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APE's position on the European Commission's proposal on Water Reuse

APE members welcome the European Commission's proposal for a Regulation on minimum requirements for water reuse , published on 28 May to facilitate the reuse of water for the purpose of agricultural irrigation. The Commission’s proposal provides a clear framework for water operators and facilitates the reuse of treated water

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Aquawal launches video campaign to promote tap water

On 17 October, public water operators in Aquawal launched a new video campaign to promote tap water . Four videos will be released, with the first one already online and highlighting why it is important to drink water, with the participation of Olivier Fraipont, Belgian TV personality. With this new
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New Water Erasmus: Scottish Water exchanges on public fountains with Eau de Paris

In the framework of the APE Water Erasmus programme , members of Scottish Water’s personnel travelled to Paris in August to exchange on the supply of water in public spaces . As Paris is currently deploying forty new water fountains in the city, Scotland is also planning on proposing the
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Aqua Publica Europea calls on EU Ministers to support improved access to water

EU Environment Ministers are expected to discuss the recast of the Drinking Water Directive on Monday 25 June . In view of their meeting, Aqua Publica Europea sent a letter, on 21 June 2018, to all the Ministers urging them to support the European Commission's efforts to improve access to
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APE welcomes the revision of the EU Drinking Water Directive but warns that it may miss its target

On 1 February 2018, the European Commission published its proposal for a revision of Directive 98/83/EC (the “Drinking Water Directive”, DWD). We welcome this proposal, which places water utilities at the centre of a more holistic approach to managing the provision of drinking water services . By introducing a general

Events

AquaFlanders | Climate resilient water management

Belgium 8 November 2018

AquaFlanders, the Flemish federation of the drinking water and sewerage companies has the pleasure to invite you to the seminar ‘Climate resilient water management. Is this a hype or a must?’ One thing is absolutely certain: the earth is warming up which affects our daily existence and the consequences are

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Aqua Publica Europea's Seminar | The new drinking water directive and beyond - Cremona, Italy

Italy 26 October 2018

Aqua Publica Europea , the European Association of Public Water Operators Water Alliance , Water Operators of the Lombardy Region Viveracqua , Water Operators of the Veneto Region have the pleasure to invite you to the seminar THE NEW DRINKING WATER DIRECTIVE AND BEYOND Ensuring better water quality in Europe:

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Aqua Publica Europea (APE) was founded in 2008 to promote public water management at European and international level. APE is an international, not-for-profit association under Belgian law. Our members are publicly owned water and sanitation services, together with their national and regional associations. APE is the only international network focusing on water governance and policy issues exclusively from the public sector perspective.

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