2008 ANNUAL REPORT at the service of the citizens CLABSA. at the service of the citizens 2008 ANNUAL REPORT al servei dels ciutadans 1 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Index CLABSA. at the service of the citizens 01 02 03 ANNUAL REPORT OTHER ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL ON ACTIVITIES MANAGEMENT DATA 1.1 www.clabsa.es 2.1 Innovation 3.1 Management report 1.2 Development of the · Work completed in 2008 3.2 Financial statements Barcelona sewer system · Projects in progress in 2008 3.3 Auditor’s report 1.3 Management of the 2.2 Human resources Barcelona sewer system 3.4 Board of directors’ 2.3 Commitments to the statements 1.4 Clabsa activity in the community Barcelona metropolitan area 2.4 Environmental action 1.5 Groundwater management · Environmental Impact of in the city of Barcelona Work Sites in the city · Water Quality 1.6 Other activities of note · Responsible Consumption · Control of waste discharge to the Barcelona sewer system · Development of Optical-Fibre ducts in the Barcelona Sewer · Management of the Besòs River Waterway Park Warning System · Assistance in the Pneumatic Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) collection · Other work done on the sewer system 3 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Introduction Imma Mayol i Beltran Chair of the Board of Directors Last year, 2008, the company took part In the case of the City Council this was due in a great many projects and activities, expending a great to the negotiation of a new Programme- deal of effort in the provision of services to the Barcelona Contract, covering the period 2008-2009, City Council, the Metropolitan Environmental Agency and also as a result of the implementation of an important package of projects re- (EMMA) and our other clients. sulting from actions financed by European funds, in which compliance with very de- manding terms was required. In the case of services provided to third parties it was necessary to fully comply with all of the commitments acquired, particular in the case of the EMMA. Over the year, despite an important period of drought, there was significantly more rainfall than in the previous year. The op- eration and functioning of the city’s sewer network as a whole allowed for the differ- ent rainfall episodes that have occurred to be effectively dealt with, guaranteeing a re- duction of their impact on the city and its environment. Meanwhile, the Besòs River flood warning system allowed for the cor- rect management of flash flood episodes in the Waterway Park. With regard to the groundwater harness- ing systems the need to dispose of alter- native resources that will allow for critical drought situations to be dealt with, such as 4 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens those experienced throughout a great deal It is also important to refer to the exten- of 2008, was once again made evident and, sion of the scope of the certification of the consequently, a further confirmation of the company’s Quality Management systems, environmental and functional relevance of based on the Quality (ISO-9001:2008), this service. There was a significant increase, Environment (ISO-14001:2004) and 27%, in the flows supplied in comparison Occupational Health and Safety with the previous year, which allowed for (OHSAS-18001:2007) Standards covering the maintenance of both irrigation in the all of the company’s activities, and repre- parks and gardens and the hosing down of senting another step forward with regard to the streets. the consolidation of an integrated system On the other hand, the extension of both that maintains close control of the quality the pneumatic municipal solid waste col- of the service, environmental protection lection network and also the optical-fibre and the health and safety of persons. ducts, although in the latter case at a much It was also evident in 2008 that a great in- slower pace than last year, have continued terest continued to exist in visiting and find- throughout the city. It must be noted that ing out about the rainwater vaults and the there are now 500 kilometres of sewer control centre managed by CLABSA, both mains that have these ducts installed. for educational purposes and as a reference Within the sphere of the Metropolitan for specialists in the field. Environmental Agency (EMMA), there has Total income in 2008 was 11.1 million euros, been an increase in the volume of work with a net profit of 1.1 million euros. During commissioned by different town councils the coming year a certain increase in the in the metropolitan area. It must also be company’s activities can be expected, as a added that such commissions, from the result of the actions being taken at both town councils of Badalona, Barberà del a municipal and a metropolitan level, and Vallès, Esplugues de Llobregat and San also on behalf of our other clients. Feliu de Llobregat, as well as the opera- tion and maintenance of the San Llorenç Finally, I would not like to finish this presen- catch-basin, for the municipalities of Gavà, tation without thanking and congratulating Viladecans and San Climent de Llobregat. the company’s staff, along with its Board of Directors, for all of their efforts and dedica- As in the previous year, the technical con- tion, and also encourage them to face up to sultancy work, master plans, projects and the challenges that the future has to offer. surveys for other clients were once again of considerable importance in 2008, bring- ing in even more revenues than in 2007. Of note in this area was the awarding of the sewer system management contract by the Barcelona Port Authority, the commission, issued by the Catalan Water Agency, for the drafting of a programme regarding the mea- sures to be introduced to ensure reduction in the impact of the discharges from sew- age networks during periods of heavy rain- fall in Catalonia, and also the participation and continuity in different technological research and innovation projects that both demonstrate and reaffirm the confidence of the organisations and administrations in the quality and professional attitude of the work and services that CLABSA provides. 5 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Shareholders and board of directors Shareholders Share capital: € 3.606.072 in 600 shares with a nominal value of € 6.010,12 each, fully subscribed and paid up by: Barcelona de Serveis Municipals, SA (Class A) 105 shares Entitat Metropolitana de Serveis Hidràulics i Tractament de Residus (classe A) 49 shares Societat General d’Aigües de Barcelona, SA (classe B) 324 shares Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A. (classe B) 122 shares Date of incorporation 11 May 1992 Fiscal Identification No. A60086451 Registered office C/ Acer, 16. 08038 – Barcelona Tel. 93 289 68 00 e-mail: info@clabsa.es Fax: 93 223 02 33 www.clabsa.es 6 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens Board of directors Position Representantive Chair Sra. Imma Mayol i Beltran Vice Chair Sr. Leonard Carcolé i Galea Members Sr. Francesc Narváez i Pazos Sr Joan Puigdollers i fargas Sr. Francesc Xavier Amorós i Corbella Sr. Jordi Campillo i Gàmez Sr. Ignacio Escudero García Sr. Fernando Rayón i Martín Sr. Joan Valls i Tort Societat General d’Aigües de Barcelona, S.A. (represented by Sr. Francesc Xavier Garcés Daniel) Companyia Catalana de Serveis, S.A. (represented by Agustín Garcia Gila) Serveis d’Escombraries i Neteja, S.A. (represented by Jordi Payet i Pérez) Serveis Especials de Neteja, S.A. (represented by Pau Martín i Zamora) Secretari-conseller: FCC Versia, S.A. (represented by Esteve Correa i Artés) Managing Director Sr. José Carbonell Talavera 7 2008 ANNUAL REPORT CLABSA. at the service of the citizens 01 ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES 1.1 www.clabsa.es 1.2 Development of the Barcelona sewer system 1.3 Management of the Barcelona sewer system 1.4 CLABSA activity in the Barcelona metropolitan area 1.5 Groundwater management in the city of Barcelona 1.6 Other activities of note · Control of Waste Discharge to the Barcelona Sewer System · Development of Optical-Fibre ducts in the Barcelona Sewer · Management of the Besòs River Waterway Park Warning System · Assistance in the Pneumatic Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) collection · Other work done on the sewer system 9 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 1.1 www.clabsa.es Clavegueram de Barcelona, S.A. Through the creation of CLABSA, Barcelona City Council broke away from the classical (CLABSA) is a mixed-economy