{"id":718,"date":"2024-09-23T11:33:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T11:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aquaurb.pt\/services\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T11:39:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:39:26","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aquaurb.pt\/en\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"718\" class=\"elementor elementor-718 elementor-214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce86a6e c-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce86a6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05acaae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05acaae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engineering consultants in the fields of <span>hydraulics, water resources and the environment<\/span><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caaeabf c-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"caaeabf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b0838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b0838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our consultancy services are specialized in supporting the improvement of urban water supply and drainage systems and are divided into two main areas: <strong>sustainability<\/strong>, to improve operating efficiency, and <strong>resilience<\/strong>, to better prevent and prepare these systems for current and future challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a393461 c-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a393461\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e0645 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57e0645\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90469a titulo elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b90469a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfc427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"bbfc427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnergy efficiency <br>(water and wastewater)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHolistic analysis of energy consumption in order to identify opportunities for improvement (pumping stations and treatment plants). <br> Evaluating and testing the efficiency of equipment, systems and processes in order to define the best solutions.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7415e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7415e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWater efficiency (water)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSupporting entities on the definition of strategies, priority areas and resources to be strengthened for better control of water losses. <br>Assessment and design of solutions for monitoring, pressure reduction and system rehabilitation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128ccdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"128ccdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOperating efficiency <br>(wastewater)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvaluation of the hydraulic behavior of the systems and their interaction with the natural environment. <br>Support for defining strategies to better control undue inflows. <br>Evaluation and design of solutions for monitoring, inspection and rehabilitation of systems.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b62c27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b62c27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61dab2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b61dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A proper <span class=\"text-cor\">hydraulic assessment of<\/span> the operation of the systems can trigger the greatest <span class=\"text-cor\">efficiency gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afccea3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afccea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad24cdd elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ad24cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHydraulic Modeling\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction and calibration of hydraulic simulation models of the systems (water, wastewater or rainwater) to improve the degree of knowledge of the system, better understand the problems and explore possible solutions.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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We start by assessing the state of the system and evaluate the implications of the project, as well as any existing constraints (including execution, minimizing disruption to operation).  \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b33532 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7b33532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject review\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChecking the conformity and quality of the project, in terms of written and drawn documents, measurements, budget and specifications.\nAssessment of the impact on operating costs (OPEX).   \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81bfcfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81bfcfb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dca524 titulo elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dca524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resilience<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74abac8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74abac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <span class=\"text-cor\">exhaustive analysis of system vulnerabilities<\/span> allows a better preparedness to face greater <span class=\"text-cor\">demands and challenges<\/span>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0df32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec0df32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquaurb.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-aquaurb-servicos-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-586\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineering consultants in the fields of hydraulics, water resources and the environment Our consultancy services are specialized in supporting the improvement of urban water supply and drainage systems and are divided into two main areas: sustainability, to improve operating efficiency, and resilience, to better prevent and prepare these systems for current and future challenges. 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