Headquarter
EWA
European Water Association
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 17
D-53773 Hennef
Phone: +49 2242 872-189
Fax: +49 2242 872-135
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 17
D-53773 Hennef
Phone: +49 2242 872-189
Fax: +49 2242 872-135
Full compliance with the current technical requirement of the Directive is now in sight,
but pollution from chemical micropollutants, microplastics and some bacteria and viruses,
which are not regulated in the UWWTD, remains
a challenge.
We believe that there are good reasons for the European Commission to:
• Extend the scope of pollutants in the UWWTD
o Chemical micropollutants
o Microorganisms
o Microplastics
o Storm water
• Eliminate chemical micropollutants and microplastics at source
• Specify new technical requirements in the UWWTD
• Integrate Waste Water Treatment Systems in the Circular Economy and Climate Change Policies
• Address governance issues to improve UWWTD implementation
The full position paper can be downloaded here.
You can read the feedback about the revision of the proposal here.
The feedback has been sent to the European Commission via the Open Consultation Portal.
The EWA Position Paper on the 2021 Evaluation of the Sewage Sludge Directive , the EWA urges the European politician to provide clarity, not only for the EWA but for all the involved stakeholders, on the strategy beyond 2027.
The EWA Position Paper presents its key perspectives which are imminent for the path going forward.
The complete version of the EWA Position Paper can be found here.
With its new Water Manifesto, the European Water Association (EWA) draws attention to current challenges for water management in Europe and makes proposals for sustainable solutions to these.
The EWA Water Manifesto 2020 concentrates on the following four themes:
Downloads:
The EWA Position Paper on the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 2019 presents the following recommandations:
The complete version of the EWA Position Paper can be found here.
The EWA Position Paper on the 2019 revision Water Framework Directive, the EWA urges the European politician to provide clarity, not only for the EWA but for all the involved stakeholders, on the strategy beyond 2027.
The EWA Position Paper presents its key perspectives which are imminent for the path going forward:
The complete version of the EWA Position Paper can be found here.
The issue Finnish Water Services: Experiences in Global Perspective written by Tapio S. Katko and published by the Finnish Water Utilities Association (FIWA) is available.
The book argues in favor of institutional divesity: allowing different types of arrangements depending on local conditions. It is also argued that countries in the north and south , east and west have many lessons to be shraed and learned from. Insp ite of this, water services development have have to take local conditions always into account.
The following development in Finnish water servcies are exceptionally interesting in the wider international context, but their applicability to other conditions are worthwhile to be explored:
Water and wastewater utilities have been integrated in urban areas except in some supra-municipal systems:
For more information on how to order a copy, please click here.
E-WAter is targeted at European practitioners and researchers by providing a forum where articles presenting and discussing technical views and experiences of European authors in every domain of water management may be published.
Informations about the different activities and initiatives of the EWA, of the new events organised, our members and inside news directly from the EU capital Brussels, from the European Commission and the European institutions.
Reports and conference proceedings from past events. Download the documents.
Publications of our national member associations: Newsletter, journals and magazines.
