Yearbook 2008

European Water

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Yearbook 2008

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Introduction

Peter Cook, EWA President 2007-2009 .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Jean Philippe Torterotot, EWA Vice-President 2007-2009.................................................................................................................. 6

Facts about EWA

The European Water Association - More than 25 Years of Clean Water for Europe................................................................... 7

The EWA Code of Ethics - The Role of Professional Ethics in Water Management .................................................................... 9

EWA Awards - the William Dunbar Medal.............................................................................................................................................. 12

The EWA Standing Committees................................................................................................................................................................ 13

E-WAter - the EWA Online Journal ......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Status Quo - Water in Europe

Developments in European Union Water Policy.................................................................................................................................... 15

EWA - River Morphology Working Group ............................................................................................................................................. 18

EWA - Climate Change Working Group ................................................................................................................................................. 25

Directory of Members

Albania.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Austria .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Belgium............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32

Bulgaria............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34

Croatia ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35

Czech Republic............................................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Denmark.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40

Estonia .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41

Finland .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42

France............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44

Germany .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46

Hungary............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48

Latvia................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49

Lithuania........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50

Luxembourg .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52

Netherlands .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53

Norway ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 55

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Portugal ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 57

Serbia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 58

Slovak Republic .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 60

Slovenia ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 62

Spain.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63

Switzerland...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64

Ukraine............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66

United Kingdom............................................................................................................................................................................................. 67

Supporting and Corporate Members

Messe Berlin.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70

Messe München.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 71

Aggerverband.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 72

Aquatech.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 73

Canal de Isabel II............................................................................................................................................................................................ 75

Cento Studi Luigi Bazzucchi........................................................................................................................................................................ 76

Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband ...................................................................................................................................................... 78

GFA................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79

Kocks Consult GmbH .................................................................................................................................................................................. 80

LightTech Lamp Techn. Inc ........................................................................................................................................................................... 81

Netherlands Water Partnership ................................................................................................................................................................. 82

Politecnico di Torino ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 83

R. Späne GmbH Produktion........................................................................................................................................................................ 84

Sanest - Saneamento da Costa Estoril S.A. ............................................................................................................................................. 85

Tuttahs & Meyer Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH........................................................................................................................................... 86

Vewin ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 87

Vivaqua ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 88

Wupperverband ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 89

Wordwide Contact of Cooperation Partners

International Water Association (IWA).................................................................................................................................................... 91

Japan Sewage Water Association (JSWA)................................................................................................................................................. 92

Water Environment Federation (WEF).................................................................................................................................................... 94

Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) ...................................................................................................................... 96

Facts about Water.................................................................................................................................................................................... 98

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Welcome to our latest Yearbook.We have changed the format slightly, elimina-ting the lists of data which may be obtained more accurately these days on theinternet and devoting more space for information about our individual mem-bers.This has allowed them to better promote their ideas and to describe the issues which are important to them and to their relevant governmentaladministrations. Each member has also provided useful contacts within theirown water industry sectors.

The European Water Association (EWA) itself is also undergoing change.In response to requests from our membership, whilst maintaining our technicalexchange role through high quality conferences, we are seeking to make a signifi-cant contribution to the development and implementation of EuropeanCommunity (EC) environmental policy and legislation.

Our aim is to increase the professional support we provide the EC by greaterparticipation in the working groups it uses to gather views and develop policy.We have established international networks of experts from our member associations for the relevant topics and the leaders of those networks will beour representatives at the Commission. Four such networks are already active -Sustainable Flood Management, Groundwater, River Morphology (Hydromor-phology),Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change.They are participating in the working groups and our contributions through them are valued by the EC.

The continued success of this initiative relies on member associations supportingtheir nominees in this programme and on the nominees remaining committed to attending and contributing to the working groups and then, most importantly,reporting back to all members via the Secretariat.

To better serve our members and the Commission, we are currently planningthe opening of an office in Brussels.

Two current and important issues for the water industry are: (a) adapting to the effects of climate change and (b) the anticipated redrafting of the SludgeDirective. EWA has been proactive in both.We published a draft opinion paperon dealing with the effects of climate change before the Berlin conference inFebruary 2007, the final edition being published later that year. For April 2008 inCambridge UK we organised a workshop of international experts on sewagesludge management and disposal. We took care to make sure that the full rangeof opinion on this emotive subject was represented.The objective of the works-hop was to evaluate the latest scientific and operational knowledge and present the findings to the EC.

I was honoured to be elected President in April 2007. Since then Jean PhilippeTorterotot, the Vice President and Chair of the European Policy Committee and I have worked closely with the Secretariat helping the Association achieve itsobjectives.To ensure success much work is necessary between meetings by thosewho commit to representing the EWA.We offer our sincere thanks to all those who are currently devoting their time and energies to the EWA andurge others of you to come forward and help the EWA reach its full potential.

Peter CookEWA President 2007 - 2009

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It is a great pleasure and honour to serve as Vice-President of the EWA and asChair of its European Policy Committee. It is a special opportunity to contributeto our strategy as a pan-European association representative of the major partof the water sector and of various water stakeholders; decision makers, opera-tors, specialists, scientists.

EWA has decided to develop its activities and visibility along two lines: increasingits contribution to the development and implementation of water related poli-cies in Europe, and increasing the service offered to its members, national waterassociations and partner organisations.

The new structure and organisation of the European Policy Committee, instrong coordination with the other bodies of EWA and with the support of theSecretariat, is intended to contribute to this strategy through:

• a permanent core group

• specialists representing EWA in European level working groups, including those contributing to the implementation strategy of the Water FrameworkDirective where EWA is recognised as a representative NGO; these specialistsare backed up where necessary by internal EWA groups

• a network of representatives of national member associations.

This organisation shall allow EWA to develop more its added value amongst the different organisations of the water sector, and in partnership with them, astrong European wide geographical representation with a focus on Europe rele-vant water issues, and a membership (national member associations and theirmembers, partner members) covering a wide range of expertise and activitieswithin the water sector.

European policy and regulations are challenging for decision makers, for practitio-ners and for experts.Through exchange of information and of experience as wellas through the production of integrated views and synthesis which reflectEuropean diversity on relevant hot topics, EWA wants to contribute more tosustainable water management in Europe.

You are all welcome to join as a national member association from countriesnot yet represented, as member of the national member associations or as partner member.

Jean Philippe TorterototEWA Vice-President 2007 - 2009

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The European Water Association (EWA) is an independentnon-governmental and non-profit making organisation pro-moting the sustainable and improved management of thetotal water cycle and hence the environment as a whole.

It is one of the major professional associations in Europethat deals with the whole water cycle; wastewater as well asdrinking water and their associated treatment wastes. Withmember associations from nearly all European Countries,EWA includes most of the current European Union MemberStates as well as Norway and Switzerland. Today, EWA con-sists of 25 European professional organisations each leadingin their respective countries, representing professionals andtechnicians for wastewater and water utilities, academics,consultants and contractors as well as a growing number ofcorporate member firms and enterprises. EWA thus repre-sents more than 50,000 professional individuals working inthe broad field of water and environmental management. Itis recognised by the European Commission as a source ofunbiased expertise.

When formed in 1981 its aim was to provide a forum forthe discussion of key technical and policy issues affecting thegrowing European region. This it continues to do throughconferences, workshops, meetings and special workinggroups of experts all organised on an international basistogether with regular publications.

EWA is already a respected consultee on EC committeesand, as and when appropriate, publishes opinion papers ontopical issues e.g.The Consequences of Climate Change, andThe Management of Treated Sewage Sludge.

Now, in addition, it aims to contribute to a much greater extent to the development and implementation ofCommunity environmental policy and legislation.

The EWA is also exporting the European experience more widely. It has cooperation agreements with WEF(Water Environment Federation, USA), JSWA (Japan SewageWorks Association, Japan) and IWA (International WaterAssociation, UK). In addition, in the Middle East, EWA is consultant to the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association(ACWUA).

Organisation and Structure

The highest authority of the EWA is the Council - it has theexecutive power of decision. Each member association (25)is represented on the Council and these representativesmeet annually to discuss and plan the activities of the associ-ation.The smaller Management Committee has responsibilityfor developing policy and is in charge of the daily work ofthe association, supported by the Secretariat.The Associationis represented by the President, who chairs the Council andthe Management Committee.The Secretary General execu-tes the day-to-day operations of the Association. In addition,Standing Committees and Working Groups support thework of the Association.

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Contact us:

1. Website www.EWA-online.eu

2. E-WAter is the electronic journal of the EuropeanWater Association.E-WAter is specifically targeted at Europeanpractitioners and researchers. It provides a forum where articles presenting and discussing technical views and experiences ofEuropean authors in every domain of watermanagement may be published. All topics within water management can be interestingfor the wide scope of the EWA audience:design and construction procedures, operation &maintenance, monitoring, legislation, etc.concerning natural waters, drinking water,wastewater and related wastes.

Chairperson of the EWA Editorial Committee is Dr. Maria Helena F. Marecos do Monte at EWA.

3. The European Water Management News (EWMN) compiles news from the European and internationalwater sector.This weekly news service currently reachesover 5,500 readers and is produced by the NetherlandsWater Partnership (NWP) for the European WaterAssociation. Interested persons can subscribe for free by sending an e-mail to ewmn@nwp.nl with"Subscribe European Water Management News" in thesubject line.

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EWA Management Committee, April 2007 - May 2009

President Peter Cook, UK

Vice President Jean Philippe Torterotot, FR

Honorary Treasurer Johannes Pinnekamp, DE

Past President Jirí Wanner, CZ

MC member Werner Floegl,AT

MC member Gamaliel Martinez, ES

MC member Pertti Seuna, FIN

Chairpersons of the Committees (without fixed term of office)

European Technical and ScientificCommittee (ETSC)

Bojan Zmaic, HR

Editorial Committee (EdC) Helena Marecos do Monte, PT

Corporate Members Committee Peter Matthews, UK

European Policy Committee (EPC) Jean Philippe Torterotot, FR

Structure of the Management Committee

The following is an overview of the current positions within the EWA Management Committee.

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Ethics in society

The legal case between the State of South Africa and 39international medical companies producing AIDS medicinegave cause for a lot of publicity and discussion on moral andethics.This suddenly became a problem for many people, asthese companies acting within a free market economy wouldnot allow production of cheap copy-medicine. Because it wasa question of seriously sick people who could not afford tobuy the expensive medicine, the companies were supposed toact according to moral principles and accept an income loss.

The reason for this change in attitude towards companiesand institutions may be the result of the situation after thecollapse of communism in Europe. Marxism was opposed tothe free market economy/capitalism and provided criticism.After its disappearance the market economy was left aloneand after some time many people found out that marketeconomy also have some negative side effects. In this way aNew Criticism of the market economy has developed.At thesame time society has become very complicated. It is difficultto identify or understand all conditions in relation to e.g. amedical production.The public relates to simple messages.Therefore ethical principles are becoming increasingly impor-tant.We judge the company by its image and the way itintroduces itself and on how it is presented in the press.

Some time ago an article by William Warner discussed theinfluence of religion on wastewater treatment.The articledescribed by means of examples how religious beliefs candirect behaviour relating to health and hygiene.The authorstated that the number of people infected by faecal-relateddiseases continues to grow and he asked if hygiene is con-trolled better by the myths of religion than the facts ofscience. His own answer was: probably not - but he addedthat if all religions commanded: wash your hands after beingin the toilet such a single disciplining taboo would have amajor positive impact.

Trust of experts

Communities at large no longer automatically trust expertsas they used to do. Environmental professionals are noexception.There is a general trend that organisations have tobecome environmentally certified and demonstrate responsi-ble governance, indeed ethical governance. Environmentalethics is not just the subject of academic study, it is the stuffof newspaper editorials as demonstrated above. Most peoplehave an instinctive view that water is a human right and thatits supply should probably be free. However, it is recognisedthat water service charges can be levied for the cost of treat-ment and carriage of water and wastewater.There is apowerful element of trust, when these policies are providedby utilities.When the service fails or the resources are mis-used, not only do customers suffer, but also they feel that thetrust has been broken.

From the above it seems that there is an increasing demandfor simple messages or rules to guide our general behaviourin relation to e.g. water management. Such rules could helpto make the statement "make water everybody's business"from the World Water Vision come true. It seems that onesuccess factor would be ethical behaviour at corporate andpersonal level in water management.

The concept

At the Water Associations Worldwide seminar at the World Water Forum in The Hague, the European WaterAssociation (EWA) introduced the idea of ethical behaviourof water professionals.At the seminar we presented somegenerally accepted basic principles formulated as "TenCommandments" which could serve as the foundation onwhich new water ethics could be developed. Furthermore,it was suggested to introduce an oath to be taken by indivi-dual members when they enter the water management profession. Finally EWA offered to take the lead on behalf of the Water Associations Worldwide for the further development of these ethical principles.

Since The Hague, a small task group developed the idea of a Code of Ethics for the European Water Association and itsNational Member Associations. It worked in conjunction with a similar working group in the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) whichserves UK and Eire.A number of changes have been made:

• The Code is now one which can be adopted by a profes-sional body and its individual members which would beexpected to comply with it

• It is less evangelical and more practical

The EWA Code of Ethics - The Role of Professional Ethics in Water Management

Claus Hagebro and Peter MatthewsThe European Water Association (EWA)

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• There is the possibility to broaden the issue to include allenvironmental activities to allow for the diversity of ourorganisations and to state the commitment of water pro-fessionals to the wider environment. However, the Codeis very easily expressible in water terms and that versionwill be presented here.

There is some merit in adopting the same wording throug-hout all organisations to ensure harmony across Europe butit is recognised that, in practice, there may be variations. Forexample, some may wish to express the principles in a para-graph rather than ten bullet points; others may wish to choo-se a slightly different form of words to aid understanding -for example, the words 'ensure' and 'promote' may replaceeach other just like some may wish to replace 'water' with'environment' to emphasise the focus of their organisation.So, the heart of the acceptance of the Code of Ethics by thewater associations is acceptance of the principles.

The national implementation

Since the adoption of the Code by the EWA Council for theAssociation itself, the National Member Associations havedeliberated on its implementation.

The UK member association CIWEM (The CharteredInstitution of Water and Environmental Management) has adopted the Code in its original wording.With slightchanges the code was translated into French and adoptedby ASTEE (Association Scientifique et Technique pour l'Eau et l'Environnement) which recommended its adoptionto its members in all their professional activities.TheGerman Association DWA (German Association for Water,Wastewater and Waste) adopted a shorter version toget-her with two other big German water related associations,thus reaching a wider community than only its own mem-bers.All three associations expended huge efforts to makethe code known to the public and to their individual mem-bers, e.g. through press releases, articles in the associations'journals and publication on their homepages.

Other associations have accepted the code as a guidelinewithout formally adopting it, others are still reflecting on apossible adoption.

The Code of EthicsThe Code of Ethics

Individual Members of the Professional Association will beexpected to use their influence to the fullest extent and to behave to the best of their ability to maintain a sustaina-ble environment in the following way:

• Ensure that the use of environmental resources is fairand equitable and sustainable and takes account of the needs of a diverse environment.

• Never knowingly or deliberately over-exploit environ-mental resources.

• Never knowingly or deliberately cause the environmentto be damaged or nuisance to be created by the dischar-ge of unacceptable quantities of any substance or energyin any form.

• Recognise that in contributing to the provision of envi-ronmental services they provide an important contribu-tion to human well-being.

• Ensure that the uses of the environment do it no harmor to the life within it and wherever possible enhance it.

• Embrace the needs of the community.

• Promote the concepts of integration of the managementof the wider environment.

• Use their wisdom in serving the community and con-stantly strive to learn more.

• Serve as an example to others for responsible environ-mental behaviour.

• Never engage in corrupt practice and maintain a highstandard of professional behaviour which will serve as an example to others.

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The EWA Code of Ethics - National implementation

Country EWA National Member Association Activities to implement the Code of Ethics

AÖsterreichischer Wasser- undAbfallwirtschaftsverband (ÖWAV) - Austrian Waterand Waste Management Association

Discussion of the Code within the association

CH Verband Schweizer Abwasser- undGewässerschutzfachleute (VSA)

Discussion and acknowledgement of the Code within the association

DDWA Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft,Abwasser und Abfall e.V. - German Association forWater,Wastewater and Waste

Discussion of the Code, adoption in an own wording, publication in the association's journal

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Association Scientifique et Technique pour l'Eau etl'Environnement (ASTEE) Discussion of the Code,adoption in an own wording, recommended to theassociation's members

Discussion of the Code, accepted as guideline for the association.

L Association luxembourgeoise des services d'eau(ALUSEAU) Discussed and accepted as guideline for the association

N Norwegian Water Association (NWA) Discussion of the Code, adoption in its original wording, publication in the association's journal

NL Netherlands Association for Water Management (NVA) Discussed and accepted as guideline for the association

UK The Chartered Institution of Water andEnvironmental Management (CIWEM)

Discussion of the Code, adoption in its original wording, publication in the association´s journal

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This prestigious medal is awarded every three years to anindividual of a member country of the EWA and is presentedby the President of the EWA on the occasion of the EWASymposium held in conjunction with the IFAT event.ThisAward, donated by IFAT, the international trade fair forwater, sewage, refuse, and recycling, which is organised bythe Messe München International, has been adopted by theEuropean Water Association.The recipient is awarded inrecognition of his or her outstanding contribution in appliedtechnical development in the field of sewage and waste treat-ment and disposal.

William Dunbar Medal - Award Winners

The award consists of a gold medal, a certificate plus cashamounting to a total value of € 8,000.The medal bears theportrait of William Dunbar on one side and on the other thelogos of the EWA and IFAT.

EWA Award - the William Dunbar Medal

Year Award Winner Country

1975 Dr.A.L. Downing UK

1978 Dr. Ir.Aale Pasveer NL

1981 Prof. Dr. sc. nat. E.A.Thomas CH

1984 Herbert A. Hawkes UK

1987 Prof. Dr.-Ing.Wilhelm von der Emde AT

1990 em. o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Franz Pöpel DE

1993 Geoffrey Ashworth Truesdale UK

1996 Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Klaus R. Imhoff DE

1999 Prof. Mogens Henze DK

2002 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kayser DE

2005 o. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Helmut Kroiss AT

2008 Prof., MSc, PhD, DSc Jirí Wanner CZ

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From the very beginning the Association laid emphasis onthe exchange of information and knowledge between profes-sional experts.Through this exchange of knowledge, theEWA contributes to a sustainable water management: safewater supply and the protection of water and the environ-ment.This was achieved by the organisation of numerousconferences and workshops taking place all over Europe andcovering a very broad range of water related topics such asEuropean legislation (themed areas such as Water Frame-work Directive, Groundwater Sewage Sludge Directive etc.),technical questions like for example the significance of smallwastewater treatment plants in rural areas, or scientific con-ferences, like Waters in Protected Areas and other integratedapproaches.The European Water Association organizes con-ferences and symposia at regular intervals, on events like theInternational Trade Fair for Wastewater and Waste Disposal(IFAT) in Munich,Aquatech in Amsterdam but also its ownannual EWA Brussels conference.An increase in the numberof members from Central and Eastern Europe (accessioncountries), has raised the interest for events dealing withwater protection issues.