company founded in 1992, concept of passive management of the city’s through the initiative by Barcelona City Council. Its main sewer system. This resulted in a rapid, yet in business activity takes place within the city and metropolitan depth, transformation of the infrastructure area of Barcelona and focuses on the management, design based on accurate planning and efficient and control of urban drainage systems. real-time management of the elements that make it up. What CLABSA termed Advanced Urban Drainage Management (GADU) has become a benchmark to be imitated and has since evolved towards a more generalised vision of sustainability. The challenge of sustainable management requires a holistic approach, with a bal- anced blend of infrastructure and man- agement, supported by the best available technology in order to deal with the envi- ronmental role of urban drainage, which has now become a fully recognized reality. Holistic approach The city’s drainage network should never be considered as an isolated system, insofar as its design and subsequent performance are conditioned by both the physical environ- ment it has to protect and by the constantly varying patterns of precipitation, including 10 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens those that are due to climate change. The The concept of the way in which urban impact on the city, and also on the receiv- drainage ought to be managed, as a basic ing environment and its ecosystems, is di- municipal service, has also been shown to be rect and measurable. Furthermore, sanitary applicable to other activities now delegated management has started to play an increas- by the Barcelona City Council. As a result, ingly important role in the urban water the current Programme-Contract includes cycle, due to the fact that allowance must additional back up services related to: now be made for the possible recycling • The planning and development of urban- of drainage water and its interaction with drainage systems. groundwater. As important as the repercus- sions of the problem are the perspectives • The implementation, operation and main- from which it must be analysed: by the tenance of technological systems and citizens, the public authorities and by social elements to regulate the city’s drainage and economic agents. systems. • The operation and maintenance of the Management and infrastructure River Besòs warning system. • The management of the system employed The efficient use of resources and urban to harness groundwater in Barcelona. space requires firm management that will allow for the minimisation of use by ha- • Technical back up for the control of sew- bitually rigid and costly infrastructure. er cleaning and rehabilitation. Advanced Urban Drainage Management • Technical back up for the development of (GADU) hinges on careful planning, the in- the network for the pneumatic collection tegration of the life cycles of installations of municipal solid waste (MSW). and their subsequent rehabilitation. What CLABSA termed Advanced Urban Drainage Technology Management (GADU) has become a benchmark to Coneixement precís de l’entorn, planificació be imitated and has since evolved towards a more integral i informació en temps real són els generalised vision of sustainability. elements que fan possible una gestió efi- cient dels sistemes de drenatge urbà. Són la base per assegurar l’aprofitament òp- tim d’unes infraestructures més reduïdes i • flexibles. CLABSA aposta per un ús intensiu de les TIC amb el suport dels models més avançats de predicció i simulació com el mil- lor suport per a la presa de decisions. Environmental purpose Rainfall not only inconveniences citizens it also, to a greater or lesser degree, causes damages due to flooding. However, this is merely the most widely known and easily measured aspect of the question. Rainfall is also responsible for 50% of the pollution discharged into rivers and onto beaches in urban areas, and this is a fact that must not be forgotten. 11 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 1.1 All of CLABSA’s activities are managed specialisation. This has been acknowledged in accordance with the most demanding at an international level, by companies in the quality standards. sector, by town and city councils and also by other public bodies. Clavegueram de Barcelona, S.A. (CLABSA) Furthermore, on behalf of the Barcelona City undertake their management activities in Council, CLABSA also designs, installs and accordance with the strictest quality stan- maintains a network of ducts through which dards and have been awarded Quality (ISO optical-fibre cables are run, taking full advan- 9001:2000), Environmental Care (ISO tage of the existing sewer infrastructure. 14001:2004) and Occupational Health and Activities associated with urban-drainage Safety (OHSAS 18001) certificates that vouch management and sewer network discharge for their integrated management system and controls are also carried out for all of the cover all of the company’s activities. municipalities in the Barcelona metropoli- tan area, within the framework of the EMA Programme Contract. Outside the metropolitan area of Barcelona, CLABSA also provides advisory and techni- cal-assistance services with a high level of La concepció de com s’ha de gestionar el drenatge urbà, com un servei municipal bàsic, s’ha demostrat aplicable a altres activitats delegades per l’Ajuntament de Barcelona 12 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens 1.2 Development of the Barcelona sewer system Barcelona has a detailed plan of its sewer system, which forms a part of the Overall The first step towards the enjoyment of an Sewer System Rehabilitation Plan, drawn efficient drainage system is adequate planning. up by CLABSA in 2006. This Plan, known as PICBA’06, is kept permanently updated in order to adapt it to the changing dynamic of the city. Some of the prioritised actions included in the Plan have been incorporated by the Barcelona City Council into the package of environmental actions financed by the ERDF Cohesion Funds (2007-2013), which include work aimed at improving the drain- age system, with the provision of funds amounting to around 51.5 million euros. In 2008, CLABSA drew up 38 projects backed by European financing, aimed at im- proving 6.3 kilometres of the local sewer network, bracing 4 mains drains, with a to- tal length of 2.3 kilometres, and the build- ing of the Urgell-Mallorca (16,000 m3.) and Carmel-Clota (95,000 m3) flood retention vaults. Within the framework of the actions planned for the Mar Bella Park, the mu- nicipal company BIMSA commissioned CLABSA to draw up a project for a new 13 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 1.2 vault at Bac de Roda. The purpose of this vault, with a total capacity of 25,000 m3, was to reduce the amount of water emp- CLABSA has collaborated with the Districts tied out from the drains onto Barcelona’s and municipal companies on the development beaches during episodes of heavy rainfall of the local sewer system and on the drafting and, along with the existing Taulat vault, to of projects aimed at carrying out works up to a provide for an improvement in the quality of the seawater along the city’s coasts. value of over 53 million euros. As usual CLABSA collaborated with both Districts and with municipal companies in the development of the local sewer systems, as well as drawing up projects, such as the ones in Torrent Garrofers Sewer projects with European financing. COHESION FUNDS – 2007-2013 Actions Total € LOCAL NETWORK 13.485.844 Ciutat Vella - Eixample - Sants 3.159.425 Les Corts - Sarrià 3.523.948 Gràcia - Horta 3.402.446 Nou Barris - Sant Andreu - Sant Martí 3.400.025 MAINS DRAINS 6.112.470 Col·lector Carrer Circumval·lació 1.100.000 Col·lector Carrer Mèxic 649.946 Col·lectors Andrade - Agricultura Fase 2 2.237.387 Sifó Salt del Moltó 1.025.137 Col·lector Riera Horta-Fulton 1.100.000 REGULATING VAULTS 31.800.000 Dipòsit Urgell - Mallorca 7.800.000 Dipòsit Carmel-Clot i col·lectors associats 24.000.000 TOTAL PROJECTED WORK 51.398.314 14 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens - Horta-Guinardó, or Carrer Dorotea and were the reorganisation of Plaça Lesseps Carrer Sant Ferriol in the District of Sants. and Plaça de les Glòries. These were both With regard to work done, and notable in large scale urban actions that required a terms of their impact on the city’s sewer significant remodelling of the drainage net- system, mention must be made of the ar- work, as was also the case with the Ronda rival in the city of the high speed train line del Mig tunnel, the new Av. República and the construction of Metro Line 9. In Argentina drain or the diversion of the C/. 