“Water Management” Program of the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 (EEA Grants 2014-2021)
On Monday, December 12, 2022, the Municipality of Souli organized a Conference at the “Karkamisi” Multipurpose Hall in Paramythia. The conference marked the commencement of the project “SMART GREEN SYSTEM FOR LEAKAGE CONTROL AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM OF WATER DISTRICT AREA OF CITY PARAMYTHIA OF MUNICIPALITY OF SOULI “ which is co-funded by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area for the period 2014-2021 (EEA Grants 2014-2021) and the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy.
The conference was attended by representatives from various organizations, including the DEYA Ioannina (Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Ioannina), the Municipality of Filiatra, the DEYA Naousa (Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Naousa), the International University of Greece, and the Special Service “Executive Structure of NSFR, Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy, Environment Sector.” The latter serves as the Program Administrator for the “Water Management” Program of the EEA Grants 2014-2021.
The conference was opened by Mr. Ioannis Karagiannis, the Mayor of the Municipality of Souli. The event was moderated by Mr. Angelos Chasiotis, a doctoral candidate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Initially, Ms. Eirini Kalogirou, scientific collaborator of the Mayor, presented an overview of the entire project. Subsequently, the project partners presented their respective sub-projects and their current implementation stage:
- Sub-project 2, “Development and parameterization of hydraulic modeling and simulation of a digital twin of the closed zone of the water supply network in the Paramythia area of the Municipality of Souli,” was presented by Professor P. Nastos and the doctoral candidate Mr. A. Chasiotis from the Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment of the Department of Geology and Geoenvironmental Sciences at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
- Sub-project 3, “Development and parameterization of virtual sensors for the management/monitoring of invisible water network leaks and additional water quality parameters,” was presented by Mr. Vegard Nilsen from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
- Sub-project 4, “Design and Development of a Decision Support System (DSS) for managing water network parameters,” was presented by Associate Professor M. Louta and her collaborator Ms. S. Tsitsifli from the Laboratory of Networks and Advanced Services at the University of Western Macedonia.
Following these presentations, various organizations, collaborators, and companies gave talks to provide general information to the public, including:
- Presentation of the Upgrading Works of the Internal Water Supply Network in Paramythia by the Technical Service of the Municipality of Souli.
- Water resource strategy and sustainability proposals – Tele-control systems for leak detection by Mr. I. Kokkotos, General Director of ABB S.A.
- The role of the General Secretariat of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment of the Ministry of Environment and Energy in preparing Greek municipalities for the European Mission “100 climate neutral cities by 2030 by and for the citizens,” by Ms. K. Sioudri, Special Collaborator of the General Secretariat of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment.
- Water Resources Management and Climate Change: from national strategy to local interventions, by Dr. E. Feloni, scientific collaborator at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
- Leak detection using Digital Twins – Successful case studies of leakage monitoring by WEST Consulting.
- Safe Environment in Municipalities: Cybersecurity risks in the new era, presented by Ms. Malami on behalf of SPACE Hellas S.A.
Citizens, representatives from the Municipality, as well as participants from various organizations such as DEYA Ioannina, the Municipality of Filiatra, DEYA Naousa, the International University of Greece, and the Special Service “Executive Structure of NSFR, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Environment Sector” attended the conference. The latter serves as the Program Administrator for the “Water Management” Program of the EEA Grants 2014-2021.
Furthermore, presentations were given by authorities, collaborators, and companies for the general information of the audience, as follows:
- Presentation of the Upgrading Works of the Internal Water Supply Network in Paramythia by the Technical Service of the Municipality of Souli.
- Water resource strategy and sustainability proposals – Tele-control systems for leak detection by Mr. I. Kokkotos, General Director of ABB S.A.
- The role of the General Secretariat of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment of the Ministry of Environment and Energy in preparing Greek municipalities for the European Mission “100 climate neutral cities by 2030 by and for the citizens,” by Ms. K. Sioudri, Special Collaborator of the General Secretariat of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment.
- Water Resources Management and Climate Change: from national strategy to local interventions, by Dr. E. Feloni, scientific collaborator at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
- Leak detection using Digital Twins – Successful case studies of leakage monitoring by WEST Consulting.
- Safe Environment in Municipalities: Cybersecurity risks in the new era, presented by Ms. Malami on behalf of SPACE Hellas S.A.
The conference was attended by citizens, representatives of the Municipality, as well as representatives from various organizations.