However, not only conferences and the reports thereofwere and are the output of the Association's work, but alsopublications.

All this work is achieved through the different Committeesand Working Groups that were established from the verybeginning, but are adapting their scope according to theneeds.They are based on voluntary work of experts comingfrom the different National Member Associations and wor-king together on various subjects of current interest in thewater and environmental field.

The Editorial Committee (EdC)

For an interim period this committee was also known asCommunication Committee (CC).The Editorial Committee's(EdC) main assignment was the production of the printedjournal "European Water Management Online". Its main taskis now the coordination of the newly established online jour-nal "E-WAter" which is directly accessible via EWA's home-page at www.EWA-online.eu at no extra cost.This onlinejournal is officially registered and has its own InternationalStandard Serial Number (ISSN).The committee also co-ordi-nates a further means of communication, the weekly news-letter European Water Management News (EWMN) whichensures a coherent communication of both organizationaland technical information to members and the public.ThisEWMN is produced by the Netherlands Water Partnership(NWP), a national member association, for the EuropeanWater Association.

European Policy Committee (EPC)

The committee follows the work of the EuropeanCommission and arranges regular meetings with officials inthe Commission, responsible for activities of relevance towater management.The committee gives comments andadvice to official European institutions on behalf of its mem-bers.The EWA is attending meetings of the Strategic Co-ordination Group under the WFD Common ImplementationStrategy. Furthermore the EWA is in close contact withother European associations and institutions.

The objectives and responsibilities of the European PolicyCommittee (EPC), under the guidance of the governingbodies of the European Water Association, and within itsrules of procedure, are the following:

• Organise and coordinate relationships of EWA withEuropean level bodies, and especially with bodies of theEuropean Union;

• Facilitate and create the necessary and useful flows ofinformation amongst the persons and groups represen-ting EWA towards European level bodies, as well as bet-ween the former and the National Associations (NA),members of EWA;

• Identify emerging issues and important trends in waterrelated European policies and issues, which are of inte-rest to EWA and its members, in order to allow EWA toanticipate future changes and to contribute efficiently toEuropean policy development;

• In consequence, and in conjunction with the EuropeanTechnical and Scientific Committee (ETSC), propose theevolution of thematic activities and actions of EWA.

European Technical and Scientific Committee(ETSC)

The ETSC provides a focal point for communication and co-operation between European practitioners and resear-chers concerned. Under the ETSC several working groupsare organised.These working groups are installed accordingto the needs of the association. Currently there are workinggroups on: Climate Change, Groundwater, River Morphology,Sewage Sludge and Sustainable Flood Management.The workresults in technical and scientific papers and documents.

The committee is also responsible for the organisation andsponsorship of workshops, seminars, conferences and symposia.

The Network of Experts

Although the working groups already present a focal pointfor the exchange of information, they only involve a limitednumber of persons out of the approximately 50,000 mem-bers assembled in the EWA National Member Associations.Additionally, the working groups cover mainly specific topics.

The EWA Standing Committees

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E-WAter is the electronic journal of the European WaterAssociation (EWA). E-WAter represents the interests ofboth European practitioners and researchers by providingthem with a forum where experiences in every domain ofwater management may be published.

E-WAter welcomes articles concerning natural waters, drin-king water, wastewater and related wastes, such as sludgeand biogas; water quality, water policy, design and construc-tion procedures, O&M, monitoring, legislation etc..

The quality of the published papers is of high priority for theassociation and thus the journal.This means, prior to publi-cation, proposed articles are reviewed by at least two refe-rees from a network of European experts who form theEditorial Committee of the EWA.The interest of E-WAterwas recognized by registration with the International Centreand being assigned the International Standard Serial NumberISSN 1994-8549.

Although English is the adopted language, our journal is pre-pared to accept a few articles in other languages, providedthat an extended abstract in English is supplied and the sub-ject is recognised as being of outstanding European interest.

Due to easy accessibility to an e-journal, articles do notneed to be published at regular intervals. However, the annu-al frequency of publication is about 12 papers per year.

- the EWA Online Journal

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The past three years since the publication of the last EWAYearbook saw decisive development in European Water Policy

• the European Water Conference devoted to the firststage of implementation of the EU Water FrameworkDirective;

• the Groundwater Daughter Directive of 2006;

• the Commission Communication on water scarcity anddroughts of July 2007;

• the Floods Directive of October 2007;

• the final agreement of the Marine Strategy Directive inDecember 2007.

1 European Water Conference:state of implementation of the Water Framework Directive

For achieving its objective, achieving good status for allwaters (rivers, lakes, groundwaters and coastal waters), theWater Framework Directive follows a step by step approach

• designation of river basin districts and responsible autho-rities by 2003;

• environmental analysis of pressures and impacts onwaters by 2004;

• monitoring programmes for surface waters and ground-waters to be operational by 2006;

• river basin management plans and programmes of measu-res by 2009 (all dates to be read as "22 December";

• implementation of measures, aiming to achieve, as a ruleby 2015, the environmental objective.

22-23 March 2007 saw a European Water Conferencehosted by the European Commission, with opening addres-ses by Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas, GermanEnvironment Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Portuguese Environ-ment Minister Francisco Nunes Correia and Mr Karl-HeinzFlorenz MEP, former chairman of the EnvironmentCommittee of the European Parliament.A complete videocoverage of the conference, as well as access to all docu-ments and presentations are available on the Internet1).

Inter alia the conference presented the first report by theEuropean Commission on implementation of the steps dueunder the Water Framework Directive, assessing progressand quality of implementation as well as ranking countries in

a transparent manner.The report is structured into aCommunication "Towards Sustainable Water Management inthe European Union" and a more detailed Commission StaffWorking Document "First report on the implementation ofthe Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC". Both docu-ments are available on the Internet2), as are reports on theimplementation of two keys other water directives, theUrban Waste Water Treatment Directive and the Directiveon Nitrates Pollution from Agriculture.

Conclusions of the Implementation Report are asfollows:

"Reports from the Member States on their initial obligationsunder the Water Framework Directive show some encoura-ging results, although there are major shortcomings in someareas.There is still time to remedy the gaps before 2010, whenthe first river basin management plans have to be adopted.

The poor transposition and the lack of economic analysisare the biggest gaps in Water Framework Directive imple-mentation so far. While international cooperation needs tobe enhanced in many cases, significant improvements havebeen observed in some regions, such as the Danube.

Further progress is needed in areas like integration of waterpolicy into other policies and assessment of the impacts ofclimate change in the water cycle, including floods anddroughts and long-term demand and supply of water, inorder to effectively implement a long-term, sustainable watermanagement across EU.

The Commission is committed to renewing its partnershipwith the Member States under the Common ImplementationStrategy in order to jointly address some of these challengesahead. One important element is the development of theWater Information System for Europe.

In conclusion, this first report on the implementation of theWater Framework Directive illustrates that we have madesignificant steps forward 'Towards Sustainable WaterManagement in the European Union'.Together with thewater-related directives that are still under negotiation, theWater Framework Directive provides all the tools needed toachieve truly sustainable water management in the EU foryears to come. However, there is still a long and challengingroad ahead for Member States to implement these tools inthe best possible way. Member States have to deploy consid-erable efforts to achieve this. "

The performance of 27 Member States is assessed in detail,with a summary assessment providing the following picturefor the analysis under article 5 of the WFD.

Developments in European Union Water Policy

Peter Gammeltoft,Water Unit, DG Environment, European Commission

1) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/2007conference/index_en.htm#streaming2) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/implrep2007/index_en.htm

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2 The Groundwater Daughter Directive3)

Whilst the Water Framework Directive provides for all themajor elements for a comprehensive protection of our ground-waters, it left two specific issues to a Daughter Directive,

• parameters and maximum numerical values defining goodchemical status for groundwater: here maximum concen-trations were defined for nitrates (50 mg/l) and for acti-ve substances in pesticides (0,1 μg/l for each individualpesticide, plus 0,5 μg/l for total of all pesticides; list ofparameters and numerical values are to reviewed at leastevery six years;

• criteria for trend reversal (note:The Water FrameworkDirective provides for groundwaters not only for a non-deterioration clause, but also an obligation for trendreversal ("to reverse any significant and sustained upwardtrend in the concentration of any pollutant resulting fromthe impact of human activity in order progressively toreduce pollution of groundwater", article 4(1)b).

Following a conciliation procedure between the EuropeanParliament and the Council, final agreement was achievedand the Groundwater Daughter Directive published inDecember 2006.

3 The Floods Directive4)

Following flood disasters in various parts of Europe, it hasbecome increasing evident to the wider public that thedamage potential of floods is enormous, for human life,human health, infrastructure and private property, and notleast to the environment.

At the same time, rivers do not respect borders - neitherfor floods nor for water pollution. Most of Europe's riverbasins are shared between two or more countries. Citizensacross Europe have been experiencing this simple fact, but atthe same time have increasingly taken up these challenges inshared river basins across the continent.

Based on a Communication of July 2004, a broad consulta-tion exercise as well as political conclusions by Council,Committee of the Regions and Economic and SocialCommittee, the European Commission presented the legisla-tive Proposal in early 2006. Political interest prevailing delive-red a considerable speed of negotiations, and after only 15 months European Parliament and Council agreed in 2ndreading on the final text.

Guiding objectives and principles of the Floods Directive are

• flood risk management to be implemented by coordinatedaction at river basin level and in coastal zones, taking accountof local and regional characteristics and circumstances,

3) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/groundwater/policy/current_framework/new_directive_en.htm#2006118ec4) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/index.htm

Performance indicator per Member State regarding the implementation of the environmental and economicanalysis- Article 5 WFD- including the EU-27 average (based on Member States' reports). For more detailedinformation see the Commission Staff Working Document "First report on the implementation of the WaterFramework Directive 2000/60/EC"

*The scores for BG and RO are based on preliminary assessments.

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• step by step approach from identifying the problem toarriving at a solution to the problem, looking also atcost-benefit relations,

• flood risk management to address all phases of the floodrisk management cycle - prevention, protection, prepa-redness, emergency response, recovery and review,

• clear link to the Water Framework Directive, both inlegislative and in implementation terms, underpinning theprinciple of integrated river basin management.

4 Communication on water scarcity and droughts5)

Currently about 11 % of population are affected, with anincrease between 1976 and 2006 of 20 %. During summer2003, more than 100 million people were affected, and theeconomic damage amounted to about 100 billion EUR.Theseproblems will be aggravated by the impact of climate change.

The Commission Communication was based on a broad con-sultation and provides an analysis and first set of policy options.

• More efficient allocation of water and water-related fun-ding (CAP reform 2003 already beginning to deliver);

• Drought risk management plans;WFD providing all theregulatory instrument options; drought observatory andearly warning system; use of Solidarity Fund and EUMechanism on Civil Protection?

• New water supply infrastructure, once all preventionmeasures have been implemented: storage, transfers,alternative sources of supply;

• Fostering water performance technologies and practices,toward a water-saving culture in Europe;

Following a meeting of the Environment Council devoted tothe challenge of water scarcity and droughts, the Counciladopted in October 2007 conclusions supporting theCommission analysis and way forward, including the conclu-sion that existing legislation provided all the necessaryinstruments.The European Parliament will intensively take upthe issue and develop an own-initiative report.

5 The Marine Strategy Directive

Our European marine waters are facing a range of pressureson their environmental status, in terms of biodiversity andecological status, and from a range of sources, both land-based and sea-based. In December 2007, the EuropeanInstitutions reached final agreement on the Marine StrategyDirective, mirroring the principles and objectives of theWater Framework Directive and expanding protection of ourmarine waters beyond the coastal waters. Publication andcoming-into-force is foreseen within the months to come.

6 Conclusion and outlook6)

Across Europe we have already achieved a lot: Just as oneexample - the Rhine developed from being nicknamed "thesewer of Europe" in the 1970s to being home again to thesalmon, one of the symbols of clean water.The joint visionfor 2015, by the end of the first implementation cycle of theWater Framework Directive, is that thinking, planning andaction will have changed

• holistic approaches to water management in urban aswell as rural areas will prevail;

• all sectors of society will have accepted their responsibili-ty and contribute their share to sustainable watermanagement in terms of quality and quantity;

• experts from within the scientific community, all levels ofadministration, NGOs and stakeholders will contribute,as will the civic society at all levels;

• major progress towards good ecological status of ourrivers will have been achieved, and pollution by untreatedor inadequately treated waste water will be a matter ofthe past; however further efforts will be necessary;

• integration of water management into other policy areassuch as transport, construction, tourism or spatial plan-ning will already have delivered benefits;

• our waters will have been re-adopted as part of our localand regional heritage;

• and we will be addressing the challenge of climate changeon our waters, by reducing greenhouse gases as well asby adapting - also and in particular in the water sector.

In these efforts, those responsible at a local, regional, natio-nal and European level can count on broad support not onlyfrom experts or environmentalists, but by the majority ofcitizens: In the EU-wide opinion survey "EurobarometerEnvironment"7) , citizens in 25 EU Member States ranked'water' amongst their top environmental concerns.And evenmore encouraging, an overwhelming majority of citizensagree that policy-makers should consider the environmentto be just as important as economic and social policies.Majorities in the participating countries ranged between76 % and 95 %, with EU average of 85 %.

Against this background, the first sentence of the WaterFramework Directive can be regarded not only as a simplerecital, but as a vision for Europe and its waters:

Water is not a commercial product like any other but, rat-her, a heritage which must be protected, defended and trea-ted as such.

5) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:288:0027:0034:EN:PDF6) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/marine/index_en.htm7) Eurobarometer Environment: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/barometer/pdf/report_ebenv_2005_04_22_en.pdf

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1 Introduction

Many rivers all over the world have seen severe anthropoge-nic modifications.Amongst other things numerous barriers,such as dams, weirs, hydropower plants and locks have beenbuilt for different kinds of water utilizations.An inventory inthe German State of North Rhine-Westphalia for exampleshowed that there exist more than 13,000 obstacles with ahead of more than 30 centimetres.These measures areunavoidably related to hydromorphological alterations of thewater bodies.The following key impacts of hydromorphologi-cal alterations include primarily:

• impoundment and diversion of the water course associa-ted with disruption of the aquatic habitat, sometimes lea-ding to a change of water body category and type;

• delay, impediment or blockage of the upstream migrationof fish and invertebrates;

• disruption of the downstream migration of fish as well asdamaging of fish through screening systems and mechanicalinstallations, e.g. of hydropower plants or intake structures;

• other regional impacts on the watershed and hydromor-phology due to storage effects, retention of bed load,hydro-peaking etc..

Many of these impacts can be mitigated by different measu-res (restoration and/ or mitigation measures). River continui-ty, minimum flow, debris management, hydro-peaking andhabitat improvement usually are the main aspects to be con-sidered in restoration / mitigation measures to reduce localimpacts from impounding, hydropower etc..This contributionfocuses on the interruption of the continuity of rivers andtheir tributaries and describes the state-of-the-art of fishpassage restoration as well as EWA's work in this field.

Evolution has produced migration behaviours in numerousaquatic species that enable them to make optimal use ofvarious habitats. For example, reproduction may require diffe-rent flow conditions, temperatures and substrates.Thus,numerous native aquatic species such as salmon and eelundertake migrations of varying lengths - even between fresh-and salt water - to find the optimal conditions for their cur-rent biological phase.This makes the survival of diadromousand potamodromous species dependent on continuity withinrivers as well as accessibility to tributaries. Hence up- anddownstream fish passage has to be provided at watermanagement structures in order to mitigate their impacts.

In Germany during the last 15 years upstream fish passagehas predominantly been restored by retrofitting impassablebarriers with fish passes. Not only in Germany but throug-hout Europe this trend is likely to continue due to require-

ments resulting from the European Water FrameworkDirective (WFD) that has highlighted the protection, enhan-cement and sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems.In compliance with these new European provisions, surfacewaters are now assessed by biological and hydromorphologi-cal quality elements, such as the diversity and abundance offish fauna and river continuity.

2 Restoration of upstream fish passage

Experience has shown that many old river barriers have nomore function today.A study in the Ruhr River basin inWestern Germany revealed for example that out of almost1,300 barriers in the whole catchment at least 293 were outof service. In fish passage restoration efforts it is thereforealways essential to check initially whether a migration obsta-cle can be removed completely or at least partially (seechap. 2.1).At sites where the water management structuresare still required, i.e. where their decommissioning is impos-sible, upstream fish passes can facilitate passage over oraround the obstacles (see chap. 2.2).

2.1 Barrier removal and rock ramps

From a hydromorphological and ecological point of view theremoval of useless dams should always be the first option infish passage restoration efforts. In several European coun-tries, e.g. Germany,Austria, Switzerland and Ireland, a greatnumber of barriers have been removed completely or parti-ally in the last century. In those cases where partial removalswere carried out so-called rock-ramp fishways (figure 1)were built to enable fish passage over the structure.

EWA - River Morphology Working Group

Marq Redeker, ChairmanRuhrverband, Kronprinzenstr. 37, 45128 Essen, Germany

Figure 1: Rock-ramp fishwayin Hüsten/Ruhr River (Germany)

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In the middle of the last century ramp constructions wereoriginally developed and applied with the (hydraulic) task ofstabilizing river bottoms, to prevent erosion or to secure beddrops. From a hydraulic engineering point of view they weremeant to dissipate the energy on the rough surface ratherthan to build stilling basins beneath weirs or bed dropsHowever fish passage was not the focus of attention. Olderconstructions are therefore often steep (> 1:20) with charac-teristic high flow velocities and turbulences and therefore inthe majority of cases not passable for aquatic organisms.

Nowadays rock ramps are usually designed to enable fishpassage.Two basic prerequisites have to be met in order toenable fish passage over rock ramps:

• Sufficient water depths (> 30 - 40 cm) in the migrationcorridor and space (between rock boulders) for the fishto manoeuvre.

• The flow velocities in the migration corridor should liewithin the region of the sustained swimming speeds ofthe fish.

According to their hydraulic working principle there existthree different types of rock-ramp fishways:

• rockfill or embedded boulder constructions (loose ordressed constructions)

• rock ramps with perturbation boulders

• pool & boulder-type constructions (cascade constructions)

Unlike bed drops, where the energy of the hydraulic head isdissipated in a hydraulic jump below the drop, the energydissipation on ramp constructions takes place on the rampsurface and at the ramps toe by means of turbulences crea-ted by large-scale roughness (figure 1). On pool & boulder-type rock-ramps the energy is also dissipated in the pools.Depending on the height of the bed drop, slope gradient anddischarges respectively hydraulic loads, different flow condi-tions develop on the ramp constructions which again deter-mine the stability of the construction, material sizes andramp geometry.