2008 these projects had a serious affect Escultor Claperós drain. on the Ronda del Mig – Riera Blanca mains Barcelona City Council also relied on drains, as did the areas of influence of the CLABSA to monitor all of the actions that future Metro stations: Onze de Setembre, affected the sewers network. The large Lesseps, Campus Sud and Motors. CLABSA scale projects mentioned above were com- signed a collaboration agreement with plemented by another 85 actions that af- GISA and ADIF, to provide them with ad- fected the city’s streets and resulted in the vice regarding the definition of the most need to build 12 kilometres of new sewers, suitable technical solutions to be applied, of which 2.1 kilometres were mains drains, as well as monitoring the work that directly accessible for inspection, and primary arte- affected the sewer system. rial mains. All of these actions were sub- The other outstanding municipal actions, in jected to permanent monitoring, in order terms of their affect on the sewer system, to optimise municipal actions and minimise their impact on the city. 15 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 1.3 Management of the Barcelona sewer system Careful planning and design The final result, as perceived by the citizens, will depend to a large extent on the effec- of the drainage system can lead to substantial tiveness of the management: suitable main- savings, particularly when greater emphasis is placed tenance, a good regulation strategy, real- on management, rather than taking on large-scale time control of the system, etc. In essence, infrastructure, as is the case with Barcelona City Council. experience, organization and technology are all essential to ensure that the service works properly. CLABSA has installed an extensive network of sensors and hydrau- lic-control elements in Barcelona and this is the most solid technological base on which to build efficient management. The Barcelona sewer system is now per- manently monitored by a total of 1,820 re- motely-supervised electronic sensors, and 343 elements that can be remotely con- trolled from the CLABSA Control Centre to guarantee efficient operation. This group of control installations allows for the management of episodes of heavy rainfall, which were more frequent in 2008 than in the previous year. The level of pre- cipitation registered in Barcelona in 2008 actually increased, in contrast to the down- ward trend that has been evident over re- cent years. 16 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens Annual rainfall was 564 mm, distributed over 70 days of significant precipitation. On 3 occasions the intensity of the rainfall reached levels that could be defined as “alert” and on one occasion it reached an The rainwater retention vaults fully complied with “emergency” level, on 12th July, when 58 l/ the task for which they have been designed and m2 fell in some areas of the city. built, avoiding floods and other incidents in the city. On each of the above occasions the rainwa- ter retention vaults fully complied with the task for which they have been designed and built, avoiding floods and other incidents in Rainfall Data the city. Furthermore, however, they also resulted in a reduction of 1,100 tonnes of Kind 2005 2006 2007 2008 flotsam, solid material suspended in the water, being discharged into the sea, due to Total precipitation (l/m2) (*) 544 413 399 564 the retention of 4.4 million m3 of water. Total days of rainfall 112 102 97 129 The results obtained in 2008 would not Days of heavy rainfall (>1 l/m2) 51 39 43 70 have been possible without the correct maintenance of all of the installations. The Days of very heavy rainfall (> 10 l/m2) 15 14 12 19 13,269 equipment maintenance interven- tions, 92% of which were preventive in na- Nominal volume of the retention vaults 473 473 473 473 3 ture, guaranteed that all of the most im- (thousands de m ) portant elements remained fully operative Volume of retained rainfall 3.815 3.432 3.628 4.478 for 96% of the time. This ensured that it (thousands de m3) was possible to successfully deal with all of the rainfall episodes due to the fully op- (*) Historical average: 602 l/m2 (1.914 - 2008) erational status, of all of the systems, with optimum guarantees of efficiency. Retention and Control Network CLABSA has installed an extensive network of Kind 2005 2006 2007 2008 sensors and hydraulic- Remote-control stations 103 104 115 141 control elements in Barcelona and this is the Remote-controlled switches 273 275 303 343 most solid technological Vaults 8 8 8 8 base on which to build Pumps 173 177 190 208 efficient management. Sluice gates and valves 72 78 82 101 River Besòs reservoirs 11 11 11 11 Groundwater hydrants 9 10 12 15 Remote-controlled sensors 1.525 1.543 1.743 1.820 Pluviometers, limnimeters and 194 197 210 213 piezometers Other sensors 1.331 1.346 1.546 1.607 17 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 1.4 CLABSA activities in the Barcelona metropolitan area Collaboration with the The principles developed for managing ur- Metropolitan Environmental Agency (EMMA) in the ban drainage in Barcelona were taken as the management of the sewer system began in 2006, when basis for the implementation of an effective the Programme-Contract was first signed by CLABSA and planning and management methodology for sewer systems, which have since been EMMA and was consolidated by a number of projects adapted to the widely varying situations in that were carried out in 2007 and 2008. the different municipalities that form a part of the Barcelona metropolitan area. Unlike the city of Barcelona itself, in these urban centres, the layouts of which are gen- erally speaking more disperse, the section of the network is more reduced, drainage catchment areas can be affected by major water courses and knowledge of the infra- structures is less precise and yet, despite these differences, the CLABSA work model has shown itself to be equally effective. Planning The town councils of Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Barberà del Vallès and Badalona all valued this approach and entrusted the preparation of their Sewer Master Plans to CLABSA, starting with the collection of field data, in order to draw up detailed mapping of the network in each case. These Master Plans then provide the people in charge of making the decisions at the town 18 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens councils a clear vision of the weaknesses of to its lack of hydraulic capacity. This catch the network in their towns, along with the basin is now operational, with CLABSA action that needs to be taken, its cost and managing the operation and maintenance. the priorities to be applied from the per- Finally, with site management also by spective of comprehensive infrastructure CLABSA, work is going ahead on the Carrer planning. Sant Jordi mains drain, in the municipality of Esplugues de Llobregat. Projects and sites As well as drawing up Master Plans for Infrastructure Operations these municipalities, also of note is the The Gran Via de l’Hospitalet vault con- drafting of a survey of potential flood- tinues to be managed by CLABSA. This ing areas in l’Hospitalet de Llobregat, and vault, which is the property of the General the work that started on the Riera de la Roadways Directorate of the Generalitat of Salut catch basin project, in Sant Feliu de Catalonia, serves for the protection of the Llobregat, the purpose of which is to pro- tunnel on Gran Via against intense rainfall tect the town’s historic centre against the episodes, as it passes through the munici- extraordinary occurrence of flash flooding. pality of Hospitalet de Llobregat. In 2008 the Carrer l’Aviació flood retention vault project, in Prat de Llobregat, was also handed over. This is a second phase, ad- joining the Bunyola vault, designed during the previous years, in order to increase its volume with a view to dealing with a new catchment area, l’Aviació. Apart from the sphere of urban drainage, which gave rise to the original metro- politan programme-contract, in 2008 the Metropolitan Authority also requested CLABSA’s collaboration in the sphere of alternative water resources, and in particu- lar with regard to the project for transfer- ring recycled water from the Prat EDAR (Wastewater Treatment Plant) to the Zona Franca/Montjuic area in Barcelona. Finally, CLABSA also collaborated with the Santa Coloma de Gramenet Town Council