150 meters of piping on the bridge over the Francolí river. The hydraulic performance remained at a notable 87.4 %.
