apresentado em sessão pública a propósito do Dia Mundial da Água em 2011 pelo Somos Olhão !

1. 2011WorldWaterDay

2. INTRODUCTION Thefollowingpictures, takenin “Olhão” inthe Algarve - Portugal, show (positive and negative) aspectsofthe local watersituation. Afterthe 35 th slide, thepictures are takeninthe “Ria Formosa” lagoon Thelast 3 slides show therelationbetweenwaterconsumprionandresourcesinthe Algarve andsugeststhesolution to avoidthewatercontaminationbysewage - “reuseversus polution”

3. PanoramicfromSaint Miguel Hilltowards “Olhão” andthe “Ria Formosa” lagoon

4. WaterFall “Pego do Inferno”

5. Ancientwater-millsattheriverside “Moinhos da Rocha”

6. River “Alface”

7. River “Alface”

8. Bridges attherivers “Moncarapacho” and “Alface”

9. Water-millandwater-wheelattheriver “Alface” Olhão

10. Publicpondandwater-millpondattheriver “Alface”

11. Publicponds “Quita de João de Ourém” and “Poço Largo”

12. Theriver “Moncarapacho”

13. Theriver “Asseca”

14. Theriver “Marim”

15. Negligenceatriver “Marim”

16. Seweroutletsfrom a publicswimingpoolandfromtheriver “Marim”

17. Water-millattheriver “Quelfes”

18. Seweroutletsattheriver “Quelfes”

19. Theriver “Tronco”

20. Seweroutletsattheriver “Tronco”

21. Sewerintheopenair

22. Waterwheelsatthesewagewaterplantandat “Bias”

23. Water-pumps – “Atrás do Cerro” and “Quelfes”

24. Waterpondandbambooharvesting

25. Watercaptationfromtheriverside

26. Theholyfountains “Fontes Santas”

27. Ancientwater-millsat “Fontes Santas”

28. Water-springs “Olheiros” onceused for washing “Lavadouros” atrivers “Fuzeta” and “Tronco”

29. Watersprings “Olheiros” at “Rocio” andat “Olhão”- theoriginofthenameofthistown

30. RomanWells “Arte Nova” and “Quelfes”

31. Water-captations– thewells “Pedro Neto” and “Quinta de João de Ourém”

32. Water-pumps – “Asseca” and “Poço Longo”

33. Birdsat “Ria Formosa” Olhão

34. Fisheriesat Olhão

35. Aquaculture - salinesandshell-fishat “Ria Formosa”

36. Thetide-mill “Moinho-de-Marés”

37. Thetide-mill “Moinho-de-Marés” (1864)

38. Seweroutletsfromthe western sewerplantof “Olhão”

39. Waterdepositandthepolutedwateratthequayof “Olhão”

40. Polutedwateratthequayof “Olhão”

41. Seweratthequayof “Olhão”

42. Seweratthequayof “Olhão”- highandlowtide

43. Seweroutletsfromthe western sewerplantof “Olhão”

44. Seweroutletsfromthe western sewerplantof “Olhão”

45. Seweroutletsattheeasternsewerplantof “Olhão”andat “Horta da Areia”

46. Wasteofpotable-water (severalmonths) andsewageoutletinsidethelagoon “Ria Formosa”

47. Resortsatthelagoonof “Fuzeta”

48. The “Marina Village” resourtat “Olhão”

49. Beforeandafter - “Barra da Fuzeta, Ria Formosa”

51. Reclaimedwastewater reache12%ofwaterresources (420*106m3).

53. Wastewaterincreasethecropsgrow, whilereducefish, shell fishandwaterquality.Wastewaterreuserepresentsthealternative to thesewageoutletsatsea, riversandlakes. .