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Presas Bajo Tierra developed patented technology as an alternative solution to resolve water problems in poor communities.
The purpose Presas Bajo Tierra is to implement a sustainable, autonomous and sustainable system to provide water to communities who have suffered water scarcity problems for a long time in order to improve the life of its inhabitants and at the same time benefit to their economic development. The main activities that have been benefited with this sustainable solution are agriculture and animal husbandry
Presas Bajo Tierra is a global company that presents, under an approach towards prosperity and the well-being of communities, a sustainable alternative to water problems today, through underground dam technology.
The underground dams are waterproof barriers that are placed on the permeable substrates of the soil, which is where the water flows, is supported and cemented where the water stops, stores and controls and then can be extracted. The water that is collected is found in the upper part of the aquifers in a porous medium and has the goodness of recharging them and not extracting the water. The ideal space is excavated, the water received is captured and sent through a collection tube. From there, powered by solar panel energy, it reaches a tank and water can be distributed to the population.
This technology was developed by Engineer Miguel Álvarez and is protected by the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI), with patent No. 347027, under the name of “Process for water storage by means of Underground Dams and their subsequent use”, the first Mexican patent in the geohydrology area, which is valid for 20 years and recognized with a PRIORITY degree, which means that water is a priority for this country.
In Miguel Alvarez's words: “Presas Bajo Tierra's mission is that all subsurface waters of Mexico and Latin America are harnessed through the use of sustainable technologies such as Presas Bajo Tierra” to provide water to communities with scarcity issues.
“The motivation arises among other things that Mexico has 180,800 communities with a population of less than 2,500 inhabitants, where more than 70% of these communities have water scarcity problems and are totally unproductive, and represent 23% of the country's total population.”
The idea was created 34 years ago thinking of Mexican people living in complicated zones.
The idea arises after the graduate studies of the engineer Miguel Alvarez in Kyoto, Japan where he learned how a water particle moves in three dimensions. Upon his return to Mexico, Miguel Alvarez identified that his knowledge could help solve the problems of water scarcity in arid parts of Mexico and in areas where there is very low rainfall.
The first influencer for Miguel Alvarez was the professor Mitzumo who initiated this sustainability idea in Asia. In Mexico, Miguel Alvarez adapted Mitzumo's ideas to the Mexico ecosystem conditions to develop and implement this sustainability technology.
The main motivation is that Mexico has a lot of poor communities with water trouble and represents 34% total of Mexico´s population
Presas Bajo Tierra recognizes the water as the most valuable and indispensable natural resource for human life and its mission is that this resource will be available for all people. This mission is the main message shared in the company with all the employees. However, the mission and message about water importance are also shared as part of the implementation of sustainable technology in the communities with scarcity problems.
For the business, this project represents the core and nature .
Presas Bajo Tierra is looking to activate the economy in communities with scarcity issues, providing water through a sustainable and autonomous system.
System's lifetime is projected to 80 years , and it depends on steel, the element that can decompose quickly if it has no maintenance.
Presas Bajo Tierra recognizes the water as the most valuable and indispensable natural resource for human life and its mission is that this resource will be available for all people. This mission is the main message shared in the company with all the employees. However, the mission and message about water importance is also shared as part of the implementation of sustainable technology in the communities with scarcity problems. The goal is to create sustainable communities with responsible and conscious consumption of this natural resource.
Benefits of Presas Bajo Tierra project for society:
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Miguel Alvarez Sanchez, Managing Director
Presas Bajo Tierra is a global company that presents, under an approach towards prosperity and the well-being of communities, a sustainable alternative to water problems today, through underground dam technology.