The hydraulic and structural design of rock-ramps is proba-bly the most demanding of all fish pass designs. Differentflow conditions depending on the respective discharge andslope gradient need to be assessed.According to the varietyof construction types whose design criteria often is not cle-arly established, there exists a number of different calcula-tion approaches and formula. Due to their derivation fromlaboratory tests and / or in-situ examinations these again areoften only valid for a certain range of slope gradients ormaterial sizes. Future research & development projects willbe required to concentrate on special areas, for instancevelocity distribution in flow layers or turbulence characteri-stics, and to transfer the findings to rock-ramp designs.

Despite the remaining uncertainties a few practically orien-ted design guideline for rock-ramp fish passes have beenpublished so far which incorporate and integrate a numberof calculation formula and design recommendations.

In principle rock ramps are suitable for both upstream anddownstream fish passage in different river zones.The con-struction type is convenient especially for retrofitting existinglow head weirs or bed drops either over the full width (full-width rock-ramp) or just part of the river width (partial-width rock ramp). Due to their substantial width and attrac-tion flow the fishway traceability is almost always excellent.Given their nature-like appearance rock-ramp fish passesblend well into the landscape and therefore represent a popu-lar construction type in river restoration projects.At siteswith high bedload rates, distinct upstream water level fluctua-tions or sustained low-water flow periods, the hydraulic andstructural design requires particular attention and may call forspecial solutions, e.g. combined constructions.As far as theiroperation and maintenance is concerned, rock ramps aremore maintenance-friendly than other nature-like fish passes.

2.2 Fish passes

The design concept of fish passes is not new at all.They havebeen constructed for centuries already (figure 2).

Figure 2: Pool-type fish pass Mülheim-Raffelberg/Ruhr River (Germany) in 1920(reference: Ruhrfischereigenossenschaft)

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Today the different types of fish pass constructions to ensureupstream fish passage comprise

• technical and nature-like pool-type constructions e. g.vertical slot passes, pool & weir-type passes, pool & orifi-ce-type passes (figure 3), boulder-type passes,

• channel-type constructions e. g. Denil passes, eel passesand bristle-type passes,

• special technical constructions, e. g. fish locks and fish lifts(figure 4),

• bypass channels (nature-like respectively stream-likebypass channels) and

• bottom structures and river crossings passable for aqua-tic organisms, e. g. rock ramps and culvert fish passes.

These fish pass constructions are internationally consideredto be well-developed for a wide range of diadromous andpotamodromous species. Recommendations for state-of-the-art designs of different types of fish passes are compiled forexample in Clay (1995) or Larinier et al. (2002). In Germanythere exists a federal design guideline (DVWK, 2002) andseveral State design guidelines. Other countries, such asGreat Britain, France or the Netherlands have also publishedsimilar recommendations.

However in European countries there exists a great differen-ce in the approach to the design of fish pass facilities. InFrance or Scotland for example fish passes were formerlydesigned for certain target species, e.g. diadromous speciessuch as salmon, sea trout or sea lamprey.Accordingly flowvelocities, drops or turbulences in fish passes can be toohigh for fish with weak performance, resulting in the facilitiesbeing species- or size-selective. Fish passes in other coun-tries, e.g. Germany or Australia are never designed only forcertain target species but for the entire (potentially natural)fish fauna in a water body, i.e. for various species, life stagesand respective sizes.The design of fish passes and other fishfacilities therefore always requires knowledge of the swim-ming ability as well as the behaviour of the species concer-ned so that the fish pass does not present an impedimentfor example to juveniles, weak swimmers or large fish.

In principle two prerequisites are decisive for the effective-ness and efficiency of fish passes:

1. traceability, i. e. the fish pass location, entrance position,hydraulic conditions at the entrance and attraction flow

2. passability, i. e. the fish pass design e. g. design discharge,flow velocities and patterns, water depths, pool dimen-sions (with respects to manoeuvrability), slot spacings etc.

Figure 3: Technical pool-type fish pass PitlochryDam/River Tummel (Scotland)

Figure 4: Fish lift Büttenen/Birs River (Switzerland) (photo: M. Hintermann)

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Whereas the passability of fish passes depends on the actualconstruction type and the respective hydraulic and geome-tric conditions prevailing within the pass, the requirementsof the fish passes traceability refer to their general layout.The various aspects that apply to all types of fish pass con-structions are illustrated in numerous publications.Thereader may refer to these fish pass design guidelines for further information.

Until now fish passes have mainly been constructed at beddrops and low or medium-head weirs and dams. Due totheir comparatively small slope the building lengths - especi-ally of channel-type constructions that are usually the firstoption when retrofitting impounding structures - are sub-stantial, therefore requiring a great amount of space near thebarrages. For example the total length of the nature-likebypass channel at the 7,8 m head Harkortsee Power Stationon the Ruhr River in Western Germany amounts to 370 m(figure 5).The realization of these constructions is thereforenot always possible and may call for other constructiontypes. Solutions such as fish locks or lifts (figure 4) have onlyrarely been realized at high barriers until now, for example inScotland, France and Ireland.

The emphasis of so-called nature-like fish passes (figure 5) in the German fish pass recommendation published in 1996by the DVWK (today: German Association for Water,Wastewater and Waste DWA) and co-published in 2002 inEnglish by the FAO of the UN has lead to their widespread

distribution in Germany and neighbouring countries.Thepublication highlighted the employment of nature-like fishpasses because of several advantages, such as good landscapeembedment, creation of new habitat in degraded river rea-ches, provision of appropriate natural riverine structures andcomparatively lower costs. Many water authorities gave pre-ference to their construction instead of the more technicalsolutions, often regardless of specific disadvantages relatedto various aspects, such as design, practicability, operationand maintenance.

The design philosophy of nature-like fish passes is ecological-ly minded, aiming to achieve compatibility with the specificriverine environment as well as the landscape they are con-structed in.The idea being to observe and apply some of thefeatures of a natural riverine system when designing thestructures, i. e. to simulate natural channel characteristics.They resemble natural formations, e.g. pool-riffle, step-pool,cascade channel and rapids. Predominantly natural materials,such as boulders, crushed stones and cobbles are used fortheir construction.The toes and banks of the fish passes areusually protected using bioengineering techniques, such asdead or live wood, fascines, geotextile constructions andplanted riprap.The key to passage in all of the designs how-ever is the diversity of hydraulic conditions.The naturalmaterials create variable hydraulic conditions, i. e. areas withlow as well as high flow velocities, that may alter over therange of flow.

Figure 5: Harkortsee Power Station and bypasschannel/Ruhr River (Germany) (photo: Ruhrverband) 21

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The feasibility of fish pass constructions has proven to bedistinctly site-specific. It depends on the respective generalconditions, e. g. local infrastructure, land properties, availabili-ty of area adjacent to the barrier, local geological conditions,water & impoundment licences, river bank & flood protec-tion structures, accessibility for construction as well as thespecific fish pass characteristics, such as construction type,channel course, dimensions, design flow etc.

Nonetheless an appropriate fish pass solution - no matter ifnature-like or technical - always takes into account the eco-logy and the site-specific boundary conditions. In combina-tion with other aspects, such as practicability, operation,maintenance and costs these determine the applicability offish pass designs rather than subjective preferences for cer-tain construction types.

Experts in several European countries such as Germany andFrance are currently revising their fish pass design guidelinesto integrate findings of national and international investiga-tions, new approaches and novel fish pass designs as well asto comply with the goals of the WFD.Another importanttask is to incorporate the latest knowledge of nature-likeconstructions, hydraulics and costs of fish passes.TheGerman fish pass committee will also employ a "new" riverzone-oriented design philosophy for hydraulic and geometricdesign criteria.

3 Restoration of downstream fish passage

Fish passage through water management structures (e.g.hydraulic turbines and over spillways) can cause damage todownstream migrating fish. Experience has shown that pro-blems associated with downstream migration can be majorfactors affecting especially diadromous fish stocks.

Downstream migration involves diadromous species: juveni-les of anadromous species and adults of catadromous spe-cies. For potamodromous species, downstream fish passageat barriers is generally considered less essential in Europeand North America. However, certain potamodromous spe-cies can migrate over very long distances, so the need formitigation to provide passage for potadromous fish needs tobe considered species- and site-specific.

Fish passing through hydraulic turbines are subject to variousforms of stress likely to cause injury or mortality: probabilityof shocks from moving or stationary parts of the turbine(guide vanes or runner blades), sudden acceleration or dece-leration, very sudden variations in pressure and cavitation.Numerous experiments have been conducted in variouscountries such as USA, Canada, Sweden, Netherlands,Germany and France, mainly on juvenile salmonids and lessfrequently on clupeids and eels, to determine the injury andmortality rate due to their passage through the main typesof turbine.The mortality rate has been found to vary greatly,depending on the properties of the turbine runner (diame-ter, speed of rotation etc.), the condition of operation, thehead, and the species and size of the fish concerned.

Passage through spillways may cause direct or indirect injuryor mortality.The injury rate also varies greatly from onelocation to another. Damages have several causes: shearingeffects, abrasion against spillway surfaces, turbulence in thestilling basin at the base of the dam, sudden variations invelocity and pressure as the fish hits the water as well asphysical impact against energy dissipators.

A large number of systems exist to protect fish from beingentrained into dangerous areas.These are physical barriers,which physically exclude fish from intakes (e.g. bar or wedge-wire screens), or behavioural barriers that attract or repelfish (e.g. bubble screens, sound screens, attractive or repel-lent light screens and electrical screens). Physical barriersdesigned with a specific flow velocity, flow angle and fish-friendly bar spacing have proven to be most effective for theaquatic fauna (figure 6). Behavioural barriers on the otherhand have proven to be species-selective owing to theexcessive flow velocities involved and the fact that variousspecies show widely divergent behaviours.

Figure 6: Mesh intake screen at Foyers PumpedStorage Facility / Loch Ness (Scotland)(photo: Scottish and Southern Energy)

Bypasses are essential elements of downstream fishways. Incombination with physical and/ or behavioural fish protectionsystems they enable the downstream passage past the barrier.

According to current technical standards, effective protec-tion of fish species during downstream migration is possibleonly at small- and middle-sized hydropower facilities anddams.At large facilities, physical protection barriers withsmall bar spacings are not realistic due to technical andfinancial reasons.

At large facilities, migrating fish can alternatively be protectedby means of appropriate management practices, e.g. eel-friendly operation of turbines in the migration period.Another way to improve downstream migration is byemploying fish-friendly turbines.The mortality rates of fish inhydroelectric turbines can also be decreased by modifying the

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runner diameter, the number of blades, turbine rotation andrunner angle. In chains of impoundments, fish can be capturedin the highest impoundment and released below the lowestobstacle; this technique is referred to as trap & truck.

Altogether downstream fish passage technologies are muchless advanced than upstream fish pass facilities and are theareas most in need of research.This is due to the fact thatefforts to re-establish free movement for migrating fishbegan with the construction of upstream fish passes and thatdownstream migration problems have only more recentlybeen addressed.This is also because the development ofeffective facilities for downstream migration is much moredifficult and complex.As yet, no country has found a satisfac-tory solution to downstream migration problems, especiallywhere large installations are involved. In principle problemsconcerning downstream migration have been thoroughlyexamined in North America and Europe with regard to anadromous species, and more particularly to salmonids.Comparatively little information is available on other migra-tory species.

4 EWA's working group on river morphology

In view of the importance of river continuity, i.e. fish passage inthe context of the WFD and the number of ongoing activitiesthroughout Europe in this field an EWA working group wasconstituted in October 2006.The interdisciplinary group ofseven engineers and biologists as well as two international coo-peration partners from the USA and New Zealand strive to:

• act as European competency centre for all river continuity and fish passage issues,

• improve and facilitate European and international exchange of know-how,

• harmonize terminology and definitions,

• develop Best Practise Guidelines on up- and downstream fish passage and

• identify knowledge gaps as well as research & development needs.

Another important task of the group is to liaise with othernational and international expert groups. So far contactshave been established and will be maintained in future withthe fish pass committee of the German Water Association(DWA) and the Working Party on Fish Passage BestPractices of the European Inland Fisheries AdvisoryCommission (EIFAC).

Short-term activity will comprise

• collection and dissemination of information such as legis-lation in European countries, literature, publications etc.in form of a database,

• assessment of the current distribution and employmentof up- and downstream fish passage technologies in thedifferent European countries and

• establish common terminology & definition of fish passa-ge facilities.

On a political level the Working Group is involved and acti-vely participating in the European CIS-activities "WFD &Hydropower" and "WFD & Navigation".

Apart from the WFD the EWA working group will also workon other EU fisheries and water management issues.Thenew EC Council Regulation No. 1100/2007 of 18thSeptember 2007 for example requires the establishment ofmeasures for the recovery of the stock of European eel(Anguilla anguilla).This regulation which is not directly linkedto the WFD will probably also imply measures in the watermanagement area to reach its goals, e.g. temporary swit-ching-off hydro-electric turbines or the installation of fishprotection facilities at intake structures.Therefore it isessential that experts like the EWA working group providecomprehensive and sound expertise on a European level inorder to meet the multiple supranational targets for a sustai-nable use of our waters.

5 References

Clay, Ch., 1995: Design of fishways and other fish facilities.2nd. ed., CRC Press Inc., ISBN 1-56670-111-2

DVWK/FAO, 2002: Fish passes - Design, dimensions and monitoring. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in arrangement with DVWK, Rome,ISBN 92-5-104894-0

DWA (German Association for Water,Wastewater and Waste), 2006a: Neue Klassifizierung von Fischaufstiegs-anlagen. KA - Abwasser,Abfall 2006 (53) Nr. 3, p. 287-289

DWA (German Association for Water,Wastewater and Waste), 2005: Fischschutz- und Fischabstiegsanlagen - Bemessung, Gestaltung, Funktionskontrolle. DWA-Themen,Juli 2005, ISBN 3-934063-91-5

European Community, 2000: Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, L327/1, 22.12.2000

European Community, 2007: Council Regulation No 1100/2007of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovvery of the stock of European eel, Official Journal of the European Union, L 248/17, 22.9.2007

ICOLD (International Commission on Large Dams), 1999:Dams and fishes - review and recommendations. Bulletin 116

Larinier, M.;Travade, F.; Porcher, J.P., 2002: Fishways: biological basis, design criteria and monitoring. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Environment Agency, Cemagref, Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic. 364 sup., ISBN 92-5-104665-4

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Larinier, M., 2000: Dams and fish migration. Contributing paper to the World Commission on Dams.

LUBW (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Wuerttemberg), 2006:Durchgaengigkeit für Tiere in Fliessgewaessern - Leitfaden Teil 2 - Umgehungsgewaesser und fischpassierbare Querbauwerke. Karlsruhe, ISBN 3-88251-304-7

Marmulla, G.; Jackson, D.C.; Larinier, M.; Miranda, L.E.;Bernacsek, G.M., 2001: Dams, fish and fisheries. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 419, Rome

Ministerium für Umwelt und Naturschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz NRW, 2005: Handbuch Querbauwerke. Duesseldorf, ISBN 3-9810063-2-1

Redeker, M., 2006: Provision of upstream fish passage by means of nature-like fish passes. EIFAC Symposium on Hydropower, Flood Control and Water Abstraction:Implications for Fish and Fisheries, 14. - 17.6.2006,Mondsee,Austria

Weyand M.; Nusch E.; Redeker M.; 2005: Restoration of Fish Passage - Development and Results of a Master Plan esta-blished for the Ruhr River Basin.Water Science & Technology,Vol. 52, No. 9, pp 77 - 84

Weyand M.; Redeker M.; Nusch E., 2006: Cost efficiency aspects for fish passage restoration in the Ruhr River Basin.Water Science & Technology

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It is a busy time in Europe as governments, officials,TheEuropean Commission and ordinary people all try to under-stand the implications of climate change.The past few yearshave seen the hottest temperatures on records, high volumesof rain, droughts, floods, warm winters and cool summers.Weather patterns are changing and historical records no lon-ger provide a reliable indicator to future.Against this bak-kground policy makers have been introducing legislation, suchas the water framework directive, developing national adapta-tion strategies and introducing climate change legislation.

The European Commission has begun consultation on an EUwide policy framework for adapting to climate change and isundertaking a number of key research projects on the issue.With a lot of activity happening at the political level, it is therole of organisations such as the European WaterAssociation (EWA) to ensure that the voice of the expert,the professional is heard.With a membership base stretchingacross 25 European countries and including some 55,000individual professionals, the EWA has a range of expertisethat is second to none.

In September 2006, the EWA became a stakeholder in a stee-ring committee that developed proposals for a conference,held in Berlin under the German Presidency in February

2007.The event looked at all the current thinking on climatechange and examined how it impacted on various key sectorswhich used water, such as hydropower, agriculture, waterresources, navigation etc. The conference led to a series ofactions including establishing a strategic steering group tolook at the implications of climate change for the WaterFramework Directive implementation, particularly the pro-duction of the River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) due in2009.The strategic steering group was formed in September2007 and also includes representation from the EWA.

The strategic group held a workshop in November 2007 toexamine the impact of climate change for the WaterFramework Directive and a number of recommendationswere produced, including a requirement for all member sta-tes to include a climate change chapter with the first set ofRBMPs.The chapter should summarise the existing knowled-ge on climate change trends, identify the main impacts for agiven river basin and present future steps for incorporatingclimate change impacts into the planning process, particularlyfor the second and third cycles of RBMPs.The workshopalso put forward the idea that there should be a 20 to 25year water vision for Europe that acts as a roadmap formember states.

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Linked to all this ongoing work, the EWA has established it'sown Climate Change Working Group and produced anOpinion on Climate Change which calls for

• The European Union to review it's funding support forresearch as well as capital projects, ensuring that climatechange is a factor in project evaluation and is a corecomponent of the relevant research projects and techno-logy platforms

• Future EU funding to be geared towards supporting theNational Adaptation Strategies being developed by EUmember states

• The preparation of an overarching European Water Visionas part of an overall long term plan for water manage-ment in Europe for the next 20 to 25 years

• The EU to review, and keep under review, all existing andplanned legislation to ensure that climate factors havebeen taken into account and future climate changes arenot exacerbated by current and future directives

• Greater integration between R&D programmes and thetechnology platforms, such as the Water Supply andSanitation Technology Platform (WSSTP), under theEnvironment Technology Platform (ETAP)

• The European Commission to adopt a set of commonclimate change scenarios against which mitigation andadaptation strategies can be developed

• Europe wide risk maps to be developed which help identi-fy the areas that are most vulnerable to climatic changes

Linked to all this ongoing work, in July 2007 the EuropeanCommission issued for consultation a Green Paper onAdapting to Climate Change in Europe.This document setout the issues that Europe as a whole will face over thecoming years due to climatic changes, the possible policyoptions and asked for responses to a number of key ques-tions.The EWA joined the launch in Brussels, attended theregional workshops set up to examine the paper in moredetail and produced a detailed response.

What next for the EWA Climate Change Working Group?The group will continue to input into the relevant EU stake-holder groups, review and update the EWA Opinion onClimate Change and respond to EU legislation. TheEuropean Commission plans to produce proposals for con-certed EU action on adaptation through a White Paper to beissued in 2008, and the EWA intends to play a key part inthe development of these proposals.The next few years pro-mises to be a period of event greater activity for the EWAworking group.