in setting up the Pneumatic Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collection system, draw- ing up the Master Plan for the Pneumatic Solid Waste Collection in the municipality, with the idea of extending this technology throughout the territory. With regard to the projects completed in 2008, work on the Riera St. Llorenç catch basin came to an end. This catch basin pro- tects the adjacent districts of Gavà and Viladecans, on opposite banks of the chan- nelled section of the water course, an area that frequently suffered from flooding due 19 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 1.5 Management of groundwater in the city of Barcelona The Barcelona City Council has The Council is fully aware of the growing entrusted CLABSA with the maintenance and operation of need to reduce the consumption of potable the city’s groundwater distribution network since 2006. water and is firmly committed to reliance on alternative water sources for uses other than human consumption. In recent years, a number of systems have been created to take advantage of ground- water for the city’s parks and gardens, or- namental fountains and hosing the streets. Now that these systems have been extend- ed and interconnected, with new ones hav- ing been opened up, Barcelona can claim to have a growing groundwater distribu- tion network that can be harnessed for a variety of uses that do not depend on the high quality standards required of potable water. This source currently supplies 18.6% of the total water used by the Barcelona City Council. The groundwater network currently con- sists of 52 kilometres of distribution pipe- lines and 18 storage tanks, with a total ca- pacity of 8,700 m3. The water is supplied by 20 springs with flow rates of 2 to 8 litres per second, and in some cases also is also collected from water wells or building and tunnel drainage. All such facilities are oper- ated by the CLABSA Control Centre. 20 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens In 2008, 785,300 m3 of groundwater was Groundwater projects with European financing. distributed by the whole of this network, COHESION FUNDS – FEDER 2007-2013 thereby, thus avoiding the use of an equiva- lent quantity of potable water, and repre- Action Total (€) senting a 27% increase in comparison with the groundwater distributed in 2007. Ciutadella Park 343.153 In this context, with an evident determina- Montjuïc Mountain 1.512.142 tion on the part of the municipality to har- ness alternative water resources, a relevant España Industrial Park 206.129 part of the ERDF Cohesion Funds (2007- Work done in Parks and Gardens 363.000 2013) were spent on actions aimed at ex- tending groundwater and water recycling Projected total 2.424.424 systems. To this end, in 2008, CLABSA drew up the projects indicated in the fol- lowing table. Without any doubt the most important project in this package was the final sec- tion of the pipeline that takes water from the Prat EDAR Water Purification Plant and pumps it to the irrigation ponds of the Tres Pins nurseries on Montjuic, which are cur- rently being built. Among the improvement works done on the alternative water resources net- work, the redesign and rebuilding of Plaça Lesseps is of some note. At this site the first phase of a groundwater network has been built, taking advantage of the pump- ing station, which already existed, along- side the Lesseps Metro station. Apart from this project, work has also been completed Consumption of groundwater in m3 on one of the sites scheduled for the first half of the year, paid for by the Cohesion 785.300 800.000 Funds, and corresponding to the Ciutadella Park groundwater supply network. This has 619.925 permitted the closing of the groundwa- 700.000 ter supply ring (passing through Alfons el Magnànim, Gran Via, Meridana-Wellington 600.000 490.055 and the Sea Front). 464.875 500.000 402.535 400.000 300.000 200.000 100.000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 year 21 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 1.6 Other activities of note At the request of the Barcelona City Installation of Information Panels Council, CLABSA extended its activity in the city in In 2008 an information panel was installed order to cover such areas as the installation of ducts on the Sant Sebastià beach, for the purpose in the sewers, to carry the optical-fibre cables, taking of informing citizens of the weather fore- advantage of the existing sewer system infrastructure, cast, expected water temperature, ultravio- the management of hydrological warning systems let ray concentration and the state of each of the beaches, i.e. which flag is hoisted and the planning and development of pneumatic along with other corresponding observa- installations for municipal solid waste collection. tions (humidity levels, electrical storms...). The installation of a second panel on the Barceloneta beach is scheduled for next year, 2009. The information on these panels is produced and controlled by the CLABSA Control Centre, in coordination with the Red Cross and the Barcelona Meteorological Service. 22 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens Control of waste discharge in the circulating wastewater. There was also an Barcelona sewer system increase in the number of inspection ac- tions carried out with regard to industrial In 2008 the metropolitan assignment for discharges outside the Barcelona area. the control of discharges into the Barcelona sewer system have arranged for a total Status of optical-fibre ducts in the of 600 inspections, of different compa- Barcelona sewer system nies working within the municipal area of Barcelona and adjacent metropolitan areas, Telecommunications operators, who are to be carried out. This work also included extending their networks in Barcelona, con- the collection of 290 samples from drains tinue to take advantage of the sewer sys- and water treatment plants. tem as their installation vehicle of choice. The sewers are, in fact, a safer medium for Also of note in 2008 were the consolida- optical-fibre cables (as long as they are tion of the emergency discharge service duly protected and secured in ducting) (24 hours/365 days) and the publishing than trenches dug up in the city streets. of an annual edition of an atlas of poten- Furthermore, a sewer-based optical-fibre tially contaminating establishments in the network is quick to install, more dynamic to Barcelona area. use and avoids all the inconveniences and Likewise, there was also an extension of disruptions experienced by citizens when the provision of back up services for the the streets are being dug up. sampling in the drainage networks, for the The length of the optical-fibre cable ducting purpose of analysing the condition of the installed in the sewer system in 2008 was 23 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 16 kilometres, which means that the total implemented in the Besòs River Waterway length of sewer mains currently fitted with Park alerts supervisory system. This re- optical-fibre cable ducts, serving eleven of calibration of the models has allowed for the city’s operators, is now 500 kilometres. the quality of the system’s hydrological forecasts in cases of sudden flash flooding Management of the Besòs River along the Besòs River to be maintained. Waterway Park Warning System Assistance in the Pneumatic The management of the River Besòs Waterway Park warning system has been Collection of Municipal Waste handled by CLABSA since 2000. This park Barcelona City Council continues to pro- was built in two phases: the first consisted mote the installation of pneumatic-collec- of the stretch between the municipalities of tion networks in both newly developed Santa Coloma de Gramanet and Barcelona, areas and in the most densely populated while the second is the stretch that was ex- parts of the city. CLABSA assists the City tended in 2004 in the municipality of Sant Council through the planning, design and Adriá del Besòs, as far as the mouth of the construction of the relevant infrastructure. river. A good example of the above is the financ- The Waterway Park warning system oper- ing obtained through the ERDF Cohesion ated without any incidents of note during Funds (2007-2013), for which CLABSA has 2008, thereby enabling the members of drawn up the projects indicated in the fol- the public visiting the park to fully enjoy its lowing table. services. In 2008, ten warnings were issued, These projects provide a response to the in- as a result of inclement weather conditions, crease in demand by the Vila Olímpica and while in another two this resulted in the to- Diagonal – Poblenou Centres while, at the tal or partial flooding of the Park. same time, they represent a strong impulse The agreement signed between CLABSA for the development of the network and and GRAH (The Hydrometeorology Applied construction of new solid municipal waste Research Group) of the Polytechnic collection points. University of Barcelona has allowed for Of the 36 Pneumatic Municipal Solid Waste an adjustment of the hydrological models collection points (PCMW’s) built and brought on line in 2008, 21 are individual and Management of the Besòs River Waterway Park Warning System 15 are linked to the network. Also of note is the extension of the Diagonal-Poblenou number of warnings (PCMW) Centre and the work that was 50 46 done on the underground (PCMW) Centre 45 at Plaça Lesseps, which is finally going to be inaugurated at the beginning of 2009. In all 40 of these cases, the City Council entrusted 35 35 33 the site management of these projects to 30 CLABSA. 