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 [...]
THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY FOR THE TREATMENT OF URBAN WASTEWATER
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a report that ensures that more investment is needed so that urban waste water treatment plants are able to face the difficult challenges posed by the impacts of climate change. Much has been done in recent decades to improve the treatment of waste water, according to the latest information [...]
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 [...]
