On 21 August 2011, the first day of the World Water Week in Stockholm, EUREAU, the European Federation of National Associations of Water and Wastewater Services, together with the Swedish Water & Waste Water l Association, SIWI and UNESCO-International Hydrological Programme, have organised for the second time the Malin Falkenmark Seminar on “Towards resource-effective water and nutrient reuse in the urban environment’.
The wastewater sector has already made a significant contribution to enhancing the sustainability of European water resources, and we recognise that we have a major part to play in meeting requirements of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), and one of the most important roles in helping to reach the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and a future Sludge Directive.
EUREAU Members are, in many towns and cities, responsible for the construction and maintenance of wastewater collection systems. Many existing systems are designed to receive both foul sewage and surface water following rainfall and combined sewer overflows must be provided to prevent overloading of sewers and wastewater treatment plants. There are thousands of CSOs in Europe and we recognise that they must be properly protected by upstream measures and managed to prevent flooding and minimise adverse impact on the environment and public health.
On 21 August 2011, the first day of the World Water Week in Stockholm, EUREAU, the European Federation of National Associations of Water and Wastewater Services, together with the Swedish Water & Waste Water l Association, SIWI and UNESCO-International Hydrological Programme, have organised for the second time the Malin Falkenmark Seminar on “Towards resource-effective water and nutrient reuse in the urban environment’.