25 24 25 Other work on the sewer system 20 The model set up by CLABSA for the man- 15 agement of urban drainage was so suc- 10 cessful that many towns and cities are also 5 adopting it. As a result CLABSA has, on occasions, had to provide a range of pub- 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 year lic authorities with technical assistance and 24 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens collaboration in drawing up specific proj- PCMW Projects with European financing ects. This work has made it possible for COHESION FUNDS – FEDER 2007-2013 the CLABSA vision of urban drainage to be shared and applied in a number of areas be- Action Total (€) yond its usual spheres of action. Doubling up at the Vila Olímpica Centre 1.802.000 The most important projects taken on out- side of Catalonia include the drafting of a Doubling up at the Diagonal – Poblenou Centre 1.146.944 Master Plan for the San Fernando (Cadiz) sewer system - Phase 2 - Proposal of Taulat Poblenou Network 914.750 Actions, plus the two-dimensional hydrau- Consolidation of mains network connections 2.000.000 lic study for the Rambla de la Azohía, in Cartagena. Construction of 5 District Green Points 1.125.000 Nevertheless, undoubtedly the most sig- Projected total 6.988.694 nificant milestone in terms of work done for third parties, was the commission by the Catalan Waters Agency (ACA) of the “Programme for the Reduction of the Impact on the Receiving Environment due to the Effects of Drain Discharges during Rain Episodes”, which formed a part of the programme of measures included in the Management Plan for the fluvial catch- ment area of Catalonia, that the ACA is implementing in order to achieve the good ecological status established in the Water Framework Directive. The goals of this pro- gramme are as follows: • Determination of the sphere of compe- tence of the administrations with regard to this question. • Proposal for a normative development to regulate the discharges or overflows into the receiving environment during rain episodes. • A diagnosis of the current problems regarding receiving environments, due to discharging during rain episodes. • Proposal for management measures and actions to be taken in order to achieve the quality goals. • An economic evaluation and proposals for the financing of the actions that need to be taken. • And, finally, the design and implementa- tion of management, monitoring and programme updating tools. 25 2008 ANNUAL REPORT CLABSA. at the service of the citizens 02 OTHER ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT 2.1 Innovation · Work completed in 2008 · Projects in progress in 2008 2.2 Human resources 2.3 Commitments to the community 2.4 Environmental action · Environmental Impact of Work Sites in the city · Water Quality · Responsible Consumption 27 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2.1 Innovation Over the last few years the level of Projects completed in 2008 CLABSA’s R&D&I activities, which have always played In 2008 work was completed on a number a significant role in the technological progress of the of the major multi-year plans that were ini- company, has notably increased. The ambitious projects tiated back in 2006, at the requirement of that were originally set up back in 2006 have been the European consortium Alliance. brought to completion and new projects have been set in Coastal Water Quality Management motion that are going to represent important advances in (COWAMA). This is one of CLABSA’s most terms of urban drainage in the near future. emblematic projects, aimed at compliance with European Directives, environmen- tal concerns and citizens’ wellbeing. With the project now completed a system is in place that forecasts and alerts the pub- lic about the quality of the bathing wa- ter on Barcelona’s beaches, on the basis of the European Bathing Waters Criteria (2006/07/CE). This system provides real- time information on the quality of the bathing water to the authorities and also to the public. The most visible results of this innovative modelling and warning sys- tem are the citizen’s information web site, which was brought on line by Barcelona City Council, and the electronic information panel, located alongside the Barceloneta beach. Furthermore, this system will allow for the optimum planning of drainage ac- tions aimed at minimising discharges during episodes of rain. 28 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens Flood Protection (HIDROMET): Now that is ongoing. Within the “Water Vector”, this project has been completed, it is cur- CLABSA is making steady headway in the rently in the validation phase, it is possible development of a line of investigation for to talk of a single system for forecasting the evaluation of rainwater, in collabora- the possibility of flooding in urban areas. tion with, among others, the University of Using meteorological radar images the A Coruña. The analysis of the complex le- evolution of rainfall can be forecast in the gal context for the use of this water has (very) short term. With this system the way been completed and the sample taking in which intense precipitations is likely to campaigns, for the purpose of analysing the affect the operation of the sewer system rain water, are currently underway. is simulated, providing advance warning of potential floods, providing the operator This line of work has been complimented with an increased capacity for manoeuvre by another coordinated, but independently and expediting the work of alerting both financed, project that focuses on the use the authorities and the public in general. and application of rainwater. This project forms a part of the Flooding Coordinated Sewer System Management Evaluation and Management Directive - Treatment. One of the fields in which it (2007/60/CE) for the provision of early is possible to fight to defend the improved flooding alert systems. quality of receiving environments, hav- Real-Time Water Quality Control ing resolved treatment and uncontrolled (CALIDREN). The previously completed discharge problems, is the coordination work, including the development of a sys- between the entities that intervene in the tem for assisting the decision to choose urban water cycle. This project, initiated in quality testing stations, through the study the last quarter of the year, proposed the of sensors and parameters, were completed development of a tool to assist in the deci- in 2008 with the addition of comparative sion making, based not only on mathemati- analysis between those quality parameters cal quality simulation models but also on that can be measured on-line and others, the integration of know-how and best prac- of interest, that cannot be measured in tices, to be placed at the disposal of the real-time. Trials were also completed on a operators. portable and autonomous quality testing station. Projects underway in 2008 COWAMA is one of CLABSA’s most emblematic Rehabilitation of sewer system networks. projects, aimed at compliance with European Based on the experience gained in previous Directives, environmental concerns and citizens’ projects, and counting on the collaboration wellbeing. With the project now completed a of the mixed public/private company Aguas system is in place that forecasts and alerts the de Alicante, software has been created that public about the quality of the bathing water on is capable of giving priority to sewer system rehabilitation work, taking into account the Barcelona’s beaches, on the basis of the European state of