The european association of public water operators

Highlights

"We need a shared, collective water governance system," says APE President at EESC's high-level conference "Call for an EU Blue deal"

Aqua Publica Europea participated in the high-level conference "Call for an EU Blue Deal" organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels.

2024 EU Elections: Manifesto for a fair, effective and sustainable management of water resources in Europe

Aqua Publica Europea publishes its Manifesto for the 2024 EU Elections: 5 priorities to achieve a fair, effective and sustainable management of water resources in Europe.

A large group of stakeholders unite their voice to support the EPR scheme in the proposed revision of the UWWTD

Aqua Publica Europea joins a large group of stakeholders representing drinking and wastewater service providers, local public utilities, local and regional governments, environmental civil society organisations, social partners and water-related innovation industries to support the financing mechanism proposed by the European Commission to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the costs involved in removing micro-pollutants from wastewater in the proposed revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD).

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News from our members

Hospital de Gaia will be the first in Portugal to eliminate plastic water bottles as a result of protocol signed with our member Aguas de Gaia

Hospital de Gaia will be the first healthcare facility in Portugal to completely phase out plastic water bottles, thanks to a recent protocol signed with our member, Águas de Gaia E.M. S.A.

Gruppo CAP receives the first Green loans of €100 from the European Investment Bank to upgrade water infrastructure in the Milan metropolitan area

The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted the first Green loan of €100 to Gruppo CAP (Milan Metropolitan area, Italy) to improve the coverage

Eau de Paris receives a €3.75 million loan from the European Investment Bank for to protect biodiversity

The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted a loan of €3.75 million to Eau de Paris (France) under the Natural Capital Financing Facility to implement

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Who we are

Aqua Publica Europea (APE) is the European Association of Public Water Operators. It unites publicly owned water and sanitation services and other stakeholders working to promote public water management at both European and international level. APE is an operator-led association that looks for efficient solutions that serve public interests rather than corporate ones.

public water and sanitation operators

80 M

citizens served every day

9 BN

euros of aggregated turnover

600

water experts to exchange with

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What we do

Representation

Representing the voice of public operators in international policymaking

Peer-to-peer learing

Fostering exchanges through the useful services, instruments, and initiatives for members

Engaging with society

Joining and contributing to initiatives beyond water management

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