EVENT REPORT | WATER AND ENERGY: A Complex Nexus

More than 150 people attended in person or online the seminar Aqua Publica organised on 17 November 2022 to discuss the novelties of the European Commission's proposal for a revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and to explore more in-depth the water-energy nexus in light of the proposal and other forthcoming EU legislation. In this page you will find a full report of the event, as well as speakers' presentations.

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Aqua Publica Europea's Statement on the UN 2023 Water Conference

As the association representing the voice of public water operators in Europe, Aqua Publica Europea (APE) is committed to contributing to the realization of Sustainable Development Goal 6. We share the general concern about the alarmingly slow progress in achieving SDG6 water-related goals and targets and we call on governments

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NEWSLETTER | Summer 2022

In our Summer 2022 newsletter, we welcome our new member the public water operator of Warsaw joined Aqua Publica as a new member, you will find the summary report from the public conference on water scarcity and drought, the last updates on Water Erasmus exchanges and our last contributions to the policy debate.

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EVENT | WATER SCARCITY AND DROUGHT: from crisis management to long term adaptation

More than 100 persons attended – in person or from remote - the seminar “WATER SCARCITY AND DROUGHT: from crisis management to long term adaptation”, which was held in Seville on 5 July.

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NEWSLETTER | Spring 2022

In our Spring 2022 newsletter, we talk about World Water Day 2022 and the situation in Ukraine, we welcome one new member, we invite you to our next Webinar on water security and you will find our last position papers.

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Aqua Publica Europea's Position Paper on Water and Energy

Considering the relations between water and energy and the potential of public water and wastewater operators to play a key role in this transition, Aqua Publica Europea highlights some key elements for consideration in the discussions related to the Fit-for-55 proposals.

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Public Water Operators support Ukrainian people and the water sector

Aqua Publica Europea has held exchanges with the Ukrainian Association of Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprises to better understand their needs and try to provide some support. Several members of Aqua Publica Europea are then providing both humanitarian aid and technical support

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WORLD WATER DAY 2022: Continued access to essential water and sanitation services must be ensured in Ukraine

On the occasion of World Water Day 2022, the Management Board of Aqua Publica Europea, the European Association of Public Water Operators, stresses the critical importance of continued access to water and sanitation services as basic human rights and calls for water facilities to be shielded from the conflict unfolding in Ukraine.

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Aqua Publica Europea welcomes Lario Reti as a new member

Aqua Publica Europea welcomes as a new member the Italian water operator of the Lecco Province (North of Italy), Lario Reti Holding.

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Aqua Publica Europea's Position Paper on the Bathing Water Directive

Aqua Publica Europea, the European Association of Public Water Operators, representing 66 publicly-owned water and sanitation utilities serving about 80 million people across 13 European countries, welcomes the opportunity to share its views on the EU Bathing Water Directive 2006/7/EC as part of the European Commission's public consultation