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PresidentEngjell GJONDREKAJ, DirectorShkoder Water Supply andSewerage Company

EWA Council RepresentativePetrit TARE, DirectorKorca Water Supply and SewerageCompany

Secretariat of the associationRr. Pjeter Bogdani, Pallati TeutaAp. 5/4,Tirana,Albania

Phone: +355-4-245101Fax: +355-4-245101E-mail: shukalb@afb.net.alWeb: www.shukalb.com

Description and Core Mission ofthe Association

The Water Supply and SewerageAssociation of Albania is a professional,not-for-profit association of water supply and sewerage professionals.TheAssociation's Mission Statement consistof two key objectives:

• To improve the capacity of the people, who work to deliver watersupply and sewerage services inAlbania, so that they can performtheir duties in a professional, relia-ble and cost-effective manner.

• To represent the interests of watersupply and sewerage utilities andother professionals in the watersector in Albania regarding laws,degrees and regulations that may be proposed for action by theParliament or by the Government.

Core Association Activities:

• Continuously increase the numberof training courses offered to itsmembers, which include:

- Water Loss Management

- Asset Management

- Business Plan Preparation

• Young Albanians Water AwarenessEducation Program and ArtContest, which impacted 4,700 3rdGrade students in 2007

• Annual University SummerInternship Program with 35 4th and5th year students working in waterutilities for the Summer 2007Program.

Challenges Facing the Sector

The water supply and sewerage sector in Albania is in major transition as theGovernment implements its decentraliza-tion programs.These challenges include:

• Regionalization of water supply andsewerage services to improve uponeconomies of scale.

• Increase focus on corporatizationand commercialization of utilitymanagement to achieve full costrecovery from revenues.

• Develop and implement a sustaina-ble, national training program toimprove the capacity of the sector,leading to certification as a qualifica-tion for employment in the sector.

Vision on Water Resources

Protection and effective utilization ofAlbania`s abundant, high quality ground-water and natural springs to minimizethe need for the use and treatment ofsurface water sources as primary sup-plies of fresh water.

Publications

The Association publishes the newjournal "BURIMI" 4 times per year, inAlbanian and English, and distributes itelectronically via the Internet.

Regular Conferences

The Association conducts an AnnualConference and Exhibitian in Octoberof each year.

AlbaniaWater Supply and Sewerage Association of Albania(WSSAA)

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of Public Affairs,Transport and Telecommunication http://www.mpptt.gov.al/

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Administration http://www.moe.gov.al/cms_en/

Agencies/Regulators Water Regulatory Entity

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Tirana University Engineering& Construction Facultyhttp://www.unitir.edu.al/

Helpful contacts in Albania

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PresidentBaurat h.c. DI Dr.Werner Flögl

Executive DirectorDI Manfred Assmann

EWA Council RepresentativeBaurat h.c. DI Dr.Werner Flögl

Secretariat of the associationDI Manfred AssmannMarc-Aurel-Straße 51010 ViennaAustria

Phone: +43 1 535 57 20Fax: +43 1 535 40 64E-mail: buero@oewav.at Web: www.oewav.at

Description and core activities ofthe association

The Austrian Water and WasteManagement Association (ÖWAV) is avoluntary collective of all parties inter-ested in water and waste managementin Austria, which leads to the exchangeof experience in economy, administra-tion and science.

It is considered as an "independentcounsellor" with the goal of achievingsustainable objectives of the water,wastewater and waste management inAustria.

The ÖWAV has seven main sectionswith about 50 expert working groups.These working groups elaborate andcompile recommendations, guidelines,rule sheets, working instructions andstudies for specific fields of water andwaste management.

Benefits for members

• The ÖWAV provides first-handcontacts to decision makers and keyplayers in the fields of water, waste-water and waste management.

• The ÖWAV provides advisory ser-vices for members and publishesinformation papers and guidelines.

• Members have a preferred andmore favourable access to theÖWAV seminars and trainings.

• ÖWAV members have the opportu-nity to influence technical regula-tions and constitutions of laws bycollaborating in working groups.

• Every member receives thebimonthly professional interestmagazine (Austrian Water andWaste Management), the ÖWAVnewsletter and further sufficientinformation considering the legal,technical and economical develop-ment in the fields of water, waste-water and waste management.

Special competences of the association

The ÖWAV is an independent platformfor all interests of water, wastewaterand waste management, and was foun-ded in 1909! Since then the ÖWAV hasdeveloped to a professional communi-cation-platform used for the reconcilia-tion of interests.

AustriaÖsterreichischer Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaftsverband(ÖWAV)Austrian Water and Waste Management Association

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The ÖWAV uniquely provides informa-tion to members and the public andoperates as an advisory service for theenvironmental legislation.The ÖWAVfeatures an effective and efficient orga-nisational structure to quickly achieveits objectives. Expertise is providedthrough the involvement of proficientexperts in the fields of science, econo-mics and administration

The ÖWAV offers a great variety ofhighly qualified education and trainingprograms. Besides conferences, semi-nars and workshops, special courses forthe operational staff of waste watertreatment plants and waste manage-ment facilities and executives are provi-ded, with the objective to push theexchange of experience.

Challenging topics for the future

1. Climate change: New workinggroup to examine the consequencesand effects of climate change on thewater and waste management sec-tor in Austria.

2. Preservation of safety and value ofwater treatment plants and wastemanagement facilities.

3. Courses and advanced training for thepersonnel of water treatment plantsand waste management facilities.

Vision on water resources

Development and preservation of thewater and waste management sector ata high quality standard.

Publications

Professional interest journal "Österrei-chische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft"(Austrian Water and WasteManagement) published bimonthly asprinted version. Furthermore, theÖWAV newsletter (monthly by email),ÖWAV guidelines and ÖWAV papers.

Regular conferences

• ÖWAV waste management con-ference

• ÖWAV water management con-ference

Facts:The ÖWAV organises approxima-tely 35 conferences, seminars andworkshops and about 60 coursesrespectively trainings per year withmore than 6,000 participants.

The ÖWAV participates on the IFAT incooperation with DWA and VSA.

National awards

• PHÖNIX: annually waste manage-ment award (in cooperation with theAustrian ministry of environment)

• NEPTUN: water award - every twoyears (in cooperation with theAustrian ministry of environment)

Governmental Departments/Ministries BMLFUW (Austrian Ministry of Environment)Stubenring 1, 1010 Wienhttp://www.lebensministerium.at/

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector ÖVGW - Austrian Association for Gas and WaterA-1010 WienSchubertring 14Tel.: +43 / 1 / 513 15 88-0Fax: +43 / 1 / 513 15 88-25E-Mail: office@ovgw.at

IWA national committeeSchubertring 141010 Wienwww.a-iwa.at

ATCOLD (Austrian National Committee on Large Dams)www.atcold.at/

BAIK (Architects Engineers Chamber)www.arching.at/

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PresidentMichel VERBANCK

EWA Council RepresentativeMichel VERBANCK

Secretariat of the associationNicole VAN EYLENRue Colonel Bourg 127-1291140 BrusselsBelgium

Phone: +32 2 706 40 93Fax: +32 2 706 40 99E-mail: nvaneylen@belgaqua.be Web: www.b-iwa.be

Description and core activities ofthe association

B-IWA is a platform at national level forall matters of water management. Itsaim is to be a forum for all stakeholdersinterested in water issues in Belgiumand to establish contacts through theorganization of Happy Hours (informa-tion sessions) and to encourage scienti-fic research and development and thepractical application of this know-howby organising Poster Awards.

Benefits for members

Free participation in the committee'sHappy Hours with possibilities to esta-blish a network and to have contactswith people from the water sector.

Special competences of the association

The national character of B-IWA allows an exchange of information andoffers possibilities to meet people fromthe three Regions, which is felt to be very valuable in our country wherewater issues are now a regional matterand the Flemish,Walloon and BrusselsRegion are no longer informed of each other's activities.

Also the direct link to IWAand EWA is an asset.

Regular conferences

There are three Happy Hours heldeach year.These are information (eve-ning) sessions and consist of eithervisits to installations or of flash presen-tations at the B-IWA headquarters byspeakers from the industrial sector,government institutions and the acade-mic world dealing with water issues.Afterwards drinks and sandwiches areoffered and people can make contactsand cast their votes for the PosterAward organised at each Happy Hour.

National awards

Poster award 3 times a year.

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Helpful contacts in Belgium

Governmental Departments/Ministries Federal Ministry of Health and Environment:www.health.fgov.be

Flemish Ministry for the Environment:www.leefmilieu.infrastructuur@lin.vlaanderen.be

Walloon Ministry for the Environment:dgrne@mrw.wallonie.be

Brussels Ministry:www.brussel.irisnet.be

Agencies/Regulators Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM):www.vmm.be

Société publique de gestion de l'eau:www.spge.be

Brussels Environment:www.ibgebim.be

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Belgaqua:www.belgaqua.be

Aquawal: www.aquawal.be

SVW:www.svw.be

Aquabru:www.aquabru.be

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PresidentAssoc.Prof. Dr.Valeri Nikolov

BWA Secretary GeneralProf. Dr. Eng.Teniu Peitchev

EWA Council RepresentativeProf. Dr. Eng.Teniu Peitchev

Secretariat of the associationProf. Dr. Eng.Teniu Peitchev1, Hristo Smirnenski Blvd.1046 SofiaBulgaria

Phone: +359 2 963 2669Fax: +359 2 963 2669E-mail: Bawk1@uacg.bg

bawk@mail.prosoft.bg Web: www.bawk-bg.com

Description and core activities ofthe association

BWA is a non-profit organizationwhose main fields of interest are watersupply and wastewater disposal, as wellas management, preservation and utili-zation of water resources. It takes partin discussions related to new regula-tions and develops expert appraisals,standpoints, strategies and technologiesin its field.

Benefits for members

Members of Association receive thelatest news about conferences, publica-tions, business proposals, training cour-ses in the country and abroad.Theirsubscription to BULAQUA journal isincluded in the membership fee, andtheir registration fees for the BULA-QUA conferences are reduced.

Challenging topics for the future

1. New policy - Water Supply andSewerage Act

2. Establishment of National WaterCentre

3. Launching training courses fornational water operators

Vision on water resources

We think that it is expedient to esta-blish a National Agency (or Ministry) ofWater in order to provide a centralisedmanagement of this natural resource.

Publications

The quarterly BULAQUA journal.

Regular conferences

BULAQUA regular conference andexhibition.

Helpful contacts in Bulgaria

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of Environment and Waterhttp://www.moew.government.bg/index_e.html

Ministry of Regional Development and Public Workshttp://www.mrrb.government.bg/

Agencies/Regulators State Energy and Water Regulatory Commissionhttp://www.dker.bg/index_en.htm

Other Sstakeholders of the Water Sector Union of Employers in the Water Supply and Sewerage Field

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PresidentZoran Nakic, Sc. D.

Executive DirectorBojan Zmaic, M. Sc.

EWA Council RepresentativeSiniša Širac, Sc. D.

Secretariat of the associationVlatko BarezaUlica grada Vukovara 22010000 ZagrebCROATIA

Phone: +385 98 209 393Fax: +385 1 6118 570E-mail: hdzv@voda.hrWeb: www.hdzv.hr

Description and core activities ofthe association

CWPCS is promoting water protectionand sustainable use of water. It has akey role in practical education of youngexperts in a different field of waterrelated issues, e.g. through the organi-sation of practical seminars on differenttechnical aspects of water management.CWPCS organises lectures of nationaland international experts in Croatia, aswell as scientific conferences, like theWaters in Protected Areas conference,held in Dubrovnik in 2007. Members ofCWPCS are actively involved in prepa-ring national and international projectsrelated to water protection and watermanagement.They are also activelyinvolved in the work of EWA and parti-cipate in the work of EU workinggroups of CIS of the WFD.

Benefits for members

In CWPCS we differentiate individualmembers and collective members, andthe difference is the membership fee.Individual members are engineers andexperts in different fields, universityprofessors, students and citizens con-nected to water management or justinterested in water issues; collectivemembers are different institutions,working organisations, almost allCroatian utility services and watercompanies, as well as a certain numberof big Croatian companies. Members ofour Society are regularly informedabout the most important events rela-ted to water management and waterprotection in Croatia and abroad.Theyalso receive our quarterly bulletin(Glasnik - in Croatian).Also, retiredand unemployed persons and studentsdo not pay the membership fee.

Special competences of the association

• Successful cooperation with impor-tant international organisations(EWA, IWA,WEF, EUREAU…)

• Experience in organisation of inter-national conferences

• Partnership with Croatian institu-tions in developing regulations andlaws for the water sector.

• The biggest and oldest non-govern-mental and non-profit association ofprofessionals and citizens in Croatiaunited in the cause of promotingwater protection in Croatia.

Challenging topics for the future

1. Encouraging young experts andscientist to be more actively invol-ved in the work of CWPCS.

2. Establishment of ad hoc workinggroups consisting of highly motivatedexperts whose work on a specificwater related issue would be veryintensive and of limited duration.

3. Transformation of CWPCS into aprofessional institution capable ofspreading the information, knowled-ge and competence gained in rela-tion to water policy, implementationof new technologies.

4. Organizing practical courses forWWTP and sewage maintenancepersonnel

CroatiaCroatian Water Pollution Control Society(CWPCS)

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Vision on water resources

Water resources, particularly those invery sensitive areas like karst areas,have to be protected in accordancewith the principles of integrated waterresource management, which takes intoaccount a set of necessary measures tobe implemented at the local and globalscale, aiming to minimize negative con-sequences of human developments and

interventions that cause a distortion ofthe hydrological cycle and climate chan-ge. EU directives, particularly WFD, setup objectives to be met using watermanagement measures that could con-tribute to prevention of pollution ofwater resources.

Publications

Bulletin (GLASNIK - in Croatian)

Frequency - Quarterly

Regular conferences

International EWA conference Watersin Protected Areas

Helpful contacts in Croatia

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management,Department for Water Managementwww.duv.hr

Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planing andConstruction www.mzopu.hr

Ministry of Culture, Protection of Naturewww.min-kulture.hr

Agencies/Regulators Hrvatske vode - Legal entity for water managementwww.voda.hr

Croatian Environment Agencywww.azo.hr

Trade Associations Croatian Chamber of Economywww.hgk.hr

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Croatian Water & Wastewater Associationwww.gvik.hr

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PresidentBretislav Krnávek, MSc., Ph.D.

EWA Council RepresentativeProf. Jirí Wanner, MSc., PhD., DrSc.

Secretariat of the associationMs. Františka ŠkoludováMasná 5CZ-602 00 BrnoCzech Republic

Phone: +420 543 235 303 or+420 737 508 640

Fax: +420 543 235 303E-mail: ace@ace-cr.czWeb: www.ace-cr.cz

Description and core activities ofthe association

The ACE CR is the association repre-senting Czech specialists and compa-nies working in the fields of wastewa-ter, waste and water management andquality control of surface waters.Themain activities of the association coverboth technical-scientific subjects andthe economic and legal aspects ofwater environment protection.Theassociation provides consultancy to thestate and local authorities and to priva-te subjects.The ACE CR organizes pro-fessional seminars and conferences onboth national and international leveland provides training courses on diffe-rent levels.

Benefits for members

• Better and more efficient involve-ment in the system of informationexchange, both on national andinternational level.

• Free subscription of the WaterManagement journal.

• Reduced registration fee at ACE CRseminars and conferences.

• Active involvement in the produc-tion of ACE CR expert opinions,statements and other writtenreports and materials for ACE CRcustomers/partners.

• Easy access to the information fromabroad, help in preparing papers orpresentations of Czech membersabroad.

• Selective seminars on most up-to-date topics for corporate members.

Special competences of the association

The Association has signed contractson cooperation with two major autho-rities in water sector in the CzechRepublic, namely with the Ministry ofEnvironment and the Ministry ofAgriculture.This cooperation enablesthe Association to be involved in legis-lation process in water, evaluation oflarge projects subsidized by the stateand in training programmes for theregional and local water authorities.The Association cooperates also withother national institutions in water sec-tor like The Czech EnvironmentalInspectorate, State Environmental Fundas well as with research institutions anduniversities, especially with the Instituteof Chemical Technology of Prague orwith the Technical University of Brno.

The Association provides efficient con-ditions for cooperation of members inthe so-called specialist groups.Thesystem of specialist groups is evaluatedby ACE CR members as one of themost beneficial features of theAssociation.At present the followinggroups are active:

• Small wastewater treatment plantsand oil/grease separators

• Drainage of urbanized areas

• Sludge and waste management

• Industrial wastewaters

• Mechanical, physical-chemical andchemical processes in water andwastewater treatment

• Analytical methods and measure-ments in water

• Municipal wastewater treatmentplants

The groups organize their own speciali-zed seminars and produce papers andrecommendations specific of theirtopics.

ACE CR stand at the Environmental trade fair Brno, 2007

Participants of a seminar of MunicipalWastewater Treatment Group

Czech RepublicAsociace Cistírenských expertu Ceské republikyAssociation of Wastewater Treatment Experts of the Czech Republic (ACE CR)

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Challenging topics for the future

Since 2007 ACE CR has become thenational member of IWA and theAssociation will have to improve itsorganization and management to repre-sent the Czech Republic in both interna-tional water associations IWA and EWA.

In connection with the involvement inIWA and EWA, and also in respect tothe latest developments in water indu-stry and complex approach to waterquality control, the Association will startthe negotiations with the Czech drin-king water association with the goal toprepare the merge of both two associa-tions with the aim to form a unifiedwater association with the expectedname Czech Water Association CzWA.

To continue or to improve the coope-ration with water associations in neigh-bouring countries.The ACE CR hascontract on cooperation with ACE inSlovak Republic, ÖWAV in Austria andDWA in Germany.ACE CR has alsoestablished good working contacts toMaSzeSz in Hungary. In spite of verygood personal contacts between indivi-dual experts in the Czech Republic andPoland, the cooperation between natio-nal associations ACE CR and PZITS is

still missing.The cooperation withneighbouring associations helps to keepthe standard of ACE CR biennial con-ferences on high scientific and technicalinternational level.