conservation, hydraulic capacity, Bathing Waters Criteria. This system provides and various other risk factors, along with a real-time information on the quality of the bathing robust aging model, which provide decisive water to the authorities and also to the public. assistance in terms of long term planning. The SOSTAQUA Project: “towards a self- sustainable water cycle” (www.sostaqua. com). This macro-project, financed with CENIT (Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade) Funds and led by the AGBAR Group, 29 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2.2 Human Resources The staff at CLABSA are young and The company’s constant investment in safety highly qualified and 52% of them are qualified up -training, the application of best practices and to at least graduate level. On 31st December there adaptation of equipment and installations- has made it possible to keep lost time acci- were 126 staff on the payroll. dent rates at levels that are lower than those of other comparable industrial sectors. A significant effort was made in 2008 with regard to training, with 2.5% of the hours worked being dedicated to this end, which rep- resented an increase of the number of training hours registered in the previous year, specifi- cally with regard to occupational health and safety and increasing know-how. The costs of training amounted to 3.2% of total staff costs. A significant part of the occupational health and safety training in 2008 was aimed at ensuring that almost half of the company’s workforce would have the basic Occupational Health and Safety Training Certificate. This qualification means that these workers can collaborate with the Prevention Service, to ensure that the preventive measures stipulat- ed for each task are being complied with. This is complemented with the appointment of these workers as a Preventive Resources for the company, a qualification that is required before they can engage in especially danger- ous work, i.e. jobs that involve entering and working in confined spaces. 30 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens Our team, by qualification Qualification 2008 Management staff and holders of advanced-level degrees 43 Holders of medium-level degrees 24 Specialized technicians 36 Junior staff 23 Total 126 Main features of staff Main features 2008 Average age 34 Average years of service 6 % personnel turnover rate 10% % women out of total 28% % salary gap between women and men 14% % employees working flexible hours 78% % employees working part time 9% Occupational Health and Safety Occupational Health and Safety 2008 Incident rate 6.85 Frequency rate 38.67 Severity rate 0.918 Absenteeism rate 4.4 Number of accidents 8 Incident rate = (number of accidents involving lost time/average staff) *100 Frequency rate = (number of accidents involving lost time/number of hours worked) *1,000,000 Severity rate = (number of days sick leave due to accidents/number f hours worked) *1000 Training Training 2008 Hours of training 5.286 Hours of training on occupational health and safety 1.434 Number of people trained * (>5 hours) 105 31 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2.3 Commitments towards the community The dissemination of CLABSA has, year after year, given its sup- information to the public at large, and to experts port to activities programmes such as “How throughout the world, with regard to Barcelona’s Barcelona Works”, an initiative run by the experiences of managing urban drainage is an area that City Council, and “When it Rains in the City”, managed by the Barcelona Contemporary deserves our constant attention. Culture Centre (CCCB). These are educa- tional programmes, designed for schoolchil- dren who want to learn about the constant transformation of our city, and organized at the rainwater-retention vault, beneath the Joan Miró Park, during the 2007-2008 aca- demic year, with 1,295 visitors. In 2008, CLABSA also received visits from groups of people interested in learning about the Barcelona experience. These visitors came from many different back- grounds: some were technicians or, scien- tists, the representatives of universities, public authorities or public and private ser- vices companies. Of the 574 visitors, 3% be- longed to groups from outside Spain. In 2008 all of the planned initiatives were brought together as part of the company’s first Sustainability Plan, corresponding to the period 2006 – 2009, also coinciding with the validity of the current programme- contract. This was a case of a first step 32 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens towards bringing together and provid- ing visibility to initiatives associated with CLABSA’s commitment, following five stra- tegic lines: • The integration of aspects of sustainabil- ity in daily management. • The incorporation of the criteria of savings and efficiency in the use of CLABSA provides support for educational activities resources. programmes designed for classes with an interest • The application of environmental criteria in discovering the constant urban transformation for the drafting of projects and the of the city of Barcelona. implementation of the site work. • The promotion of innovation for the sus- tainable management of urban drainage. • The promotion of communication with regard to aspects concerning sustainable development. The 2006-2009 Sustainability Plan can be consulted at www.clabsa.es 33 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2.4 Environmental action Urban drainage is a basic service with a Environmental impact of site very well known environmental function. The commitment works in the cityla to environment protection is, therefore, a fundamental Within the framework of the Cohesion Fund value that CLABSA has erected as the focal point of its projects and site work undertaken in 2008, business strategy. This commitment takes the form of a work methodology was developed for the excellent management, aimed at minimizing discharges evaluation of the impact of the work on the to the receiving environment, the responsible use of city and the effectiveness of the corrective measures that are applied thereto, both resources in the development of the company’s business for the project design phase and during its and the dissemination and promotion of best practices in implementation. In this way, the impact of the sustainable management of urban drainage. the work, on the population, with regard to waste and landscaping, among other aspects, is appraised according to objective criteria and an analysis is then carried out to dis- cover to what extent the palliative measures proposed at the project level will minimise these aspects. According to the policy marked out by the Department of the Environment of the Barcelona City Council, all of the projects drawn up by CLABSA in 2008 are accompanied by an environmental report. This is a docu- ment that serves as a basis for the presenta- tion and evaluation of the different builders, in the tender stage, and then subsequently as a guide to the environmental monitoring of the work as it being done on site. In order to bring about this action an environ- mental report form has been drawn up, which 34 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens Environmental Data has to be filled in for each project, and which Resource consumption allows for the improvement thereof by the companies that are awarded the work. This en- Recursos 2008 vironmental appraisal of the work being done Electricity 1.551.792 kWh is controlled, by CLABSA, for each of the sites where work is being done, on the basis of a Natural gas 2.859 m3 management manual and periodic monitoring 3 reports that show the environmental apprais- Diesel for installations 1,04 m als of the site, in comparison with those speci- Diesel for vehicles 9,6 m3 fied in the project and in the offer made by the contractor, and must also include any incidents, Potable water from public network 11.585 m3 documents or alerts that may occur. In this way, the Barcelona City Council disposes, at all Municipal groundwater 785.220 m3 times, with rigorous and objective information regarding the monitoring of environmental as- Paper 3.425 Kg pects of all of the work done in the city, in the widest sense. Waste generated Water quality Kind 2008 CLABSA’s environmental action in recent Mechanical equipment 220 kg years has been aimed at reducing the im- pact of the direct discharge of wastewater Electrical and electronic equipment 421 kg or rainwater into the receiving environment. Paper 3.425 kg Significant advances