• The new station, co-financed by the European project POCTEP RISC_PLUS, will improve the monitoring of water quality in the region.

The Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation (CHMS) has completed the installation of a new Automatic Water Quality System (SAICA) station on the Tamuxe River, in the municipality of O Rosal, Pontevedra. This initiative is part of the effort to strengthen hydrological monitoring in the area, which currently has 116 stations, 19 of which are equipped with specific technology to assess water quality.

The new station is equipped with a multiparametric probe that will provide real-time data on essential physicochemical variables for water quality, including turbidity, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, ammonium concentration, pH, and water temperature. This system will facilitate the detection of accidental pollution events, allowing for a faster and more effective response to potential incidents.

The data transmission will be done via satellite from the station to the CHMS Basin Control Center (CECU) in Ourense, with a record of each variable every fifteen minutes. Currently, tests and connections are being carried out to ensure the correct functioning of the system, with the intention of making the data available on the CHMS website in the coming weeks.

RISC_PLUS Project

The installation of this new station is part of a larger project to expand the SAICA network, which is being developed under the European Project POCTEP RISC_PLUS. This project aims to design joint measures for the prevention and management of extreme phenomena such as floods and droughts, as well as to address accidental pollution and assess the effects of climate change on the international basins of the Miño, Sil, and Limia rivers.

The total investment for the actions carried out amounts to 41,105 euros, co-financed through the aforementioned European project, reflecting the authorities’ commitment to improving water quality and the sustainable management of water resources in the region.