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Peru: INNOQUA demo site in Arequipa

Arequipa is located in southern Peru and has a population of slightly more than one million people. Nearly 5% of the population lack access to water and 15% lack access to sanitation.

Beneficiaries

The INNOQUA system treats the wastewater from the Fundo Huasacache campus of UCSM (Universidad Católica de Santa Maria). This campus, with an area of 2000 m2, consists of classrooms, laboratories, greenhouses, sports and recreational spaces, and a small food court. It hosts approximately 350 students and 25 personnel. All the wastewater produced here, lacking proper treatment, ends up in the nearby Socabaya River.

The UCSM Fundo Huasacache campus in Arequipa, Peru
The UCSM Fundo Huasacache campus in Arequipa, Peru
Testing wastewater at the UCSM campus
Testing wastewater at the UCSM campus

INNOQUA System

Design Capacity: 1m3/day

Source of Wastewater: Toilets, kitchen, laboratories, veterinary and agronomic faculties

Specific Scientific Research Objectives:
To assess the potential for the INNOQUA technology to be implemented in the complex environment of a university campus

Configuration:
In Peru the INNOQUA system consists of a lumbrifilter, a daphniafilter, a bio-solar purification system and a UV unit installed on the outflow from a septic tank. Different combinations of these components are possible.

Installing the INNOQUA system at the UCSM campus
Installing the INNOQUA system at the UCSM campus
Constructing a shelter for the INNOQUA system
Constructing a shelter for the INNOQUA system
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Location:
Fundo La Banda s/n (Vía Paisajista),
Jacobo Hunter
Arequipa – 04001
Peru

Operated by INNOQUA partner:

UCSM

For questions or to arrange a site visit, please contact:
Joshelyn Paredes
Research Scientist at UCSM Peru
jparedesz@ucsm.edu.pe