have been made in in- novative projects, as described above, and Toners and ink cartridges 154 kg also in the installation of more reliable sen- sors at the points of direct discharge into the Of waste recycled or reused 100 % sea, with a view to obtaining better informa- tion that has made it possible to ensure that these are properly managed. Environmental expenses Meticulous management of rainwater-re- Kind 2008 tention vaults allows for flooding to be pre- Investment in assets designed to protect 321.785 € vented and, at the same time, allows for the the environment prevention of the polluting of Barcelona’s coastline. It is calculated that, in 2008, good Auditing and environmental-management expenses 33.562 € management prevented 1100 tonnes of highly polluted waste from being discharged Expenses of environmental training/awareness 18.019 € directly into the sea. Percentage of business turnover covered by technical 100 % environmental audits Responsible consumption Percentage of business turnover covered by 100 % The second point of preferential attention environmental policies is that of the responsible consumption of resources. In 2007 CLABSA implemented a series of ambitious measures to reduce Anti-Pollution Protection the consumption of resources, focusing on water, electricity, paper and fuel. Kind 2008 Flotsam not discharged into the sea as a result 1.100 Tm In 2008 the electrical energy production of retention vaults goals were achieved, through the introduc- tion of solar photovoltaic panels, which are Number of checks run on industrial discharge 598 Units now producing 23,000 kWh. The anticipat- ed goals for solar thermal energy produc- Number of third party environmental incidents 14 Units monitored tion have also been achieved. 35 2008 ANNUAL REPORT CLABSA. at the service of the citizens 03 FINANCIAL DATA 3.1 Management report 3.2 Financial statements 3.3 Auditor’s report 3.4 Board of directors’ statements 37 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 3.1 Management report 2008 was clearly marked as The new Programme-Contract resulted in the year of the negotiation of a new 2008-2009 a revision and consolidation of the overall Programme-Contract with the Barcelona City Council, activities that CLABSA provides to the City as well as by a series of variable services provided to Council, basically as fixed services, with an updating and adjusting of the prices of those both the City Council and third parties. services, while maintaining the level of invest- ment. With regard to the variable services, the City Council were required to take on a series of projects in order to channel the ac- tivities anticipated in order to take full advan- tage of the European Cohesion Funds. The resulting commissions led to the drafting of 20 projects with pre-established deadlines, conditioned by the demanding schedule that had to be met to ensure that the bidding and implementation of the work could be com- pleted within the terms stipulated by the European Union. CLABSA also took on the management of the different projects, ten- dered and started in 2008. With regard to third parties, it can be said that, despite the efforts required to deal with all of the City Hall’s commissions, within the anticipated terms, it was also possible to meet all of the commitments acquired by the company’s other clients, to the extent that 2008 is the year in which the highest level of revenues has been obtained in this area. 38 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens The services provided to The metropolitan In 2008 the level of precipitation in the city of Environmental Agency (EMMA) was in line Barcelona returned to values that are closer to the with that which is anticipated in the com- mean, there were also a number of relevant stormy missions and, as expected, there was an increase when compared with the previous episodes, resulting in the declaration of three year. Of particular note was the commis- alerts, plus one emergency status. In all cases the sion for the operation and maintenance of installations responded correctly, and incidents the Sant Llorenç Catch Basin, in the mu- were avoided. nicipalities of Gavà, Viladecans and Sant Climent de Llobregat, as well as the draft- ing of Sewer System Master Plans for both the 223 l/m2 that fell in the last quarter Badalona and Barberà del Vallès. of the year. While this precipitation was In 2008 the level of precipitation in the city quite regular there were also a number of of Barcelona returned to values that are relevant stormy episodes, resulting in the closer to the mean: with recorded rainfall declaration of three alerts, plus one emer- of 564 litres. While this was still 7% be- gency status. In all cases the installations low the annual average it was 41% higher responded correctly, and incidents were than the previous year, which along with avoided, particularly during the most sig- 2006 was the driest on record. The almost nificant rainfall episodes, such as 12th July, 100 l/m2 that fell in May was notable, as was when 58 l/m2 fell in some areas of the city. 39 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 3.1 The drainage system vaults were, either city’s different districts, and finally the re- completely or partially, filled on 28 occa- building of the Salt del Moltó siphon. sions during the 70 days of significant regis- tered rainfall. Over 4.4 million cubic metres In the sphere of alternative water resourc- were retained, avoiding the direct discharge es, a project was drawn up for the final into the sea of around 1,100 tonnes of flot- section of the pipeline designed to take sam material. In 2008, in order to improve recycled water to Montjuic, along with a the real-time control of the sewer system range of projects for the extension and re- network, new level and flow sensors were inforcement of the groundwater harnessing installed in the network of mains drains systems: the one at l’Espanya Industrial, the that run from Carrer Prim and the Bogatell closing of the seafront ring at Wellington, outlet, as well as a rainfall level meter at along with a number of links of lesser im- the Fabra Observatory. portance at Sant Martí. The Besòs River hydrological alert system Finally, in the sphere of pneumatic munici- operated in a fully efficient manner, allow- pal solid waste (MSW) collection, doubling ing the Park to be used without incidents, up projects were handed over for the Vila although some sections of it were affected Olímpica and Diagonal-Poblenou Centres, by external works that resulted in the dis- along with the extension of the RPRSU connection of some of the warning panels. pipeline below Carrer Taulat, plus various In 2008 ten alert situations were declared, links in the area of influence of the above along with 2 crisis situations, which result- centres. Work on a number of these proj- ed in full or partial flooding of the Park. In ects had already started in the second half order to maintain the reliability of the sys- of the year. Apart from the projects indi- tem of alerts a new SMC (Meteorological cated above, work was also done on two Service of Catalonia) radar connection op- vault projects: one in Bac de Roda, which tion was introduced, which now provides a had been practically finished by the end of higher level of security in the availability of 2008; and the other in Prim, the conclusion flash flood prediction along the river. of which has been delayed for a year while we await the definition of the sewer system The year was also characterised by signifi- deviations promised by ADIF. Also of note cant activity associated with the planning was the finalisation of work on the RPRSU and control of projects and work associat- Centre and its associated network at Plaça ed with the sewer system, pneumatic solid Lesseps, which will be brought on line at urban waste collection and the supply of the beginning of 2009. groundwater, placing special emphasis on the 22@ District and a number of areas still Within the sphere of the programme-con- undergoing a process of definition (Sagrera tract with the EMMA the anti-flooding and Can Batlló), along with the monitoring floodwater retention vault projects at of the GISA and ADIF sites. However, the Bunyola and l’Aviació, in Prat de Llobregat, most relevant event that occurred, mainly were handed over, while work started on during the first part of the year, was the tak- the Riera de la Salut Catch Basin, in Sant ing on of a total of 20 projects associated Feliu de Llobregat, and continues on the with the EU environmental cohesion