Vision on water resources

• Improved management and use ofwater from atmospheric precipita-tions, adaptation of urban drainagesystems to this task

• Modification of wastewater treat-ment technologies for possiblewater reuse, more common applica-tion of tertiary treatment

• Alternatives to land application ofmunicipal sludge in order to protectthe ground water resources

• Complex approach to watermanagement in towns and industry,coordination of drinking water sup-ply and wastewater collection andtreatment

Publications

• Vodní hospodárství (WaterManagement) published monthlywith a bimonthly section"Wastewater letters"

• Proceedings of ACE CR biennialconferences "WASTEWATER"

• Proceedings from seminars andconferences of specialist groups

Regular conferences

• Biennial conference "WASTEWA-TER" and regular conferences ofspecialist groups, e.g. "Sludge andWaste", Hydro-analytics, Urbanedrainage

• Parallel to biennial conferences,there is also a biennial exhibition"WASTEWATER"

National awards

Honorary membership in ACE CR

Members of the ACE CR board at the occasion of the 7th biennial conference WASTEWATER 2007

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Helpful contacts in the Czech Republic

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of the Environment of the Czech republicVršovická 1442/65CZ-100 10 Praha 10 www.env.cz

Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic Tešnov 17 CZ-117 05 Praha 1www.mze.cz

Agencies/Regulators The Czech Environmental Inspectorate Na Brehu 267CZ-190 00 Praha 9www.cizp.cz

State Environmental Fund of Czech Republic Kaplanova 1931/1 CZ-148 00 Praha 11-Chodovwww.sfzp.cz

Trade Associations Water Management Association Novotného lávka 5CZ-116 68 Praha 1www.svh.cz

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector SOVAK (Water Supply and Sewerage Association of the Czech Republic) Novotného lávka 5 CZ-116 68 Praha www.sovak.cz

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PresidentTorkil Jønch Clausen

EWA Council RepresentativeJesper Goodley Dannisøe

Secretariat of the associationJesper Goodley DannisøeAgern Allé 5DK-2970 HorsholmDenmark

Phone: +45 4516 9200Fax: +45 4516 9292E-mail: dwf@danishwaterforum.dkWeb: www.danishwaterforum.dk

Description and core activities ofthe association

Danish Water Forum (DWF) is a net-work of Danish water organisationsaimed at highlighting expertise andknowledge and facilitating concertedactions.The competences and highstandards of its members make DWFan excellent entry point to the Danishwater sector and its services andexpertise within virtually all aspects ofwater industry, technology, science andmanagement. DWF represents:

• Contractors and manufacturers

• Water companies and Consultants

• Research institutions

• Government authorities and NGOs

The unique member blend of resear-chers, consultants, contractors, manu-factures and users gives DWF an inte-grated knowledge about all aspects ofthe entire water sector, including issuesrelating to the environment, agricultureand health.

Danish Water Forum has its main areaof interest in the developing world andis a North-South focussed association.

Benefits for members

Joint marketing of Danish water know-how and expertise through meetings,market initiatives and knowledge sharing

Special competences of the association

• Direct links to Danish ministriesand authorities

• Joint knowledge sharing and marketaccess

• Offering a network of experts withinall areas of water related services

• Joint marketing during internationalevents like World Water Forum,Stockholm Water etc.

Challenging topics for the future

1. The global climate changes will havea tremendous impact on specificregions in the world, especially inthe poor countries. DWF will workfor ensuring that donor organisa-tions draw the climate change intotheir planning of donor funded pro-jects to ensure "climate-safe" pro-ject results.

2. Danish water expertise is worldfamous especially within both tech-nology and policy. Marketing of theseareas will be main areas for DWFduring the next couple of years

Vision on water resources

With a vision towards the South, DWFhas its whole focus on how to supportand develop sustainable water solu-tions, incorporating state-of-the-arttechnology into the scope.We are clo-sely associated with the Danish andinternational donor-organisations andcan thus promote a very wide range ofwater services and products to theworld water market.

Publications

DWF has its own email newsletter.

DenmarkDanish Water Forum (DWF)

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PresidentAndres Marandi

EWA Council RepresentativeAndres Marandi

Secretariat of the associationAndres MarandiMustamäe tee 3310616 TallinnEstonia

Phone: +372 505 8116E-mail: sekretar@veeyhing.ee Web: www.veeyhing.ee

Description and core activities ofthe association

The Estonian Water Association pro-motes and facilitates evolution of legis-lation, terminology, education, scienceand engineering of water management.

It offers opinions on Estonian watermanagement problems.

Arranges meetings, events and con-ferences related to water usage, surfaceand groundwater protection andothers water management sectors.

Benefits for members

Members of the Estonian WaterAssociation gain and share professionalinformation and experience.

Special competences of the association

The institution assembles people fromdifferent water management sectorsand people with economic and legalinterests in water management.

Publications

Implementation of Principles ofIntegrated Water ResourcesManagement in Estonian Water Policy,Estonian Water Association, 2007.

Regular conferences

Annual conference " Water Day"

National awards

The Estonian Water Association isawarding a Oras' titled award to acompany achieving noteworthy waterconservation measures or an individualmaking significant contributions eitherin water knowledge, technology oraccomplishment.

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of the Environmenthttp://www.envir.ee/

Helpful contacts in Estonia

EstoniaEesti VeeühingEstonian Water Association

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PresidentHeikki Kiuru

EWA Council RepresentativePertti Seuna

Secretariat of the associationJari KoskiahoPO Box 721FIN-00101 HelsinkiFinland

Phone: +358-400148823E-mail: jari.koskiaho@ymparisto.fiWeb: www.vesiyhdistys.fi

Description and core activities ofthe association

The Water Association Finland is a non-governmental body with some 500 indi-vidual members and 15 corporatemembers, founded in 1969.The purposeof this body is to improve and distribu-te knowledge and promote professionalnetworking in Finland and abroad.

The core issues are mostly dealt withthrough standing committees forhydrology, limnology, water supply andwastewater treatment, water legisla-tion, river basin management, waterecology and water pollution control,fisheries, and hydraulic engineering.

Benefits for members

Access to and networking with keyplayers in Finland's water sector.Interesting seminars and excursions.For members there are discounts gran-ted on some publications.

Special competences of the association

• Access to key players in the country's water sector.

• Offering a network of experts.

Challenging topics for the future

1. The renewed Finnish water legisla-tion.

2. Implementation of the EU WaterFramework Directive.

3. Climate change effects on watermanagement and water environment.

Vision on water resources

In global view Finnish water resourcesare - at least in terms of quantity - atgood state. However, we have to care-fully protect our groundwater resour-ces and continue the efforts to improvethe state of our lakes and rivers.

Regular conferences

World Water Day seminar annually on22 March. Lectures on topical issues ofwater branch.Award presentations ofnational Junior Water Prize and waterbranch literature prize.

Seminar at a large environmental fair thatis arranged in Helsinki every other year.

National awards

Junior Water Prize and water branchliterature prize.

FinlandSuomen Vesiyhdistys ryWater Association Finland

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Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of environment:http://www.environment.fi

Ministry of agriculture and forestry:www.mmm.fi/en

Agencies/Regulators Finnish Environment Institute:www.environment.fi/syke

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Finnish Water and Wastewater Works Association:www.vvy.fi/eng

Finnish Hydrological Association:www.water.tkk.fi/wr/nhfif/index.en.html

WaterFinns (NGO in the water sector)http://www.waterfinns.fi/siteEN/intro.html

Helpful contacts in Finland

Heidi shaking hands with Her Royal HighnessPricess Victoria of Sweden at the final competition in Stockholm

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PresidentPierre ROUSSEL

Executive DirectorFrançois MAUVAIS

EWA Council RepresentativeJean-Philippe TORTEROTOT

Secretariat of the associationGérard TOUZE83, avenue Foch 75016 ParisFrance

Phone: +33-1 53 70 13 53Fax: +33-1 53 70 13 40E-mail: astee@astee.orgWeb: www.astee.org

Description and core activities ofthe association

Since its founding in 1905, the"Association Scientifique et Techniquepour l'Eau et l'Environnement (ASTEE)"has been a privileged centre point forthe exchange of technical, scientific andadministrative information between thevarious persons involved in the design,production and operation of everythingconcerning urban and rural engineering.The association is open to everybody:the elect, industrialists, university staff,administrators, scientists, contractors,technicians, members of various tradesand local communities, hygiene specia-lists, doctors, legislators, design officemembers, government and local com-munity engineers, managers.

The ASTEE handles all the differentaspects of urban engineering and ruralengineering: individual or collectiveequipment, local or industrial communi-ties.Water, drainage, waste, hygiene,disinfection, urban planning, habitat,traffic, viability, transportation, lighting,urban amenities, cleanliness of publicplaces, atmospheric pollution, noise,hydrology, water supply, corrosion,urban networks, development plan, sur-face management, etc…

ASTEE's areas of activity are to promo-te studies and research work for theenvironment, public hygiene, urbandevelopment, rural development; tofavour the exchange of ideas and infor-mation between: technicians, scientists,public managers, private managers; toparticipate in developing regulations andadvisory services to public authorities;to update, communicate and releaseknowledge in France and abroad.

Benefits for members

Members of ASTEE can take part inmeetings to contribute to the progressof knowledge and to build a doctrineshared by all the stakeholders of thesector.

Special competences of the association

• Elaboration of guidelines in the fieldof environment, shared by many sta-keholders

• Common work and exchange within networks of experts

• Regional technical meetings forlocal solutions

Challenging topics for the future

1. Creation of a workgroup acrosstechnical committees for workingon the consequences of climatechanges in the fields of design andmanagement of water assets andsystems

2. Analysis of the delay of France con-cerning the implementation of thedirective concerning urban wastewater treatment (May 1991) to findmeasures to catch it up and simulta-neously introduce WFD

ASTEE hosts the Executive Secretary ofFrench Water Coordination which iscomposed with French water stakehol-ders working on projects at internatio-nal level.

Vision on water resources

Accelerate the implementation of sani-tation while acting on a protection ofthe resources at the territorial level,negotiated with all the stakeholders,first of all the agricultural world.

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Publications

The Technical and Scientific Journal:TSM-Techniques, Sciences et Méthodes - 11 issues a year. Furthermore ASTEE publishes books and technical guides and well as congress pro-ceedings.

Regular conferences

There is an annual congress and about twentytechnical conferences.ASTEE furthermore parti-cipates in the Pollutec.

National awards

ASTEE Research Price (annual) as a reward for athesis on an environmental topic in the fields ofASTEE.

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministère de l'écologie, du développement et de l'aménagement durableshttp://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/-English-.html

Agencies/Regulators Agences de l'Eauhttp://www.lesagencesdeleau.fr/

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector French Coordination for Waterhttp://www.eau-international-france.fr/pfe/sommaire-en.php3

Centre d'Information sur l'Eauhttp://www.cieau.com/accueil.htm

Fédération professionnelle des entreprises de l'eau83, avenue Foch - 75116 Parishttp://www.fp2e.org/

Helpful contacts in France

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PresidentBauass. Dipl.-Ing. Otto Schaaf

EWA Council RepresentativeProf. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Pinnekamp

Secretariat of the associationTheodor-Heuss-Allee 1753773 HennefGermany

Phone: +49-2242-872-0Fax: +49-2242-872-135E-mail: info@dwa.de Web: www.dwa.de

Description and core activities ofthe association

The DWA - German Association forWater,Wastewater and Waste - is inGermany spokesman for all water rela-ted issues and is intensively committedto the development and distribution ofa secure and sustainable water manage-ment. It acts as a politically and econo-mically independent professional organi-sation in the field of water manage-ment, sewage, waste and soil protection.

In Europe, DWA is the biggest associa-tion with respect to number of mem-bers within this field and thereforetakes up a leading position.This isbecause it provides professional compe-tence regarding standardisation, profes-sional training and information towardsthe public.The institution has approxi-mately 14,000 members representing

experts and executives from localauthorities, universities, engineering offi-ces, municipalities and enterprises.

Main emphasis of its activities is placedon the acquirement and update of aconsistent technical set of rules andstandards as well as cooperation in theformulation of technical norms on natio-nal and international level. Furthermore,DWA also offers professional training aswell as further vocational training.Thereare not only technical scientific topicsinvolved, but also economic and legalinterests of the environment and waterprotection are concerned.

Benefits for members

For individual and corporate members,the following benefits are included inthe membership fee:

• The monthly journals:

- KA-Abwasser,Abfall, including theregular supplement KA-Betriebs-Info

- KW-Wasserwirtschaft, includingthe regular supplement Gewässer-Info

• The DWA Yearbook

• The DWA industrial guide

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• Reduced prices for all programmesof continuing education of theDWA's

• Free information on issues ofwastewater an waste managementwater management and soil conser-vation, legal advice, literature rese-arch

• Internet members area with addi-tional exclusive information

In addition for corporate members

• Reduces prices for the DWA stan-dards and numerous publications

• 20 % reduction from the subscrip-tion price for additional copies ofthe KA and KW

• 50 % reduction from the members-hip fee for the registration of bran-ches when the head office is amember

• Permission to use the DWA-mem-ber badge in the letterhead

• Favourable conditions for an insu-rance covering legal charges in envi-ronmental criminal matters formunicipalities, district administrationand wastewater administrationunions

Special competences of the association

• Preparing and update of the DWArules and standards

• Professional training

• Counselling of politics, economyand science

Challenging topics for the future

1. Climate change

2. Demographic change

3. Renewable energies

4. Energy reduction potentials onsewage plantsVision on waterresources

It is a basic task of the DWA the tech-nical development document in thewater sector and deliver to the expertsat the disposal by the permanent upda-te of the DWA set of rules. Equallyimportant is the training building on it

for everyone who works in the area ofwater supply and distribution.The DWA offers its members a com-prehensive set of all requirements of amodern water supply and distribution.

Publications

Two monthly publications: KA and KW.Quarterly the KA-Betriebs-Info (opera-tions) and the Gewässer-Info.

DWA set of rules and standards.

Regular conferences

DWA Bundestagung

National awards

DWA-Ehrennadel,

DWA-Ehrenmitgliedschaft,

Karl-Imhoff-Preis,

Ernst-Runke-Preis,

Theodor-Rehbock-Medaille,

Max-Prüss-Medaille,

William-Lindley-Ring,

DWA-Gewässerentwicklungspreis

Governmental Departments/Ministries Bundesumweltministerium11055 BerlinPhone: +49-30-18305-0Fax: +49-30-18305-2044service@bmu.bund.de

Agencies/Regulators UmweltbundesamtPostfach 140606813 Dessau-RoßlauPhone : +49-340-2103-0Fax: +49-340-2103-2285Mail: info@umweltbundesamt.dehttp://www.umweltbundesamt.de/index-e.htm

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PresidentDr. László Somlyódy

Executive DirectorDr. Dezso Dulovics

EWA Council RepresentativeDI. Kovács Károly

Secretariat of the associationPiroska SimonkayMuegyetem rakpart 3.H-1111 BudapestHungary

Phone: +36-14632569Fax: +3614633753E-mail: maszesz@sis.hu Web: www.maszesz.hu

Description and core activities ofthe association

The organisation, which is a civilianassociation, has the following mainobjectives:

• Support technical and scientific coo-peration between members

• Provide practical, technical andscientific information towards mem-bers, municipalities and authorities

• Support young scientists

• Cooperate with the government ondevelopment of regulations

• Cooperate with other civil organi-sations in water related questions

Benefits for members

• Receiving information concerningwater issues

• Having the possibility to participate indifferent water related programmes

• Having the possibility to expressopinion on different water relatedquestions

Challenging topics for the future

1. Strengthen the cooperation withmunicipalities as decision makers onthe public water sector

2. Strengthen the communicationtowards civil players on the watersector

3. Strengthen the exchange of expe-riences between regions

Vision on water resources

We consider our land and waters asbeing on a sensitive area.We do effortsto fulfil the EU Water FrameworkDirective.

Publications

Hírcsatorna (="Sewer News") bimonthly

Jubilee Hírcsatorna, for the 10-years-anniversary of MaSzeSz.

Summary of presentations of Roundtable discussions

Regular conferences

Annually in May a 2-3 days'-professionalconference. Furthermore we offerround table discussions and smallerconferences.

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PresidentAndis Dejus

Vice-PresidentMr.Varis Adamsons

Executive DirectorEdgars Taurins

EWA Council RepresentativeAndis Dejus

Secretariat of the associationMs. Ilze VectiraneStr. Liepajas 80bLV-1002 RigaLatvia

Phone: +371-22019052Fax: +371-67607395E-mail: ilzev@inbox.lv

Description and core activities ofthe association

The Latvia Water and Waste WaterWorks Association venture cooperateswith related organizations. Suggestionsand changes may be implementedinto legislation and elaboration ofnormative documentation through TheMinistry of Environmental of therepublic of Latvia.

24 enterprises are currently membersof the Latvia Water and Waste WaterWorks Association.

The target program of the Associationis to ensure provision of stable highquality water supply and wastewaterservices to the residents.

General tasks and methods: Co-opera-ting with government and administrati-ve institutions working on elaborationand improvement of laws and regulativeenactments in the field of water supplyand wastewater. Co-operation withmunicipalities in the fields related tothe operation of water supply andwastewater companies, improvement ofthe structure of such companies andthe problems that in all cities andtowns of Latvia shall be solved jointly;

organising systematic and purposefultraining of employees working in thewater supply and wastewater sector byusing existing and establishing new trai-ning centres, meet contemporaryrequirements etc.

Both, surface and groundwater is usedfor centralized water supply in Latvia.

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PresidentMr. Edmundas Levitas

EWA Council RepresentativeDr. Edmundas Levitas

Secretariat of the associationVandziogalos g. 9447674 KaunasLithuania

Phone: +370 7 29 18 28Fax: +370 7 29 18 28E-mail: ediventa@yahoo.com

Description and core activities ofthe association

The Clean Water Association (CWA) isa non-governmental environmentalorganization and was founded on May31, 1996.

The CWA's mission is the reduction ofpollution of surface and ground water.

The main goals of Association's activi-ties are:

• Environmental education aimed atthe formation of an understandingby the population of the problemsregarding water resources.

• The improvement of the design,construction, operation, and mainte-nance of facilities for the preventionof pollution of water bodies, prima-rily, of the plants for the treatmentof the wastewater.

• The rise of professional qualificationof specialists and organizations wor-king in the field of water pollutioncontrol.

• The quest for and support of theright and effective governmentalstrategies and policy in the sphereof protection of water bodies.

• The assistance in the creation anddevelopment of the production oftechnological equipment for the tre-atment of wastewater in Lithuania.

• The build up and strengthening ofthe ties of Lithuania's environmenta-lists with the counterpart organiza-tions, associations, and specialists ofother countries.

• The support for the global effortsaimed at the protection of wateragainst pollution.

Members of CWA are: Lithuanianmunicipalities, universities, water supplyenterprises, design bureaus.

Benefits for members

Sharing of information about achieve-ments in wastewater management ope-rational and maintenance experience,technologies and equipment in theworld and their implementation of per-spective solutions in Lithuania.

Special competences of the association

Increase of the potential of Lithuanianscientific, engineering, state and munici-pal institutions for the effective solu-tion of problems of clean water envi-ronment.

Challenging topics for the future

The Clean Water Association is of theopinion that it is expedient to create aVenta River Basin Region as theDemonstration and Verification Areafor the innovative, efficient and econo-mical, environmentally-friendly waste-water management technologies wouldbe of significant ecological, social andeconomical value for the developmentof The Venta River Basin in two neigh-bor Baltic States - Lithuania and Latvia.

By the end of 2007 CWA finished thepreparation of the Feasibility Study ofthe Project "The Clean Venta".

1. Implementation in Lithuania of newtechnical and organizational innova-tive solutions for improvement ofquality of surface and undergroundwater bodies.

2. Increase of Lithuania's attractivenessas tourist area by maintaining andimproving water environment.

3. Provision of better social and eco-nomical conditions in Lithuania dueto maintaining a good quality ofnature.

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Vision on water resources

Provision of the clean water environment by using the potential of scientific progress and better cooperation between the European countries.

