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Bundeskabinett verabschiedet Nationale Wasserstrategie
Kategorie: News
Themen: Nachhaltigkeit & Umweltschutz | Wasseraufbereitung | Wassergewinnung
Am 15. März verabschiedete das Bundeskabinett die Nationale Wasserstrategie. Damit soll die Wasserwende eingeläutet werden und die Transformation in der Wasserwirtschaft beschleunigt ...
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Konsequenter Klimaschutz soll Milliardenschäden verhindern
Kategorie: News
Thema: Nachhaltigkeit & Umweltschutz
In Folge des Klimawandels sind Schäden in Höhe von mindestens 145 Milliarden Euro entstanden. Um weitere Schäden in der Höhe zu verhindern, sollen Maßnahmen zur Klimaanpassung ergriffen ...
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Apply as a company of the future
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
The Utility of the Future Today (UotFT) recognition program seeks to honor water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) for community engagement, watershed stewardship and recovery of resources such as water, energy, and ...
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IWA and WHO release new Water Safety Plan Manual
Kategorien: News | Publications
Thema: Water Solutions
The International Water Association (IWA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have released the second edition of the Water Safety Plan Manual. It offers practical guidance for the development and implementation of ...
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UWWTD revision: focus on extra water treatment in big cities
Kategorien: News | Products & Solutions
Thema: Water Solutions
The current Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) aims to protect the environment from the harmful effects of insufficiently treated urban wastewater from agglomerations and certain industrial sectors. Nearly ...
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Oder disaster: stricter rules on industrial discharges
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
March 07, 2023 Ι The European Commission and the European Environmental Agency (EEA) have published a report on last year’s ecological disaster in the river Oder, where 360 tonnes of fish were killed by a toxic algal ...
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Public water supply: Remunicipalisation in Lyon and Bordeaux
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
France has embraced remunicipalisation since January in the cities of Lyon and Bordeaux building on a longterm trend against private sector management of water supplies. The high prices caused by privatisation are to be ...
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Environmental Quality Standards
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
EurEau shares its position on the enlargement of the the Environmental Quality Standards ...
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Case Study: Advanced asset software transforms drainage planning
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
South West Water (SWW) has been working for five years on constructing and delivering a final drainage & wastewater management plan for the UK Government. The complex process has been made easier for SWW by using ...
Feb
Maltese island achieves water autonomy
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
An award-winning water development has enabled the Mediterranean island of Gozo to create an independent water ...
Feb
Floating ecosystems launched in Melbourne
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
As Melbourne has grown, its Yarra River has become increasingly hard-edged. To provide much needed wetland habitat floating ecosystems were launched in three locations in ...
Feb
In the frozen waters of Antarctica
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
The Chilean ice-water swimmer, Bárbara Hernández, made history by being the first person to swim 2.5 kilometers in the frozen waters of ...
Jan
$50 Million for carbon sequestration and groundwater protection projects
Kategorien: Forschung & Entwicklung | News
Themen: Wasserstress | Water Solutions
January 27, 2023। Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $50 million in grant funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help states, Tribes and ...
Dez
EU Chips Act threatens water resource protection
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
The draft Chips Act (draft Regulation 2022/0032(COD)), which aims to secure the EU’s access to semi-conductors, is currently before the co-legislators. Regarding Article 14 of the draft Regulation, these objectives ...
Nov
European Commission proposes rules for cleaner air and water
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
The European Commission is proposing stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban ...
Nov
Yale launches Superfund Center to address drinking water contamination
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
Yale launches new Superfund Research Center, to be the first in the country to study 1.4 dioxane — a contaminant linked to cancer and found in drinking water wells throughout ...
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The Water Research Foundation seeks proposals for 20 new research projects
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is now accepting proposals for 20 research projects, funded through WRF’s Research Priority Program, that will advance the science of water for communities around the ...
Sep
EurEau’s position on the draft “Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation”
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
EurEau welcomes the legislative proposal of the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products (SUR), enshrining the European Commission’s Zero Pollution ambition in pesticides policy to protect human ...
Sep
Dutch Innovation removing plastics from water
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
The world's first bubble barrier is being used in the Dutch river of Oude Rijn, in Katwijk, to help remove plastic waste from the waterway and stop it from entering the ...
Aug
3D-Lernstation zum Thema “Plastikmüll gefährdet unsere Gewässer“
Kategorie: News
Thema: Nachhaltigkeit & Umweltschutz
Klimaschutzministerin Katrin Eder eröffnet im Mosellum in Koblenz eine neue digitale Lernstation. Mit Hilfe eines Virtual-Reality-Spiels tauchen die Besucherinnen und Besucher in die Unterwasserwelt der Mosel ...
Aug
World’s largest ceramic membrane-based water treatment works in development using PWNT innovations
Kategorien: News | Sonstiges
Thema: Water Solutions
The United Kingdom’s South Staffs Water, a regulated clean-water company, serving 1.3 million people and 35,000 businesses, is upgrading its Hampton Loade Water Treatment Works using PWNT’s CeraMac® technologies. ...
Aug
EurEau: The value of waste water services
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
Safe and clean tap water are often taken for granted. EurEua published a paper to give awarness to the value of water ...
Aug
Digital water sites provide clean water in Ghana
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
Following the success of its innovative smart tech clean water pilot in Abomosu, Grundfos Ghana Water Initiative (GWI) announced that it is developing 12 additional sites in collaboration with the Community Water and ...
Aug
British Water appoints Mark Fletcher as chair
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
Mark Fletcher, global water leader at Arup and an Arup Fellow, has been announced as British Water’s new chair. The appointment was announced at the trade association’s annual general meeting on 28 July 2022 ...
Aug
Environmental performance of England’s water and sewage companies has declined
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
Latest annual Environmental Performance Assessment shows environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies has ...
Jul
Wild Mile: a floating eco-park is coming to life in the Chicago River
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
A remarkable transformation is underway in the north branch of the Chicago River. Led by Urban Rivers, the Wild Mile is a planned mile-long floating wetland and trail built on the ...
Jul
Are Nature-based Solutions the future of water treatment?
Kategorie: News
Thema: Water Solutions
In light of the increasing pressure on water resources worldwide, the integration of decentralized approaches into existing centralized infrastructure is essential for achieving sustainable water resource management, ...