funds, Sewer System Master Plans for Badalona, which resulted in a group of actions with Barberà del Vallès and Santa Coloma de a total budget of 61 million euros. Perhaps Gramenet. An RPRSU Master Plan was also the most important of these, with regard handed over up for Santa Coloma and work to the sewer system, were the Carmel- has started on the site management for the Clota and Urgell flood retention vaults, the Carrer Sant Jordi mains drains, in Esplugues mains drains at Cantàbria, Horta-Fulton, de Llobregat. In the last quarter of the year Circumval·lació and Mèxic, four local net- the Riera de San Llorenç retention vault work packages distributed throughout the was also brought on line, for the municipali- ties of Gavà, Viladecans and Sant Climent 40 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens de Llobregat. In this period, the installa- parks and gardens irrigation, plus the street tion was started up on seven occasions, cleaning service, particularly in view of the although a significant volume of water was adverse circumstances, once again became not accumulated on any of them. evident. A total of 785,000 m3 of ground- Work aimed at controlling discharges into water was supplied, once more represent- the sewer system network, commissioned ing a significant increase, 27% in comparison by EMMA, resulted in almost 600 com- with the previous year, which was achieved pany inspections and, for the first time, by bringing new supply points on line. some of these were outside the Barcelona In 2008, 11 kilometres of optical-fibre Metropolitan Area. This year the activi- ducts were installed in the sewer system. ties of the emergency action service were This means that a total of 501 kilometres also notable, including the editing of an of drains have now had optical-fibre ducts annual atlas of potentially contaminating installed in them. Nevertheless, 2008 saw Barcelona establishments. a significant decrease in this activity, which With regard to the systems introduced for produced revenues of only 1.6 million eu- the harnessing of groundwater for public ros, 20% down on the income from the uses, given the drought situation that existed previous year. throughout most of 2008, the importance With regard to activities involving the work of maintaining the irrigation services for the done for other clients, of particular note are 41 2008 ANNUAL REPORT the efforts that were made to meet, as far the Old Port, over a term of four years, as possible, the company’s commitments, starting in January 2009. Another impor- despite the demands placed on the com- tant aspect is the continuity in the devel- pany by municipal projects. An important opment of the Alliance Research Projects point in this area has been the award, , by (COWAMA, HIDROMET and CALIDREN) the Barcelona Port Authority, of the tender which will allow for progress to be made for the overall management of the sewer in the improvement of weather forecasting installations for the Commercial Port and know-how, quality measures and compli- ance with new regulations. Furthermore, as part of the research activity, work is still Personnel Turnover ongoing with the SOSTAQUA Project, es- People sentially along the lines of rainwater test- ing, with a view to the possibilities of recy- 130 126 cling and reutilisation. Also included in this 120 activity there were collaborations on proj- 110 107 104 ects for both Alicante and San Fernando (in Cadiz). One of the commissions of 100 92 most importance was the drafting of the 90 85 Programme of measures for the reduction 80 of the impact of DSU’s during rainfall epi- sodes in Catalonia, for the ACA, and which 70 must allow for the proposal of future so- 60 lutions for the improvement of the quality 50 of the environment. Finally, 2008 was the 40 year in which revenues for these third party activities have been the highest, amounting 30 to 3.3 million euros. 20 With regard to Quality Management, in 2008 we managed to extend the scope of 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 year the certification to all of the activities that Revenue Movements the company is engaged in, according to the requirements of Quality (ISO 9001:2000), In millions of euros Environmental (ISO 14001:2004) and 14 Occupational Health and Safety (OSHAS 18001) Standards, and the control audits 12 11,33 were carried out with satisfactory results, 10,59 11,14 consolidating an integrated system that helps to ensure an improvement in the qual- 10 ity of the service provided, protection of the 8,20 7,73 environment and the health and safety of 8 the staff. In matters of Occupational Health and Safety, a safety standard was drawn up 6 that establishes and unifies the criteria for all of the different departments of the com- pany, incorporating the revision of accident 4 prevention and safety in the different proj- ect phases and site supervision, in order to 2 minimise any possible future shortcomings with regard to risks. In terms of staff training, 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 year 2.5% of working hours were set aside for 116 42 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens different training actions, covering questions Next year, apart from the fixed items antici- associated with health and safety, techno- pated in the Programme-Contracts, drawn logical innovation, the environment, sustain- up with both the Barcelona City Council and ability and increasing know-how. the Metropolitan Environmental Agency In 2008, as in previous years, once more we (EMMA), we also expect an increase in vari- found that the vaults and the control cen- able services work for the City Council, as a tre managed by CLABSA continued to be result of the commissioning and implemen- a reference, with visits being made to our tation of the work and site management for installations by representatives of a num- the different projects corresponding to the ber of town and city councils, universities, European Cohesion Funds. However, in the and other organisations associated with the case of the optical-fibre installation work, world of water, from a number of different this is expected to be slightly down on previ- countries, along with students, all in all to- ous years. With regard to work done for third talling over 2,000 people. parties, our full work portfolio leads us to expect that income as a result of this activity In 2008 CLABSA’s overall revenues may well be even higher than it was in 2008. amounted to 11.1 million euros, with a net profit for the year of 1.1 millions euros. The company’s net worth on 31-12-08 was 5.4 million euros and total assets were 14.2 mil- lion euros, with shareholders’ equity of 5.4 million euros. 43 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 3.2 Financial statements Balance sheet (€ thousands) Assets 2007 2008 Intangible fixed assets. Lease 0 0 Net tangible fixed assets 5.390 5.403 Accounts receivable 4.052 4.512 Cash and banks 3.393 4.291 Total assets 12.835 14.206 Liabilities 2007 2008 Share capital plus reserves 4.214 4.312 Net profit for the financial year 985 1.096 Amortization fund (private capital) 2.975 2.975 Accounts payable, suppliers and others 4.661 5.823 Short-term loans 0 0 Total liabilities 12.835 14.206 Profit and loss account (€ thousands) Operating Income 2007 2008 Barcelona City Council 4.710 5.293 Other income 5.870 5.844 10.580 11.137 Operating expenses 2007 2008 Staff costs 4.848 5.383 Sundry expenses 2.381 2.774 Services to/from third parties 1.191 1.703 Depreciation and Provisions 1.029 101 9.449 9.961 Operating Profit/Loss 2007 2008 Operating Profit/Loss 1.131 1.176 Financial and extraordinary profit 280 337 Provision for Corporate Tax - 426 -417 Net profit 985 1.096 44 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens 3.3 Audit report Report copy 45 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Report copy 46 CLABSA. at the service of the citizens 3.4 Board of directors’ statements In accordance with the provisions of Article 127.3 of the codifying legislation of the Spanish Companies Act regarding mem- bers’ holdings of equity or positions in com- panies with the same, similar or comple- mentary activities, the following members of the Board of Directors have declared as follows: Declarations Director Equity holding Managerial position Similar activity Sr. Lleonard Carcolé i Galea - Yes - Sr. Francesc Narváez Paez - Yes - Sr. Francesc Xavier Amorós i Corbella - Yes - Sr. Ignacio Escudero García - Yes - Societat General d’Aigües de Barcelona, S.A. 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