Regular conferences

Lithuanian specialized conferences on "Small wastewater treatment plants".Thereare also exhibitions: "Wastewater treatment

technologies and plants".

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 4/9 A. Jakšto,LT-01105 Vilniushttp://www.am.lt/VI/en/VI/index.php

Agencies/Regulators Environment Protection Agency of the Republic of LithuaniaA.Juozapaviciaus St. 9LT-09311 VilniusPhone (+370 5) 266 28 08Fax. (+370 5) 266 28 00E-mail: aaa@aaa.am.ltWeb: http://aaa.am.lt

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Lithuanian Water Suppliers Association (LWSA)Laisves Av. 117AVilnius, LT-06118Lithuaniahttp://www.lvta.lt/apie_en.php

Association of Ecology Engineering http://www.iea.lt/

Helpful contacts in Lithuania

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PresidentRaymond Erpelding

EWA Council RepresentativeRaymond Erpelding

Secretariat of the associationNico PundelRue de Rollingergrund, 338L-2442 LuxembourgLuxembourg

Phone: +352 4796-3745Fax: +352 4676 67E-mail: npundel@vdl.luWeb: www.aluseau.lu

Description and core activities ofthe association

ALUSEAU is the national association ofwater services in the Grand-Duchy ofLuxembourg, regrouping members ofthe drinking-water sector and of thewastewater area.

ALUSEAU is a politically independentand non-profit making association.Themain objectives of the association areto promote the common interests ofall authorities and public services dea-ling with water management.To thateffect ALUSEAU aims at advocating thestudy of all scientific, technical, econo-mic and administrative problems rela-ting to drinking-water supply and sewa-ge collection and treatment, promotinga suitable management of the waterresources of the country.ALUSEAU isalso representing its members in inter-national associations dealing with thesame objectives just described.

Our core business is to:

• Keep contact between the differentwater services

• Keep contact with the nationalauthorities

• Being involved in the outworking ofnational directives

Benefits for members

ALUSEAU offers the following benefitsto its members:

• Being member of the Eureau-group

• Being member in international asso-ciations

• Keep contact between the differentwater services

• Keep contact with the nationalauthorities

• Being involved in the elaboration ofnational directives

Special competences of the association

• If you are member of the ALUSEAUyou are a key player in the country-'s water sector

• Nearly all the experts of the watersector are member in the ALUSE-AU

Challenging topics for the future

1. National publicity campaign fordrinking water

2. The European water directive hasto be transposed in national legisla-tion.ALUSEAU tries to have someimportant influence in this transpo-sition and implementation.

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PresidentMr. Sybe Schaap

Executive DirectorMr. Rein van der Kluit

EWA Council RepresentativeMrs. Monique de Vries

Secretariat of the associationMr. Robert SchröderKoningskade 402596 AA Den HaagThe Netherlands

Phone: +31-70 351 97 51 / +32-487 40 88 80

Fax: +31-70 354 46 42E-mail: schroder@vewin-uvw.beWeb: www.uvw.nl

Description and core activities ofthe association

The Unie van Waterschappen repre-sents the interests of the DutchWaterschappen.Waterschappen aredecentralised functional governments,responsible for regional water manage-ment (quantitative and qualitative), flooddefence and waste water treatment.

Benefits for members

The association is providing unifiedrepresentation towards national govern-ment and European institutions. Itfosters cooperation and discussion withother stakeholders like provincial andlocal government, the agricultural sectorand on a national level.The associationplays an active role in representing theinterests of its members.

The association is aiming to lead in thestrategic discussion with regard toregional water management in thenational and international context withthe objective of sustainable watermanagement.

Special competences of the association

The association has established a verygood network and an highly apprecia-ted position among all parties involvedin or with regional water management.

The association can build on extensiveinternal expertise and experience andhas the ability to combine this withexpertise and practical experience avai-lable within its members.

The association is taking an active posi-tion in keeping itself in development tobe able to deal with its surroundings inthe most effective and efficient way.

Challenging topics for the future

1. Facing the challenges of climatechange with regard to regionalwater management.

2. Financing Integrated WaterResource Management (see furtherunder vision - water resources).

3. Further strengthening the positionof the Unie van Waterschappen in Influencing relevant Europeanlegislation.

Vision on water resources

The Unie van Waterschappen has thevision that water governance should beexecuted efficiently. Decentralizedwater management is the best solutionfor the Netherlands, but perhaps inter-esting food for thought for other coun-ties as well.Water governance is bestserved at a local level wherever possi-ble and with all interests involved.

There are success-factors in self-finan-cing local water management, present-ed in a model:

• legislation which gives local waterauthorities the authority to carryout their duties, to raise money andto enforce their rights

• taxation of the people in the juris-diction area of the water authorityfor generating income to carry outits duties

• representation of stakeholders inthe water authorities, to create sta-keholder commitment and to ensu-re democratic decision-making

• funding of large capital for majorinvestments, which is mainly foundwithin the private sector

• institutional developments, addres-sing trained staff and tools such asaccurate cadastral and financialadministrations, needed to allow foreffective and efficient operation.

The NetherlandsUnie van Waterschappen (UvW)

Water Governance:the Dutch Water Board Model available through UvW

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Het Waterschap (monthly)

Digital newsletter (monthly)

Water Governance, the Dutch waterboard model.

Regular conferences

Attendance of the Stockholm World WaterWeek.

UvW organises a conference regarding Water Framework Directive, organised withDutch Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management, German, Belgium and British partners.

Helpful contacts in The Netherlands

Governmental Departments/Ministries The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management www.minvenw.nl

Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and theEnvironmentwww.minvrom.nl

Agencies/Regulators Rijkswaterstaat www.rws.nl

Deltareswww.deltares.nl

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PresidentLars Enander

Executive DirectorJohn M. Raaheim

EWA Council RepresentativeHaakon Thaulow

Secretariat of the associationBente Pedersen Dronning Maudsgt. 15 P.O. Box 2312 Solli0201 Oslo Norway

Phone: +47 22 94 75 75Fax: +47 22 94 75 01E-mail: post@vannforeningen.no Web: www.vannforeningen.no

Description and core activities ofthe association

The Norwegian Water Association(NWA) is an independent non-govern-mental and non-profit organisation dea-ling with the management and improve-ment of the water environment.TheNWA provides a forum for discussionof key technical, scientific and policyissues on water covering both waterresources and water quality.Throughthis exchange of knowledge, the NWAsignificantly contributes to sustainablewater management in Norway.

The NWA has about 900 individual and450 corporate members.

The implementation of the WaterFramework Directive in Norwaybelongs to the core activities.Furthermore,Water Quality Issues,Watercourses and Coastal Areas,Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity,Water Quality Monitoring,WaterSupply and Health Effects, Sanitation,Impacts of Hydropower Development,Effects of Long-transported AirbornePollutants, Effects and Adaptation ofClimate Changes.

Benefits for members

NWA s journal VANN. PersonalInformation on NWA`s seminars andworkshops and reduced fees.

Special competences of the association

We have an extensive seminar andworkshop program covering the wholewater sector.

NWA provides the key platform forwater professionals in Norway.

Our journal VANN is well recognizedand provides opportunities for publis-hing of practical as well as scientificarticles enabling young professionals topresent their first publications.

Challenging topics for the future

1. Continuing the development of theadministrative and organisationalcapacity of the association.

2. Establish new regional committeesin order to spread the activities ofthe association in the major regionsof Norway.

3. Recruiting new members by infor-mation and more visibility of theassociation.

Vision on water resources

NWA works for the protection andbalanced use of water resourcesthrough information, knowledge disse-mination and debate on water issues.

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Publications

NWA publishes its own journal VANN("WATER") 4-6 issues per year

Regular conferences

20-24 seminars/workshops per year on waterissues covering the whole water sector;WaterQuality and Water Resources Management,WaterSupply and Wastewater Technology etc.

National awards

"Vannprisen" - the Norwegian Water Prize

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of Environmentwww.ministryofenvironment.no

Agencies/Regulators Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) www.sft.no

Directorate of Nature Management (DN)www.dirnat.no

Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directoratewww.nve.no

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Norwegian Water and Wastewater BA. (NORVAR)www.norwar.no

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PresidentProf. José Saldanha MATOS

Executive DirectorJoão Delgado FEIJÓEWA

EWA Council RepresentativeProf. José Saldanha MATOS

Secretariat of the associationCarla GalierAv. Do Brasil, 101 (LNEC-DHA-NES)1700-066 LisboaPortugal

Phone: +351 21 844 3849Fax: +351 21 844 3048E-mail: apesb@apesb.ptWeb: www.apesb.pt

Description and core activities ofthe Association

The Associação Portuguesa deEngenharia Sanitária e Ambiental -Portuguese Association for Sanitary andEnvironmental Engineering (APESB) is aPortuguese non-profit, scientific andtechnical association, founded in 1980,for an indeterminate period of time,recognised as a corporate body ofpublic interest since March 1990.

APESB has the following objectives:

• To be a national body especiallyoriented to the study, analysis anddiscussion of aspects related withwater supply, drainage, treatment andfinal disposal of wastewater and finaldisposal of solid waste, in order tocontribute to the implementation ofbetter, feasible and sustainable solu-tions.

• To foster technical and scientificexchange, including technologytransfer and training, in the fields ofwater supply, drainage and treat-ment of wastewater as well as solidwaste management, especially atnational level and in thePortuguese-speaking countries.

APESB develops activities in the follo-wing core areas:

• Water Treatment and Supply

• Wastewater Systems

• Water quality and pollution control

• Solid wastes (collection, treatment and disposal)

• Health and environmental relatedsubjects

Benefits for members

Members of APESB receive publicationsfree of charge.They benefit of a net-work of contacts and receive discountsin APESB promoted events.

Challenging topics for the future

• Health related topics

• Water reuse

• Climate changes and water andwastewater systems

Publications

Águas e Resíduos (Water and solidwastes journal) four times per year

Regular conferences

Encontro Nacional de Saneamentobásico (Sanitary engineering nationalmeeting)

Jornadas Técnicas Internacionais de Resíduos (technical international meeting of solid wastes)

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PresidentDr Milan Dimkic

Executive SecretaryMr.Aleksandar Djukic

EWA Council RepresentativeMr.Aleksandar Djukic

Secretariat of the associationKneza Miloša 9/I, room 10511000 BelgradeSerbia

Phone: +381 11 3241 656Fax: +381 11 3241 656E-mail: djukic@grf.bg.ac.yuWeb: www.sdzv.org.yu

Description and core activities ofthe association

Serbian Water Pollution ControlSociety (SWPCS) is non-profit indepen-dent organisation of experts in watersector established 1966. Main objectiveof the Society is to create and fosterthe network of leading water professio-nals through the provision of servicesand products to members, includingconferences, publications and supportfor member groups. In addition, torepresent the views of members innational and international forums aimedat advancing best practice in sustainablewater management.

Benefits for members

• Exchange knowledge with otherwater experts

• Receive discounts on all SWPCSevents and publications

• Receive timely water related infor-mation

Special competences of the association

• Access to key players in the Serbia'swater sector

• Offering a network of experts

• Connection to leading regional andinternational professional associations

Challenging topics for the future

1. Provide expert's opinion on newlegislation and policies.

2. Provide specific training on criticalissues in the water sector (imple-mentation of WFD, water resourcemanagement, wastewater and sludgemanagement, diffuse pollution, etc.).

3. Strengthening of cooperation ofwater related NGOs in Serbia andin the region.

Vision on water resources

Serbia's water section is facing a needof both substantial investments andlegislation change. Control of pollutionemissions and increase of efficiency ofwater use are the primary objectives ofthe water resources protection. Sincethe major watercourses are transboun-dary ones, the efficient water and envi-ronment protection will require streng-thening of international cooperation inthis field.

Publications

The association publishes a newsletter/bulletin, two issues per year.Furthermore, there are conferenceproceedings from Annual Conference"Water"

Regular conferences

"WATER" - Annual Conference onProtection of Water Resources andWater Management.

In addition, a seminar or workshop onan actual topic is organised once a year.

National awards

Honorary Member of SDZV (for individuals).

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Helpful contacts in Serbia

Governmental Departments/Ministries Serbian Government:www.srbija.sr.gov.yu

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management:www.minpolj.sr.gov.yu

Ministry of Environmental Protection:www.ekoserb.sr.gov.yu

Ministry of Mining and Energy:www.mem.sr.gov.yu

Agencies/Regulators Serbian Environmental Protection Agency:www.sepa.sr.gov.yu

Republic Hydro-Meteorological Service of Serbia:www.hidmet.sr.gov.yu/index_eng.php

PWMC Srbijavode:www.srbijavode.co.yu/eng/index.htm

PWMC Vode Vojvodine:www.vodevojvodine.com

Inland Waterways Maintenance and Development Agency:www.plovput.co.yu/english/indexe.htm

Energy Agency of Republic of Serbia:www.aers.org.yu

Trade Associations Chamber of Commerce:pks.komora.net

Waterworks Association:www.vodovod.co.yu

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Institute for the Development of Water Resources "Jaroslav Cerni", Belgrade www.jcerni.co.yu/english/cernieng.htm

Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe,Country office Serbia:www.recyu.org/indexe.asp

Pilot River Basin Plan for Sava River:www.savariver.net

Union of Engineers and Technicians of Serbia:www.sits.org.yu/?lang=en

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PresidentAssoc. Prof. Miloslav Drtil, PhD.

EWA Council RepresentativeAssoc. Prof. Ján Derco, PhD.

Secretariat of the associationDr. Elena RajczykováP.O. Box 140820 05 Bratislava 25Slovak Republic

Phone: +421 903557438Fax: +421 0252495243E-mail: rajczykova.elena@gmail.com Web: www.acesr.sk

Description and core activities ofthe association

ACE SR is the association, which repre-sents professionals in the fields ofwastewater management and waterprotection.ACE SR covers all aspects ofwastewater pollution control, collec-tion, treatment and disposal, promotesexchange of the latest skills, techniquesand knowledge in all aspects of waste-water, water and sludge management.The mission is to facilitate improvementof groundwater and surface water quali-ty in an environmentally sustainable way.ACE SR disseminates knowledge bymeans of conferences, workshops, spe-cialised meetings, publications, electro-nic media and expert services.

Benefits for members

Members of the ACE SR are entitledto:

• Involvement in the system of information exchange

• Reduced registration fee at ACE SRconferences and seminars

• Free use of the ACE SR library

• Free subscription of the WaterManagement journal.

• Involvement in ad hoc expertgroups to solve actual problems of wastewater management and water protection

Special competences of the association

• Expert services for water compa-nies, municipalities, ministry, waterboards, industrial companies

• Organisation of prestigious con-ferences and seminars

• Provision of special trainings andeducation courses

• Involvement in national legislationprocess and standards preparationin water sector

• Development of a network ofexperts

• Access to key players in water sector

• Cooperation of corporate and indi-vidual members

• Contacts with foreign associations inwater sector, particularly with CzechACE CR (AWWTE CR), dual mem-bership in both associations forSlovak and Czech members

Challenging topics for the future

1. Wastewater and water manage-ment, water protection

2. Sludge management

3. Establishment of a new workinggroup

Vision on water resources

Support and acceleration of waste-water collecting and treatment in SRaccording to EU legislation, protectionof water resources.Water reuse inindustrial sector. Sludge production,treatment and management in environ-mentally sustainable way.

Publications

Proceedings from ACE SR conferencesand seminars.

Slovak RepublicAssociation of Wastewater Treatment Experts of the Slovak Republic ACE SR (AWWTE SR)

Participants of the 4th Biennial conference WASTEWATER 2006

Awards for the best presentations of young authors in the section Forum 33 atWastewater 2006

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Regular conferences

• Odpadové vody (Wastewater)

• Kaly a odpady (Sludges and Wastes)

• AQUA fair seminars

National awards

Honorary membership of ACE SR

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republichttp://www.enviro.gov.sk/servlets/page/778

Agencies/Regulators Slovak Environmental Agency http://www.sazp.sk/index_en.html

Water Research Institutewww.vuvh.sk

Slovak Hydrometeorological Institutewww.shmu.sk

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Association of Industrial Ecologywww.aspek.sk

Association of Employers in Water Managementwww.svp.sk

National Committee of IWAwww.iwa.sk

Global Water Partnershipwww.gwpforum.org

Helpful contacts in the Slovak Republic

Excursion at the WWTP in Enviral Leopoldov - part ofthe 10th General Assembly ofACE SR

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PresidentProf. Dr. Milenko Roš

EWA Council RepresentativeProf. Dr. Jana Zagorc-Koncan

Secretariat of the associationProf. Dr. Milenko RošHajdrihova ulica 19SI-1000LjubljanaSlovenia

Phone: +386 1 476-02-00Fax: +386 1 476-03-00E-mail: Milenko.ros@ki.sihttp://www.sdzv-drustvo.si/

Description and core activities ofthe association

The purpose of the Association is toassociate societies and individuals wor-king in water control; to develop cons-ciousness of the importance of waterpreservation; to follow, study and workon water preservation and its uses,supplies of potable water, and dealingwith used and waste waters; to informand educate: professional, scientific andother public institutions by publica-tions, lectures, meetings, sharing ofexperiences, excursions, by courses andsimilar activities and achievements inthe field of water control: cooperationwith similar local, foreign and interna-tional societies and organisations.

Benefits for members

Members of the Association can voteand be elected into society organs, tocooperate in the work and determina-tions of the society; use their jointachievements and the results of thesociety work in their fields; cooperatein the work and decisions of theAssociation's organs in their work; fulfiltheir personal interests in theAssociation's field of work; to beacquainted with the programmes andthe Association management.

Special competences of the association

• Cooperation at professional discus-sions with administrative bodies

• Cooperation and preparing of tech-nical literature

• Organizing special trainings

• Discussions and opinion changingduring the Slovenian "Water Days"

Challenging topics for the future1. The establishment of new Working

Groups

2. Cooperation with administrativebodies on drinking water andexcess sludge treatment

3. Attendance and participation atSlovenian "Water Days"

Vision on water resourcesThe main topic about water resourceswill be groundwater protection and tre-atment of groundwater - specially denitri-fication of nitrates and micropollutants.

PublicationsProceedings of Slovenian "Water Days"(in Slovenian with English abstract).

