WOTA Releases Part 2: Full Documentary of “Documentary on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: WOTA Activity Record”
WOTA extends its heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, which struck on January 1, 2024, and expresses its deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives.
WOTA has released Part 2: Full Documentary of “Documentary on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: WOTA Activity Record.”
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【WOTA】 “The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: WOTA Documentary Record” (Part 2：Full Documentary)
This documentary goes beyond a record of emergency water supply activities during the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake. It also examines the structural challenges of water infrastructure that became evident during the subsequent recovery and reconstruction process, and explores new approaches to addressing them.
On March 11, 2025, WOTA released “Documentary on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: WOTA Activity Record,” documenting the damage caused by water outages and WOTA’s emergency water supply activities following the disaster. Subsequently, on March 31, 2026, WOTA released a teaser for the second documentary installment.
References：
・“Documentary on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: WOTA Activity Record” — released March 11, 2025
・“Documentary on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: WOTA Activity Record” — Part 2 Teaser, released March 31, 2026
The newly released full second installment features the “Regional Demonstration Project for the Deployment of Small-Scale Decentralized Water Circulation Systems for Residential Use,” which was selected under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s FY2024 Integrated Advanced Breakthrough Cross-sectoral Water Infrastructure Technology Demonstration Project (AB-Cross). The project was proposed by a joint research consortium consisting of WOTA and the City of Suzu. Through the changes the project is bringing to the daily lives of local residents, the documentary portrays both the potential of small-scale decentralized water circulation systems and how they are being implemented in practice.
What is now taking shape in Noto goes beyond the restoration of water service after the outage. It is the implementation of a new form of water infrastructure designed to support the lives of local communities beyond recovery. As municipalities across Japan face challenges such as population decline and aging pipeline infrastructure, this initiative presents small-scale decentralized water circulation systems as a new option—inviting viewers to consider the future of water infrastructure and what it means for communities to live sustainably with water.