PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT ON MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER REUSE
The new rules, proposed by the Commission in May 2018, must establish harmonized minimum water quality requirements for the safe reuse in agricultural irrigation of treated urban wastewater. The text includes aspects such as the levels of microbes in the water or the frequency and characteristics of quality controls [...]
GLOBAL WATER QUALITY ALLIANCE LAUNCHES TO TACKLE THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the European Commission's Joint Research Center (JRC) have this week launched the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) in "Ispra" , Italy. The Alliance will provide governments and other stakeholders with relevant evidence-based assessments, scenarios and solutions and services [...]