Regular conferencesSlovenian "Water Days" - annually since1995 together with the Slovenian"Water Days" Exhibition.Helpful contacts in Slovenia

Governmental Departments/Ministries Ministry of the Environment and Spatial PlanningDunajska cesta 48SI-1000 Ljubljana, Sloveniahttp://www.mop.gov.si/en/

Agencies/Regulators Environmental Agency of the Republic of SloveniaVojkova 1SI-1000 Ljubljana, Sloveniahttp://www.arso.gov.si/en/

Trade Associations Chamber of Commerce and Industry of SloveniaDimiceva 131504 Ljubljana, Sloveniahttp://www.gzs.si/eng/

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Managing Director and EWACouncil RepresentativeGamaliel Martínez de BascaránDr. Ingeniero IndustrialC/ Río Rosas,44 - 5ºB28003 MADRID

PresidentAngel CajigasDirección General de ObrasHidráulicas y Calidad de las AguasMinisterio de Medio AmbientePlaza San Juan de la Cruz28003 MADRID

Secretariat of the associationADECAGUAVía Laietana, 39 08008 BARCELONA

Phone: +34 93.319.23.00Fax: +34 93.310.06.81E-mail: gamamtnez@ya.comWeb: www.adecagua.org

Description and core activities ofthe association

ADECAGUA is non profit educationaland technical association independentpolitically and economically of waterquality experts. It is the Spanish mem-ber of the Water EnvironmentFederation.

It is formed by some 300 membersworking with the administration or pri-vate water companies, engineeringfirms, universities, consulting etc. Mostlyare active private members.

We developed and disseminate infor-mation concerning the nature, collec-tion and treatment of domestic andindustrial water. ADECAGUA organi-ses regularly technical seminars andmeetings and hold a webpagewww.adecagua.org. We collaborateregularly with two specialised journalsin Spain.

SpainAsociación para la defensa de la calidad de las aguas (ADECAGUA)

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PresidentMartin Würsten

Executive Director Dr. Urs Kupper

EWA Council RepresentativeMartin Würsten

Secretariat of the associationDr. Urs KupperStrassburgstrasse 10Postfach 24438026 ZürichSwitzerland

Phone: +41 43 343 70 70Fax: +41 43 343 70 71E-mail: sekretariat@vsa.chWeb: www.vsa.ch

Description and core activities ofthe association

The VSA is the association representingSwiss specialists working in the fields ofwastewater and water pollution con-trol management.The main activities ofthe association cover technical, scienti-fic, economic and legal aspects of waterpollution control.The politically andeconomically independent associationoperates on a national level.

Central tasks of the association are thepreparation and updating of technicalstandards and guidelines and professio-nal training of members and staffs ofsewage treatment plants.

Benefits for members

Regular post-mail information aboutmeetings, trainings and publications.

Favourable conditions for all VSA "pro-ducts" (i.e. trainings, courses, technicalstandards …)

Special competences of the association

VSA is responsible for the advancedprofessional education for experts inwaste water engineering in Switzerland.

Challenging topics for the future

• River basin management

• Management of infrastructure

• Water agenda 21

• Micro pollutants

Vision on water resources

River basin management.

Publications

The association publishes a monthlyjournal GWA Gas,Wasser,Abwasser

(Gaz, Eaux, Eaux usées). 6 times peryear they also publish a Newsletter.

Regular conferences

The VSA-Hauptmitgliederversammlungis organised annually (meeting of mem-bers).

Every two years there is an exhibitioncalled Kanalisationsforum.

National awards

Gewässerpreis(every two years)

SwitzerlandVerband Schweizer Abwasser- undGewässerschutzfachleute (VSA)Association Suisse des professionnels de la protectiondes eauxAssociazione svizzera dei professionisti della protezione delle acque Swiss Water Pollution Control Association

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Helpful contacts in Switzerland

Governmental Departments/Ministries Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU(Federal Office for the Environment FOEN)CH-3003 Bernwww.bafu.admin.ch/

Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)Überlandstrasse 133P.O. Box 611CH-8600 Dübendorfhttp://www.eawag.ch/index_EN

KVU Konferenz der Vorsteher der Umweltschutzämter der Schweizwww.kvu.ch

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector SVGW ZürichGrütlistrasse 44CH-8002 Zürichhttp://www.svgw.ch/

SWV Schweizerischer WasserwirtschaftsverbandRütistrasse 3APostfachCH-5401 Badenwww.swv.ch/

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PresidentDr. Leonid L. Dobryansky

Executive DirectorYaroslav V. Druchenko

EWA Council RepresentativeValeriy G. Malyarenko

Secretariat of the associationP.box #10303142 KievUkraine

Phone: +380-44-229-05-55Fax: +380-44-229-05-55E-mail: info@cleanwater.org.uaWeb: www.cleanwater.org.ua

Description and core activities ofthe association

The Ukrainian Water Association is anon-governmental organization, whichwas founded in 1999 in order toimprove the mechanisms used for thesupply of high quality drinking water topeople, and render organizational andmethodological support to companiesand organizations producing waterpurifying equipment and drinking water.

The Ukrainian Water Association conso-lidates 54 companies, organizations andabout 5000 professionals who works inthe fields of water and wastewater tre-atment, water management etc.

For its members the UWA provides ona regular basis methodological and spe-cific material for specialists of relevantinstitutions and organizations.

The UWA participates in drafting regu-lations to meet the demands of today

Publications

The UWA publishes a Ukrainian scien-tific-and-practical Journal "Water andWater Purification Technologies", on aregular basis, 6 times per year.

Informational-statistical directory "Watertreatment municipal plants and utilities inUkraine", on a regular annual basis.

Regular conferences

Biannual scientific and practical con-ferences on pressing problems relatedto water treatment, purification, supplyand quality control;

Serving the needs of its members, theUkrainian Water Association is organi-zing and carrying out of InternationalWater Forum "Aqua Ukraine", annually.

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PresidentDavid Rooke, MBE

Executive DirectorNick Reeves

EWA Council RepresentativePeter Cook

Secretariat of the associationPaul Horton15 John StreetWC1N 2EB LondonUK

Phone: +44-20 7831 3110Fax: +44-20 7405 4967E-mail: paul@ciwem.orgWeb: www.ciwem.org

Description and core activities ofthe association

The institution produces a number ofevents each year where CIWEM acts asan 'honest broker' to bring diverse sec-tors together to make progress on keyenvironment sector issues.A good exam-ple is Integrated Urban DrainageManagement, where we bring togetherflood management, planning, waterresources, wastewater, water quality, con-servation and sustainability professionalstogether to knowledge-share and makeprogress on policy and technical 'logjams'.This approach is also taken for other the-med areas such as Water FrameworkDirective, land use and water, wetlandsand environmental management.

We are active in global climate changeorganisations and have nominatedNGO status at the UN FrameworkConvention on Climate Change.

CIWEM is a truly independent profes-sional body, and so is able to provideindependent advice to governments,academic institutions, the media andthe general public.We have thousandsof members in nearly 100 countries,working within local authorities, watercompanies, regulatory bodies, govern-ments, universities, the private sector,international organisations and NGOs,such as the EU, the UN and Water Aid.

We enable businesses and academicinstitutions to show their commitmentto the environment through ourBusiness and Academic Affiliates.

CIWEM supports local professionalsthroughout the world, represents mem-bers in international forums and hasestablished international branches.

CIWEM provides a wide range of trai-ning and professional development qua-lifications.

CIWEM provides a forum for debatethrough conferences, technical mee-tings, networking opportunities, policystatements, magazines and journals.

The institution has a global members-hip with expertise throughout thewater and environment sector.

Benefits for members

CIWEM enables members to:

• Promote innovation and excellencethrough regional, national and inter-national networks

• Interact through local Branch events

• Become involved in multi-regionalprogrammes through special inte-rest Groups

• Contribute expertise to policy sta-tements, government consultations,conferences, publications and mediaenquiries

• Receive CIWEM's publications,including our peer-reviewed Journal,WEM,The Global Environment andE-News

• Achieve professional developmentthrough conferences, short coursesand other training options

• Receive a preferential rate forCIWEM events and discounts toCIWEM supported eventsSpecialcompetences of the association

Challenging topics for the future

1. Climate change - impacts on watermanagement

2. Training, Research and Development

3. Truly integrated environmentalmanagement

4. Bringing together diverse sectors totake forward policy in a joined-upmanner

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Vision on water resources

CIWEM develops its vision throughtechnical panels which produce PolicyPosition Statements - PPS seehttp://www.ciwem.org/policy/policies/index.aspThese include statements on 'ClimateChange and Water Resources','Drought in the UK' and 'PlanningWater Resources in England and Wales'.All these documents can be downloa-ded from the CIWEM web-site.

Publications

CIWEM publishes WEM (Water andEnvironment Magazine) - 10 times per year.The Water and EnvironmentJournal, the Journal of Flood RiskManagement - both quarterly publications.

CIWEM Business Briefing is issued 10times per year.

CIWEM also publishes annually TheGlobal Environment and informs mem-bers and contacts monthly through itsE-news.

Regular conferences

A wide range of events, includingmonthly national and international con-ferences, local branch and group techni-cal site visits, and socialising opportuni-ties - please see www.ciwem.org/events

CIWEM's annual conference - TheGlobal Environment, is every October.

National awards

• Living Wetlands Awards;

• World of Difference Award;

• Young Members Award;

• Stockholm Junior Water Prize (UK entry)

Helpful contacts in the UK

Governmental Departments/Ministries defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)www.defra.gov.uk

Communities and Local Governmentwww.communities.gov.uk

Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)www.ofwat.gov.uk

Agencies/Regulators Environment Agencywww.environment-agency.gov.uk

SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency www.sepa.org.uk

Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI)www.dwi.gov.uk

Trade Associations British Waterwww.britishwater.co.uk

Society of British Water and Wastewater Industries (SBWWI)www.sbwwi.co.uk

Water UKwww.water.org.uk

Other Stakeholders of the Water Sector Royal Society for the Protection of Birdswww.rspb.org.uk

WWF www.wwf.org.uk

The Wildlife Trusts (TWT)www.wildlifetrusts.org

Groundworkwww.groundwork.org.uk

Partners for Water and Sanitation www.partnersforwater.org

RedRwww.redr.org.uk

WaterAid UK www.wateraid.org/uk

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WASSER BERLIN/ Messe Berlin GmbHMessedamm 22, D-14055 BerlinTelefon: +49 (0)30 / 3038-2148Telefax: +49 (0)30 / 3038-2079E-Mail: wasser@messe-berlin.de

Description

Messe Berlin is a service company spe-cialized in the organization internatio-nal and national trade shows, exhibi-tions and conventions.With a programof nearly 80 international trade eventstaking place at the Berlin ExhibitionGrounds each year Messe Berlin ranksas one of the world's top ten exhibi-tion companies.WASSER BERLIN isone of the international meeting placesfor water and waste water industryorganized by Messe Berlin GmbH.WASSER BERLIN offers its numerousinternational trade visitors the idealplatform for establishing new businesscontacts. Berlin's central Europeanlocation, especially its proximity to thegrowing eastern European market,offers exhibitors and trade visitors aneffective and potentially very successfulperspective.The next internationaltrade fair and congress WASSER BER-LIN will be taking place on March 30 - April 3, 2009, in Berlin, and willfocus among others on new productgroups as water desalination, trenchlessand geothermic technologies.

Product Groups of WASSER BERLIN

Procurement of water;Water andwastewater treatment;Water distribu-tion and wastewater discharge; Serviceproviders, water supply and sewage,multi utilities; Measuring, regulating, ana-lysis technology;Valves, pumps, suctionsystems, driving apparatus technology;Surface water protection, ground waterprotection, soil protection; Industrialequipment; Excavating machinery;Science, research, technology transfer;Information and communication tech-nologies. New Product Groups:Trenchless technologies; Desalination;Geothermic technologies.

Last Event Figures: Exhibitors - 546;Trade visitors - over 26,000;Conference participants - 5,498; Grossexhibition area - 38,854 sqm.

Congress WASSER BERLIN

The first WASSER BERLIN Congresshold in 1963 focused on the water indu-stry and all aspects of intelligent watermanagement.That event brought toget-her all relevant players from the politi-cal, scientific and technological commu-nities, provided information to the gene-ral public, reported on the current sta-tus of scientific research, and presentedpotential solutions to modern-day pro-blems. Over the past forty years, theWASSER BERLIN Congress has conti-nued to gain importance and internatio-nality. Numerous ties with partner asso-ciations and the active involvement ofEuropean and international organiza-tions have given the event a much higherprofile and made it more attractive tothe water industry.

International activities of WASSER BERLIN

Bulgaria - WATER SOFIA

WATER SOFIA is a specialized interna-tional trade fair and congress on waterand wastewater technologies for theBalkan region.The organizers of theevent are Bulgarreklama Agency,Bulgarian Water Association and WAS-SER BERLIN/ Messe Berlin.After a suc-cessful start in 2007, the organizer arepreparing the next edition of WATERSOFIA, which will be taking place onMay 27 - 30, 2008, in Sofia.The con-ference at WATER SOFIA 2008 will bedealing particularly with the currentsituation of water management inBulgaria, PPP-business models in com-munal sector and EU funds applicationstrategies. Product Groups of WATERSOFIA are similar to those of WASSERBERLIN.

Ukraine - AQUA UKRAINE

AQUA UKRAINE is the internationaltrade fair and conference on water andwastewater industry.The organizers ofthe event are: Ministry forEnvironmental Protection of Ukraine,Ministry on Housing and CommunalServices matters of Ukraine, StateCommittee for Water Saving ofUkraine, International ExhibitionCentre and WASSER BERLIN/ MesseBerlin.The next VI.AQUA UKRAINEwill be taking place on October 7-10,2008, in Kiev. Product Groups ofAQUA UKRAINE are similar to thoseof WASSER BERLIN.

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MESSE MÜNCHEN GmbHMessegelände 81823 MünchenPhone: +49 (89) 949 - 11358Email: info@ifat.deWeb; www.ifat.de

Messe München GmbH

Messe München is one of the world´sleading trade-fair organisations. It organi-ses around 40 trade fairs for capital andconsumer goods, and new technology.Over 30,000 exhibitors from more than100 countries, and over two million visi-tors from more than 200 countries takepart each year in the trade fairs inMunich. In addition, MMI organises tradefairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East andin South America.With five subsidiariesabroad and 66 foreign representativescovering 89 countries, Messe Münchenhas a truly global network.

IFAT 2008 in Munich - Leading interna-tional trade fair for the environmentand waste disposal presents an expan-ded exhibition concept

IFAT 2008, the 15th International TradeFair for Water - Sewage - Refuse -Recycling, which takes place from 5 to 9May in Munich, is further strengtheningits reputation as the world´s leadingtrade fair in the environmental sector.The already extensive range covered bythe fair is now to be expanded to inclu-de the subjects of coastal protectionand flood control.There will also be agreater focus on generating energyfrom waste materials, a field with greatpotential for the future and one whichcovers both high-tech and low-tech aswell as integrated solutions.

This means that IFAT 2008 will have aneven more extensive range of exhibitsthan in 2005.The section on coastalprotection and flood control is appea-ring for the first time at IFAT, its inclu-sion prompted by the changing climateand the problems associated with this.IFAT 2008 will of course also beaddressing the whole issue of water,which is of special importance in theUnited Nations´ 'Water Decade'.

IFAT is the world´s most importanttrade fair for the environment andwaste disposal.With the expansion ofthe section on energy generation fromwaste materials, the area of biogas willcome more sharply into focus.Thetrade fair is thus responding to deve-lopments in the market and once againdemonstrating its premier position asthe leading international trade fair forthe environment.

Important trade conferen-ces, symposia and forums,alongside events focusingon flood control and disa-ster management roundoff the attractions at IFAT2008.These forums areintended as a platform fordissemination of newideas and the latest exper-tise as well as a valuableopportunity for makingbusiness contacts.

Following the record figures for IFAT2005, which attracted 2,223 exhibitorsfrom 36 countries and 109,000 tradevisitors from 166 countries (a rise of30 percent in each case), the organisersare aiming to further increase theinternational scope of the fair for 2008and tap into new potential in the gro-wing markets.The focus regions areRomania, Bulgaria, Croatia and theUkraine (East and Central Europe) plusTurkey, USA, Canada and India. In orderto reach the international market andthese key countries, extensive informa-tion and support on IFAT 2008 is avai-lable on the fair´s website, www.ifat.de,and marketing and press activities arebeing launched around the world.

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Aggerverband

AggerverbandMichael RichterSonnenstr. 4051645 GummersbachGermanyPhone: +49 (0) 22 61/36-0Fax: +49 (0) 22 61/36-8Email: info@aggerverband.de Web: www.aggerverband.de

DescriptionThe Aggerverband is a water associa-tion according to the regulations ofthe German federal state North-Rhine-Westphalia. It works in the follo-wing areas:

Reservoirs and drinking watersupply The Aggerverband operates two drin-king water reservoirs that supply about500.000 people per year with approxi-mately 25 Mio. m³ drinking water.Athird reservoir provides 12 Mio. m³ rawwater annually.The service area covers1620 km².

Running watersThe protection of habitats at creeksand rivers is important to theAggerverband. Flood protection isensured by combining natural and inte-grated artificial systems.

Design and constructionThe Aggerverband conducts design andoperation in relation to its fields of acti-vity.This covers waste water systems(sewage works, sewers), water supply(reservoirs, water works), flood protec-tion and maintenance of water bodies.

LaboratoryTo ensure the good drinking waterquality the water works and the pipenetwork are monitored as well as thereservoirs and the waters that flow tothe reservoirs.The control also coversthe compliance with the limits in theoutlets of the wastewater treatmentplants and the monitoring of the qualityof the running waters.

Wastewater The Aggerverband runs 33 sewage tre-atment plants, 11 pumping installations,150 storm water overflow tanks and140 km sewers.The rural structure andthe topography account for the highnumber of small and medium-sized faci-lities.The aim of the association is toensure a high water pollution controlat bearable costs.

Sewers and pipe networkSewer cleaning was originally done forthe association only, but is today alsooffered to municipalities as service.TheAggerverband has at its command themost modern vehicles for the cleaning ofsewers and gullies and for TV inspection.

Perspectives The Aggerverband wants to meet thechallenge of competition in the courseof the modernisation of the water ser-vices. Its aim is to keep the high qualitywhile reducing the costs. One tool forachieving this goal is the benchmark inall operating fields.The EG-Water-Frame-work- Direktive will dominatecoming activities.

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The Aquatech brand has come along way from its humble but pio-neering beginnings as a water-related exhibition in 1964.WhileAmsterdam has stayed at the epi-centre of the show's develop-ment,Aquatech tributaries havespread far and wide to includeexhibitions in North and SouthAmerica and SE Asia.The firstAquatech China will also open itsdoors next May. Paddy Young,senior product manager of theAquatech domain: "Wherever youvisit an Aquatech show you areassured a complete overview ofthe very latest products, services,technologies and solutions."

"There are two key reasons why theAquatech continues to grow in size andinternational influence," Young says."The fact that we are a tightly focussedwater show rather than a general envi-ronmental exhibition sets us apart fromthe competition. People from acrossthe process, drinking and wastewaterindustries know where to find eachother. Secondly, the current importanceof water on the global political andeconomic stage means our events meeta clear need for a platform where ideascan be exchanged and solutions seen."

Ambitious plans

Young and his team have ambitiousplans to make the next Aquatech inAmsterdam the best yet. "Although wewill be celebrating our 21st edition, theevent came of age many years ago.Now is the time to further internatio-nalise Aquatech Amsterdam whilemaking sure Dutch exhibitors and visi-tors continue to feel completely athome. Some 80 percent of the 1000exhibitors are from outside theNetherlands yet only half of the visitorsin 2006 came from abroad. Our goalfor the next two editions in 2008 and2010 is to maintain the number ofDutch visitors while at the same timeincreasing the international attendancefigure to 70 percent."

