The technical tours will take place in the area of the cities of Maldonado and Punta del Este, about 3.5 hours by car round trip (there is no additional cost for the technical tour)

Visit Schedule:

• 12:30 PM – The bus departs from Facultad de Ingeniería, Edificio Polifuncional José Luis Massera
• 08:30 PM – The bus is scheduled to arrive in Montevideo.

Participants will need to complete the form and choose one of the two options.

1 – Laguna del Sauce Drinking Water Treatment Plant
The Water Treatment Plant takes raw water from the homonymous Lagoon and with a production capacity of 2 m3/s, supplies, among others, the resort cities of Maldonado, Punta del Este and Piriápolis.
Built in 1965, its evolution reflects the incorporation of improvements to minimize risks and meet growing demand. In 1998, its treatment capacity was increased to its current level and the sludge blanket clarifiers were replaced with dissolved air flotation to improve efficiency in phytoplankton removal. The most recent reform, still in progress, gives additional strength to the treatment against algal blooms by incorporating a battery of biological filters already enabled, and an interozonizing system expected to be completed at the end of this year.

2 – “El Jagüel” Wastewater Treatment Plant
The plant has been serving the cities of Maldonado and Punta del Este since 2012, with a maximum instantaneous capacity of 1200 L/s. During the summer season, the effluents of 250,000 inhabitants are treated, reaching maximum flows of 900 L/s on average and 650 L/s on average daily.
It is a physical-chemical plant, with stages of coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation and disinfection of the liquid line, and a sludge line with thickening, anaerobic digestion and dehydration.
The final disposal of the treated liquid is carried out to the Atlantic Ocean through a 930 m long submarine emissary. After dewatering, the sludge has more than 30% solids content and is disposed of in a landfill.