The ADAPTaRES project is promoting a number of water saving and reuse initiatives to overcome drought and to adapt to changes wrought by climate change in Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. It has already led to a 20 % reduction in solid waste deposited into sewers in these areas.
es | ptA wastewater treatment plant at Bétera, in the Valencia autonomous community of Spain, has been extended and modernised under an EU-funded project. The extension has boosted treatment capacity at the plant, which serves nearly 40 000 inhabitants, and ensured better water quality and a healthier environment.
esA programme to refurbish and, where necessary, to build new wastewater collection systems in 17 out of 23 districts of Budapest has completed its second phase. This part of the project is adding a further 1 410 homes to the network, to improve health for around 33 000 people and protect the environment. It completes connections in the outer districts of the city and brings the suburb of Budaörs town into the network. Visitors and residents of already-connected districts can enjoy cleaner, safer water in the Danube and Budapest harbours.
huThe water management issue in south-western Europe during the summer period is becoming increasingly urgent because of the effects of climate change. To combat this phenomenon, the AGUAMOD project has created a platform for the integrated management of water resources across the whole of this territory. The aforementioned platform offers access to a shared vision between different countries and regions, which takes into account climate change, water usages and governance. Moreover, the project has allowed information tools to be developed, including a ‘serious game’ and animated videos.
es | fr | ptA much-needed treatment plant upgrade prevented a drinking water shortage for the 11 000 residents of the town of Vrchlabí, northern Czechia. The Herlíkovice plant was facing serious technological problems, having last been modernised in 1996. The project was carried out between 2017 and 2019, while the plant was in full operation. Residents are now guaranteed access to safe, clean drinking water for at least the next 10 years.
csThe PANDA project represents the first up-to-date rainfall mapping system for urban areas in Poland, due to collaboration between rainwater and snowmelt management company Retencjapl, and the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – National Research Institute.
plThe project updated the drinking water and waste water collection and treatment services throughout Romania’s Sud-Vest Oltenia region, thus providing nearly the entire population with a safe source of quality drinking water.
roThe Szczecin Water Supply and Sewage Company (ZWiK), in the Polish region of Zachodniopomorskie, is to start production of clean, green electricity. As part of a programme of works to modernise local sewerage and water networks, the company is installing a water-driven turbine at its Pomorzany production plant. The turbine will generate power using a 30 m drop in the water flow from a nearby lake.
plLocated in the Tech Lane Ghent Science Park in Belgium, the Capture building will act as a centre for all resource recovery initiatives in Flanders. It will allow academia, industry and government to collaborate on finding ways of using resources more effectively.
fr | nlChange is coming to many parts of Mureș county — and one area located beyond its borders: by mid-2019, all households in the project area should be connected to the drinking water supply network. Wastewater collection and treatment systems are also being upgraded.
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