VIDEO | Healthy and safe water supply guaranteed thanks to the commitment of water operators employees
Thanks to the commitment of public water operators’ employees, the supply of safe and high quality drinking water is guaranteed!
PRESS RELEASE | WATER REUSE: Public Water Operators welcome approved rules for water reuse in a circular economy
Following last week's vote in the European Parliament’s plenary, Aqua Publica Europea, the European Association of Public Water Operators, welcomes the adoption of the Water Reuse Regulation as a critical harmonised framework for the reuse of treated water for irrigation. The new legislation sets common European quality standards for water
The SMART-MET consortium concludes the installation of 3000 innovative smart water metering solutions in five European sites
Aqua Publica and seven of its members have been involved in the EU-funded research project SMART.MET for the development of innovative solutions for smart metering that now is reaching its final stage.
Peer learning exchange on phosphorus recovery from wastewater treatment
On 23 June 2021, Aqua Publica Europea co-organised, in partnership with the European Commission TAIEX-EIR PEER 2 PEER programme, a peer learning expert mission on phosphorus recovery from wastewater treatment between experts from Germany, Belgium and Italy.
BCASA SCOREwater event | Decrypting wastewater information - Online, 10 June
10 June 2021
The SCOREwater Horizon 2020 Innovation project, which counts with the participation of Aqua Publica member BCASA (Barcelone, Spain), invites you to the online event "Decrypting wastewater information" on 1 June.
EVENT | A BLUE NEW DEAL: Water’s role in a sustainable and fair future
On 20 May, Aqua Publica Europea and Águas de Gaia, the public water operator of the city of Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal), co-organised the international conference "A Blue new Deal: water's role in a sustainable and fair future” to discuss how effective protection of water resources can contribute to building a green and fair recovery.
APE Webinar Series | Financing Opportunities for the Water Sector: #3 Water and Interreg Programmes
On 28 April 2021, Aqua Publica Europea organised the third webinar of its series of briefings on the opportunities for the water sector. On this occasion, Andrea Bianchini (DG for Environment, European Commission ), Pieter Lahousse (Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen) and Marco Citelli (Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform) introduced Interreg Programmes opportunities for water utilities to strengthen research capacities and develop innovative solutions to environmental challenges.
INTERVIEW | Prof Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur
Prof Pedro Arrojo-Agudo was appointed as the new UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation in November 2020. Aqua Publica had the opportunity to interview him about his mandate priorities and so how public water operators can contribute. The interview is presented in a format of five episodes.
AquaWal | Webinar - CertIBEau: WATER certification for buildings
4 May 2021
At the beginning of 2021, new water in buildings certificate, named CertIBEau, entered into force in the Belgian region of Wallonia. In this context, AquaWal joins other local partners on 4 May to introduce the new certificate scope and obligations.
World Water Day 2021
On World Water Day, the members of Aqua Publica Europea celebrated the "value of water" through different events and activities across Europe.
NEWSLETTER | Spring 2021
In our Spring 2021 newsletter, we talk about World Water Day 2021, we welcome two new members, we introduce our new Webinar series and public water operators' activities.
Seveso Stream: a new project to preserve local river ecosystem with the help of drones
On 16 March, the Italian public water operators BrianzAcque (Brianza), CAP Group (Milan) and Como Acqua (Como), members of Aqua Publica Europea, together with the Lombardy Region, the Interregional Agency for the Po River (AIPo) and Lombardia per l'Ambiente Foundation, presented the "Seveso Stream' project which aims to conserve Seveso local river ecosystem.
AEOPAS| Workshop on the Drinking Water Directive national transposition, Online, 24 February
24 February 2021
On 24 February 2021, AEOPAS, the Spanish Association of Public Water Operators in partnership with the Spanish Ministers of Health and of Environment, organised a high-level workshop to discuss the implementation of the Drinking Water Directive in Spain.