7.2.3.4. Water

Wind Plant EOLO, Nicaragua

7.2.3.4 Water

(GRI 303-1, 303-2, 303-3, 303-4, 103-1, 103-2, 103-3) (SDGs 6.3, 6.4, 6A, 6B, 12.4) T: Access to water and watershed management, water footprint

In our EOLO operation, water resources are used only in administrative facilities for domestic and cleaning activities, in addition to watering the garden. Water is not part of the production process. The resource is obtained by a drilled well inside the facilities, with the appropriate concession for use. On the other hand, wastewater is poured into a Waste Water Treatment System -STAR- consistent in a septic tank and a filter bed. We aim to maintain average consumption of 2018. To comply with this, we invested in quality analysis of the well water and the wastewater, established a procedure for the rational use of resources and their conservation with specific guidelines, carried out a visual campaign to promote the rational use of water, and deployed a reforestation plan to protect water sources in the El Limón river micro-basin.

Interaction with water as a shared resource

The main water impacts, generated by Operation EOLO, are the depletion of the resource resulting from its consumption in the offices, as well as dumping domestic wastewater. To mitigate the latter, we keep a treatment system that allows the load of contaminants in these waters to be reduced to acceptable concentrations so as not to affect the quality of the receiving body. We have established operational controls aimed at saving and the efficient use of water, as well as preventing contamination of water sources due to spills of chemical substances in receiving bodies. In addition, through water studies, we were able to determine that water extraction does not compromise the availability of the resource for the other two wells in the area, which is relevant because this operation is found in a water stress zone.

Water Discharges

The data presented concerning water extraction are estimated according to the calculations with theoretical data on consumption and generation of wastewater. However, the effluent volume is not monitored because it is very low and intermittent and in the type of treatment system installed it was not possible to place a flow meter.