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September 2009 – Issue n°10
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Dear readers,
With the receipt of this monthly letter you will not only be well informed about the different activities and initiatives of the EWA, but also of the new events organised by our association. We will also be providing you with interesting inside news directly from the EU capital Brussels
, from the European Commission and the European institutions. The EWA newsletter also gives a good insight into the EWA member associations, into their activities and aims.
We hope that you will agree that the EWA newsletter provides expertise information and therefore proves to be of interesting reading, so that you might want to recommend it further to other water professionals and experts.
The EWA newsletter service is provided monthly and is free of charge.
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EVENTS
21- 22 September 2009
3rd European Water and Wastewater Management Conference & Exhibition
(
more
)
Birmingham, UK
21-23 September 2009
Inland Water Brings Life into the Sea
Agriculture and Water – Challenges and Solutions (
more
)
Lund, Sweden
24-25 September 2009
International Media Consultation on Water and Climate Change (
more
)
Zaragoza
, Spain
29-30 September 2009
International Conference:
The Water Framework Directive - Emerging Water Management Challenges
World Trade Centre, Lille, France
30 September 2009
Conference on sustainable development indicators (
more
)
Luxembourg
, Luxembourg
30 September – 1 October 2009
Pollution of coastal waters in wet weather (
more
)
Granville
, France
1-2 October 2009
Seminar on Current Challenges Facing Hydropower Development in Europe: Reserved flow, River Basin Management Plans & Certification for Hydro (
more
)
Brussels
, Belgium
October 10-14, 2009
WEFTEC 2009 (
more
)
Orlando (Florida), USA
14-15 October 2009
“Water for life – LIFE for water” event on the LIFE+ program (
more
)
Brussels
, Belgium
9 – 11 November 2009
14th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference & Exhibition (
more
)
Leeds
, UK
6November 2009
5th
EWA Brussels Conference “European Water Management and the Implementation of the EU Floods Directive” (
programme and registration
)
Brussels
, Belgium
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POLICY AGENDA
9 September 2009:
CIS exchange workshop on floods and climate change
10 September 2009:
Deadline to submit a proposal within the CIP-ecoinnovation program (
more
)
14 September 2009
2nd meeting on the preliminary activity on Science-Policy Interface (SPI)
15 September 2009
Deadline to submit a proposal within the LIFE+ program (
more
)
17 September 2009
Info Day on the "Environment (including Climate Change)" FP 7 Call for proposals (
program
and
registration
)
29 September 2009
3rd Aquawareness stakeholder meeting in Brussels (
more
)
07 October 2009
Meeting in Brussels of the WFD Strategic Steering Group on climate change and adaptation
08 October 2009
Meeting of the WFD strategic coordination group meeting
Brussels
, Belgium
15-16 October 2009
WG F Catchment Flood Risk Management workshop (Scotland, UK)
22 October 2009
2-day workshop to exchange on climate change and WFD implementation
Paris
, France
27 October 2009
Meeting in of the WFD working group Floods
Brussels
, Belgium
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5th
EWA Brussels Conference “European Water Management and the Implementation of the EU Floods Directive”
The European Water Association is delighted to invite you to join us in Brussels to the 5th EWA Brussels Conference
“European Water Management and the Implementation of the EU Floods Directive”. Our annual conference will be held on the 6th
of November 2009 in Brussels.
This year we further explore the implementation of sustainable water management and the Water Framework Directive, discussing the aspects of flood protection and implementation of flood policies.
The conference, organised in cooperation with the European Commission, will include a keynote address by Dr Fritz Holzwarth, contributions from experts in the field and will end with a Panel Discussion with all speakers participating.
The 5th
EWA Brussels conference will bring you closer to the aspects of flood policy associated with the Water Framework Directive.
For more information visit the
conference website
or contact us directly (info@ewa-online.eu)
Call for abstracts “International EWA Symposium on Sustainable Wastewater Management New Strategies, Technologies and Innovative Solutions”
EWA Symposium on Sustainable Wastewater Management is held during IFAT 2010, one of the most important international trade fair for environmental technology, offering also entire range of products and services on water and wastewater management. In addition to exposed commercial and technical information,
the visitors will be able to follow a parallel
EWA Symposium, organized to exchange the latest findings and share experiences of engineers and scientists regarding new strategies, techniques and innovative solutions, and allow the participants to hold discussions on the applications and practical implementation. The programme will have a practical focus which fits in well with the interests of the delegates and exhibitors at IFAT 2010.
The conference focus includes but is not limited to the topics listed below. Abstracts for podium presentations are invited. The following sessions are proposed:
Session 1: Enhancement in sewage systems and its rehabilitation and maintenance
Session 2: Wet weather problems and solutions
Session 3: Emerging issues in wastewater treatment technologies (new technologies, low cost and alternate solutions, energy strategies ...)
Session 4: Management of biosolids
Abstract submission deadline is 9 November 2009
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The Stockholm Statement from World Water Week to the COP-15
The participants of the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm today unanimously said that water must be included in the COP-15 climate negotiations in Copenhagen this December. At various sessions throughout the Week, a number of organizations and officials have articulated the reasons why water needs to be an integral part of the negotiation process on climate change and adaptation. Those reasons became key points of the “Stockholm Statement” which the assembled participants of the 2009 World Water Week unanimously supported at the final plenary session this morning.
(
Statement
)
UWWTD -5th
implementation report
On August 5, 2009, the EC Commission released the 5th
implementation report on the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC (
summary
and
annexes
).
Main conclusions of this assessment are:
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Very high degree of inadequate or no reporting (only 18 Member States covered);
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Establishment of collecting systems is progressing well (ranging between 70 and 100 % except for Romania (47%) and Cyprus (49%);
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Good overall level of secondary treatment, but big variations (secondary treatment was in place for 87 % of the pollution load, with a compliance rate of 86%);
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Varied implementation picture as regards more stringent treatment (ranging from 13% in Portugal and 100% in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands);
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Normal areas and sensitive areas under Article 5(2) have less infrastructure in place than sensitive areas under Article 5(4);
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Waste water treatment of big cities/big dischargers is at a very high level.
As part of the ongoing integration of UWWTD in the Water Information System for Europe – WISE, it is now possible to see some of the reported information displayed on maps that can be viewed at zoom-able scales (
more
).
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Directive 86/278/EEC on sludge recovery in agriculture
On August 10, 2009, EWA sludge working group (contact person:
Peter Matthews
) submitted comments on the draft summary report on the environmental, economic and social impacts of the use of sewage sludge on land. These were mainly drawn from the views presented at Pembroke workshop in 2008.
Main points of concerns were:
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Contamination by heavy metals, organic pollutants and pathogens (trends, limit values, control, risk assessment);
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Taking into consideration the Quality Assurance Systems implemented in some Member States (Germany, Sweden);
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Updating the COST 68/681 programme on the Treatment and use of Sewage Sludge and Liquid Agricultural Wastes, which ran from 1972-1990.
This first part focused on the knowledge review and the baseline scenario. The second part will take place will be soon (before the end of this year ) and will focus on the scenarios, including a sludge ban.
A stakeholders meeting is likely to be organized.
FP7 Call for Proposals
On July 30, 2009, the EC Commission released a call for proposals under the FP 7, which allocates €170,000,000 million for research topics in all the four activities of the Theme 6 “Environment (including climate change)”. Among those topics are actions to promote industrial and SME participation, specific actions to reinforce international cooperation (international cooperation is supported and encouraged throughout all areas), dissemination actions to strengthen the visibility, effectiveness and uptake of EU research results, and Era-Nets in the field of 'Biodiversity', 'Eco innovation' and 'Water management'. In addition, in this call, several "bottom-up" topics have been introduced to further exploring new and innovative approaches and to encourage participation of stakeholders including the SME and industrial participation. Finally, several cross-cutting actions between various Themes of the FP7 Cooperation programme have been foreseen in order to encourage pluri-disciplinarity in marine sciences and technologies (Ocean for tomorrow call), strengthen Africa's research base and the EU-African Union scientific partnership (Africa call) and participate in actions within the European recovery package (Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), on "Energy-efficient Buildings" and "Green cars"). Deadline for submitting proposal is January 5, 2010 (
more
)
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Annual Conference & Exhibitions (Albania’)
The Water Supply and Sewerage Association of Albania
organises its annual conference “
Standard of Water Utility Performanc
e – Balancing Compliance and Affordability
”. The event will take place in Tirana, Albania on 1-6 November 2009. (
more
)
A joint CIWEM/EWA and ASTEE International Conference 29th and 30th September 2009
This conference will explore crucially important issues which have developed since the Water Framework Directive came into force in 2000.
The aim of this conference is to provide an opportunity to share experiences, to gain feedback on innovative practical solutions and to address key topics about the operational implementation of the WFD.
Confirmed speakers include József Gayer, Hungarian Ministry of Environment and Water discussing WFD related Public Participation in Hungary and keynote speaker Peter Gammeltoft, Head of Water Unit, DG Environment. CIWEM President Ken Shapland, Severn Trent Water will also chair a session.
Topics include flood risk management; water scarcity; adapting to climate change; public participation in WFD implementation amongst others. Case studies include a review of the Olt River basin in Romania and heat wave impacts in the river quality in the Rhine and Meuse.
This is a must attend event for everybody working in the water sector at the operational and policy level.
Pollution of coastal waters in wet weather: prevention by active management and targeted investigation
During the conference the SMBCG will focus on the theme of the pollution of coastal waters, including a summary of the regulations and the latest developments introduced by the new directives, plus public information and management issues. They will also present the methods available of identifying these pollution phenomena (definition, identification and grading of the sources of contamination) and the solutions developed to date, encouraging active management and sustainable preventive measures in these coastal waters. (
more
)
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2nd
European Water Conference in Brussels, 2-3 April 2009
The final report of the conference is now available on line (
report
).
Sustainable development – FP 7 Work Programme Review 2009
It gives an overview of the contribution of the FP7 Work Programmes to sustainable development. In a yearly review, the content of the Work Programme topics is linked to the key objectives of the renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy and the indicators supporting the strategy.
(
more
)
Technical report
Regional climate change and adaptation (EEA)
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Editorial team
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