These goals will be achieved in variousways, including realigning the contentand running the sort of carefully targe-ted marketing campaign for whichAmsterdam RAI is renowned. "TheInternational Water Association con-ference is now being fully integratedinto the promotion and strategy of theshow," Young explains. "We are workinga lot closer with IWA to address theissues that our exhibitors want to seeaddressed.This will make the conferen-ce even more relevant to the exhibi-tion and a more marketable product inits own right."

Enhanced content

The exhibition floor is also being tho-roughly examined and enhanced. Forexample, the Aquastages, platforms forthe in-depth transfer of know-how thatwere successfully introduced in 2006,are being further developed to meetexhibitor wishes. On the main showfloor, three separate theatres will hosttargeted thematic workshops designedto facilitate discussion and disseminateexpertise.And features such as theAquatech Innovation Award will beco-me more international as judges fromoverseas are brought in.

"Across the board we are focussing onthe content," Young asserts. "In a nuts-hell,Aquatech Amsterdam will have aneven better content than before and beeven more relevant to its visitors.Asthe international nature increases, theevent will become even more essentialto visit and a concept we can justifiablyoffer to new markets."

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China bound

The brand extension into China is a bold development and adirect response to exhibitor demands. "No comprehensivewater event was available in this high potential market soAquatech had to take the plunge," Young explains. "To facili-tate this,Amsterdam RAI recently acquired an exhibitionthat has been running there for a decade."

The Water and Membrane show is China's leading event inthe membrane technology sector and the consolidation withAquatech offers one definitive event platform.Young: "Thefact that the show is supported by the Water QualityAssociation means it will also be able to reach the light-com-mercial and light-industrial sectors.With at least 300 marketleaders and specialists in water use and management expec-ted in Shanghai, we anticipate that Aquatech China will be thestart of a whole new chapter in the Aquatech success story."

Sidebar: Dates for your diary

Aquatech exhibitions focus on process, drinking and wastewater technology, with an emphaisis on water treatment,transport and storage, process control & process automa-tion, and point of use.The following events are currentlyplanned:

• WQA Aquatech USA 2008: 25-28 March 2008, Las Vegas

• Aquatech China: 21 - 23 May 2008, Shanghai

• Aquatech Amsterdam 2008: 30 September - 3 October2008

• Aquaterra,World Forum on Delta & CoastalDevelopment: February 2009,Amsterdam

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Canal de Isabel IISanta Engracia, 12528003 MadridSpainPhone: +34 914 451 000Fax: +34 914 479 393Email: webmaster@cyii.esWeb: http://www.cyii.es/

Description

Canal de Isabel II is a Public SectorCompany depending on theGovernment of the autonomous regionof Madrid. It tackles the comprehensivewater cycle management throughoutthe region. It deals with all the proces-ses intending to provide an appropriatemanagement of water resources.

Quality and Environment

Loyal to its commitment to the custo-mer, Canal de Isabel II has a certifiedQuality Management System accordingto the international UNE-EN ISO 9002regulation.This guarantees both productand service quality to its customers.

Likewise, in order to ensure the qualityof its water supply to the populationliving within the autonomous region ofMadrid, the company got anotherimportant certification. In July, 2001, itwas awarded the water analysis labora-tories certificate based on the EN-45001. Earlier, in December 2000, thecompany adopted the new EN-17025regulation.

On the other hand, Canal de Isabel hasmeant to extend its commitment tothe whole society, by establishing anEnvironmental Management Systemcertificated according to the UNE-EN-ISO 14001.This System, sanctioned bythe company in July, 2002, serves envi-ronment protection reflected in alldecisions made by the company; viz: tocontrol and reduce its impact; to gua-rantee the fulfilment of the suggestedenvironmental policy and to prove it infront of third parties. Canal de Isabel IIhas a Quality Management System cer-tified according to the UNE-EN-ISO9002:1994 regulation.

Environmental Quality

Management

Canal de Isabel II has an EnvironmentalQuality System certified according tothe UNE-EN ISO 14001 regulation.This certification of this System by anexternal body represents a guaranteefor the people of Madrid about thebehaviour of this company towards theenvironment.

Besides, it provides an instrument totake even more care over environmen-tal issues in their service.The reasonfor this is, that the managed resource,namely water, has an intrinsic environ-mental relevance.

Water Quality

In order to guarantee the quality ofwater, Canal de Isabel II has establisheda strict surveillance program from thevery origin of water supply to its arri-val at the customer.This program isdesigned in such a way that it surpassesthe standard of the laws currently inforce for water for public use, both inEurope and Spain.The analyses for thisprogram are carried out by the Canaltechnicians at a main laboratory inMadrid and eight peripheral ones loca-ted in Valmayor, La Jarosa, Navacerrada,Torrelaguna, Pinilla, Móstoles, SanFernando de Henares and La Poveda.These analyses are complemented by areal time vigilance station network.

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Provincia di PerugiaPiazza Italia, 11 06100- Perugia

Phone: +39-75.368.11 Fax: +39-75.368.1237 Web: www.provincia.perugia.it

Operation and Control ofActivated Sludge Processes bymicroscopic Analysis

Perugia Italy, 16-20 June 2008

"Centro Studi Luigi Bazzucchi", locatedin Perugia, Umbria Region Central Italy,operates since 16 years on Environ-mental Resources related subjects inthe framework of Provincia di Perugia,a Regional Government Public Body.

The main activities are the organizationof Public Debates with local andNational Officers, International andNational Conferences, Training andProfessional Courses at National andInternational level, on topics related tothe Environment and EnvironmentalSustainability.

The training activities are organised incollaboration with Italian Universities,CNR- Water Research Institute, I.W.A.

International Water Association; ItalianChemical Society- EnvironmentDivision; Education and EnvironmentItalian Ministers, European Union,Professional Organizations etc..

The actors and participants to theseactivities are Officers, Scientists, Con-sulters, Industry and Public ControlBodies operators, involved in Environ-mental Themes such as Water,Wastes,Energy, Biotechnology, Climate,Trans-port Communication and Education.

During the last 15 years more than1.500 Participants joined the TrainingCourses and specific Seminars, onWastewater Treatment plants opera-tion, control and modelling.

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Emschergenossenschaft andLippeverbandKronprinzenstr. 2445128 EssenGermanyPhone: +49 (0)201/104-0Fax: +49 (0)201/104-2277Email: emscher@eglv.deWeb: www.emschergenossenschaft.de

www.lippeverband.de

Description

The Emschergenossenschaft andLipperverband is a water company forthe catchment area of the EmscherRiver and the Lippe River and its tribu-taries. Emschergenossenschaft andLippeverband is the largest Associationfor the disposal of wastewater inGermany.

Emschergenossenschaft andLippeverband is a non-profit companyin the form of a

self-managed corporation under publiclaw, controlled by its members.

Range of Products

• Regulation of the water drainageand compensation of the water flow

• Flood protection

• Wastewater purification

• Maintenance of the bodies of waterand natural landscaping of improvedwater courses

• Regulation of the groundwater level

The Emschergenossenschaft andLippeverband plans, constructs andoperates wastewater treatment plants,pumping stations, dikes, sewers and rainreservoirs and maintains the bodies ofwater in its catchment area.TheAssociation co-ordinates planning clo-sely with its members. River BasinManagement as required by the EUWater Framework Directive has alrea-dy been implemented on the Emscherand the Lippe river.

Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband

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Gesellschaft zur Förderung derAbwassertechnik e.V. (GFA)(Organisation for theAdvancement ofWastewater Technology)Theodor-Heuss-Allee 17, 53773Hennef, GermanyPhone +49 22 42 872-0Fax +49 22 42 872-151E-mail: info@dwa.deWebsite: www.gfa-ka.de,

www.dwa.de

Description

GFA is a service company of theGerman Association for Water Manage-ment,Wastewater and Waste (DWA).It publishes the professional journals ofDWA: monthly KA - Abwasser,Abfall(KA - Wastewater,Waste) and everythree months KA-Betriebs-Info (KA - Info for Operators) and coopera-tes on behalf of DWA with publishersof other journals on water managementin general. In addition, GFA publishesthe DWA - Industry Guide (DWA-Branchen-führer), a directory of addres-ses of companies in the environmentalindustries, focussing on water andwaste. GFA cooperates, on behalf ofDWA, with important trade exhibitionsconcerning water and waste.

Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Abwassertechnik e. V.(GFA)

(Organisation for the Advancement of Wastewater Technology)

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KOCKS CONSULT GMBH is an inde-pendent firm of planners and consul-tants founded in 1946 by FriedrichKocks, Dr. Ing., Dr. Ing. h.c.The firmemploys 180 engineers, architects, plan-ners and environmental experts, colla-borating to offer clients a wide rangeof services. Including KOCKSCONSULT's affiliated companies, thereare 450 employees ready to tackle eventhe most complex tasks.

The range of services offered byKOCKS CONSULT GMBH includesstudies and surveys, ecological, econo-mic and engineering expertise, cost andquantity calculations as well as feasibili-ty studies, preliminary and final design.After successful conclusion of the actu-al planning work, the KOCKS teamdraws up the necessary tender docu-ments, carries out bid evaluations andsupervises construction work andequipment installation. If required, weare also in a position to take over theentire project management, includingthe financial transactions involved in it.We can offer technical consultancywork during commissioning and trainthe client's staff to carry out operationand maintenance.

In more than 60 years of successfulwork, KOCKS CONSULT's engineershave gathered a wealth of experience inthe following areas:

• Water

• Environment

• Civil Engineering

• Transport

• Training

KOCKS CONSULT's foreign activitiesbegan in the early 50s with work on aproject in Luxembourg.Within only afew years, this led to numerous activi-ties world-wide.

KOCKS CONSULT GMBH has its headoffice in Koblenz, only a short drivefrom the economic centres ofFrankfurt/Rhine-Main and Cologne/Rhine. Registered offices are maintainedin both places.

Intraplan Consult GmbH (ITP) establis-hed its headquarters in Munich in 1980and is active in the fields of traffic ana-lysis, prognosis and economic surveys.

UTS Umwelt Technik KOCKSSaarbrücken GmbH was founded in1994 and is working as environmentalconsultant and water and wastemanagement specialist.

In addition, the following affiliated com-panies had been established:

• In 1995:VologdaKocksConsult inRussia,

• in 2004: IK Consulting Engineers inSerbia,

• in 2007: Sino-German TrainingCenter for Water and EnvironmentLtd, Beijing, China.

In all KOCKS firms, the managers anddirectors are partners and participatein the company with personal capital.

Professional capability is thus tied tofinancial interest, assuring the client anutmost accuracy in project executionby all KOCKS CONSULT's engineers.Modern technical equipment and up-to-date intelligent software availabletoday supports the work of our well-qualified staff.

Kocks Consult GmbH

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LightTech Lamp Techn. Inc.Hegyrejaro 12120 DunakesziHungaryPhone: +36 27541 800Fax: +36 27390 099Email: info@lighttech.comWeb: www.lighttech.com

LightTech provides clients in the origi-nal equipment manufacturer (OEM)market with standard and customizedlamps. In addition to offering all stan-dard lamp sizes, LightTech can customdesign, engineer, and manufacture theideal lamps to suit clients' unique appli-cation needs.This enables clients tomaintain installations as Original NewEquipment, thus guaranteeing the func-tionality over life time. Special designedlamps also provide a safe solution asthese lamps do not fit in standardequipment like for general lighting.

EWA relation: In total there are over ahundred germicidal applications forUVC (Ultra Violet) lamps.The mainfocus in EWA is on drinking water,waste water, and emergency as well asenvironmental water applications.

Technologies: 185nM, 254nM and fused185/254, in house production of germi-cidal glass. Lamp length, diameter,power, base (single & double ended),long life coating, all adapted to specificcustomer/application needs.

Product range: LightTech providesAmalgam lamps (spot and pellet tech-nology), Ballasts, Starters, Compactlamps, Germicidal UV Cell lamps, HighOutput lamps, Ozone lamps,Proprietary Bases and matchingSockets, Quartz sleeves, U and Oddshaped lamps.

LightTech is ISO 9001 certified; compli-ant with the International Organizationfor Standardization's stringent criteriafor work accomplished as well as mee-ting customer requirements.The com-pany is ISO certified to manufactureand sell medical equipment. LightTechhas an accredited laboratory (DeutscheAkkreditierungs Rat -DAR-) for testand measurements. LightTech excels intime to market by short communica-tion lines and pragmatic projectmanagement.

LightTech Lamp Techn. Inc.

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Netherlands Water Partnership

Netherlands Water PartnershipP.O.Box 3015 2601 DA DELFTPhone: +31 (0)15 2151728 Fax: +31 (0)15 2151759 Email: info@nwp.nl Web: www.nwp.nl

Description

The Netherlands Water Partnership(NWP) is an independent body set upjointly by the Dutch private and publicsector to act as a national coordinationand information point in relation towater activities overseas.The main aimsof the NWP are to harmonize the acti-vities and initiatives of the Dutch watersector overseas and to undertakeworldwide promotion of Dutch exper-tise related to water.The organizationis a focal point for the exchange ofinformation related to activities andservices of government bodies, know-ledge and research institutes and busi-nesses involved in the water sector.

International Partner

The purpose of this joint initiative is tostrive for full exploitation of existingDutch capacity in the water sector.TheNWP provides a single means of accessto the entire range of products and ser-vices offered by the Dutch water sector.

The Netherlands has vast experience inwater management issues, conflicts andprojects worldwide, acquired over itsmany years of international involvementin the field.The NWP provides a col-lective means of further strengtheningthis established global reputation.

The NWP is the 'national' discussionpartner for bodies like the WorldWater Council (WWC) and theGlobal Water Partnership (GWP).

Independent Non-Profit Organization

The NWP is an independent non-profitorganization. Its board includes repre-sentatives of the public sector (central,provincial and municipal governments;knowledge and research institutes;water boards and non-governmentalorganizations); and the private sector,including water supply companies, con-sultancy firms, contractors, manufactu-ring industry and the banking sector.

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Politecnico di TorinoC.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 2410124 TORINOITALY

Phone: +390115647685Fax: +390115647698Email: marina.demaio@polito.itWeb: www.polito.it

The Politecnico di Torino(www.polito.it), descending from theTechnical School for Engineers born in1859, was founded in 1906. It is a cen-tre of teaching and research excellence,and one of the most important univer-sities in Europe for architecture andengineering studies, strongly committedto collaboration with industry.Politecnico di Torino offers diversifiedteaching: from Aerospace Engineeringto Telecommunications, from Biomedicsto Mechatronics, Industrial Design,Automotive Engineering andEngineering for Cinema and MediaEngineering, and a wide range of cour-ses and specialization programs.Distance-learning programs are alsoavailable.

The internationalisation is one ofthe main aim of Politecnico:

over 89 international agreements allowto obtain double degrees, and 2,000foreign students per year are enrolledin different schools in the university,including PhD students. Six collabora-tion agreements with Chinese universi-ties have recently been signed, and inthe new buildings of the TongjiUniversity of Shanghai(www.tongji.edu.cn) the Sino-ItalianCampus has been inaugurated. Newagreements have already been plannedespecially with Indian universities in theICT sector.

Excellence in Research

Politecnico di Torino is a research uni-versity with close connections to inter-national institutions, high-tech compa-nies and government bodies.Advancedresearch fields and top quality educa-tion scope include all areas of architec-ture and engineering sciences.

Research Fields

Research activities of the Politecnico diTorino are managed by 18Departments, each specializing on spe-cific field. Research activities can begrouped in 6 branches:

• Physical, Chemical and MathematicalSciences for Engineering

• Computer Science and Informationand Communication Technologies

• Industrial Engineering

• Production System Engineering andManagement

• Industrial design

• Architecture and Civil Engineering

• Environmental Engineering andTerritorial Planning

Working with the Politecnico di Torino

The Politecnico di Torino can coopera-te with public or private bodies, bothnational and international, in educationand consulting.All the activities can becarried out either on one-off orthrough more general agreements, "fra-mework conventions".

• Research Services

• Consulting Activities

• Results Transfer

• Analysis,Tests and Calibrations

• General Services

• PhD Sponsorship

• Internship Programmes

• Conference Facilities

Politecnico di Torino

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Contact informationSchafmatt 5D - 79618 RheinfeldenPhone: +49 (0) 7623/7224-0Fax: +49 (0) 7623/7224-88E-mail: export@carela.comWeb: www.carela.com

Description

For more than 30 years the R.SpäneGmbH has been manufacturing andpromoting cleaning and disinfectionagents for potable water installations,for the disinfection of pipelines andrehabilitation of boreholes, wells and fil-ters. In 1998 we introduced new pro-ducts and service for the in-situ clea-ning and rehabilitation of industrialwater systems, such as cooling circuits,heat exchangers, pipe networks etc.Our products are distributed under thebrand name CARELA® and exportedto all continents.A worldwide networkof experts assists our customers in allapplications of our patented products.Our customers are water supply com-panies, well rehabilitation companies,municipalities, hospitals, schools etc., aswell as industrial companies.

CARELA® offers a complete range ofproducts and services, including consul-ting and solutions to individual pro-blems.

CARELA® service works carried outby our local partners are the choice ofthose amongst our customers whoprefer a turnkey service in the field ofcleaning and disinfection.

Range of Products

CARELA® Potable Water Range:Cleaning and disinfecting potable waterinstallations, such as water storagetanks, boreholes, wells, filter installa-tions, pipelines etc. in one workingcycle. Removing iron, lime, manganese,ocherous and sintered deposits as wellas biofilms from all kinds of surfaces.

CARELA® Industrial Range: Wherever lime, corrosion pro-ducts and other deposits give yourpipelines, heat exchangers, cooling cir-cuits and other systems a hard time,CARELA® products provide for cleansurfaces.

CARELA® Equipment:Application equipment, such as lowpressure spray units, dosing and circula-tion pumps and accessories, completesthe range of CARELA® products.

Work in the EWACorporate Member of the EWA

R. Späne GmbH Produktion

Disinfectioncleaning of a water storage tank

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Contact informationRua Flor da Murta2770-064 Paço de ArcosPortugalPhone: +351-21-446 21 00Fax: +351-21-446 22 70E-mail: sanest@sanest.ptWeb: www.sanest.pt

Description

SANEST is a private company whosecapital is shared by Águas de Portugal,sgps (a governmental holding) and fourmunicipalities near Lisbon (Amadora,Cascais, Oeiras and Sintra).

Range of Products

SANEST is the operator companyresponsible for the wastewater collec-tion, treatment and disposal in theocean by a long sea outfall of an agglo-meration of about 720 thousand p.e. inthe neighbourhood of Lisbon.

Work in the EWA

Corporate Member

Saneamento Da Costa Estoril, S.A.

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Tuttahs & Meyer Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH Bismarckstrasse 2-8,D-52066 AachenGermanyPhone: +49 / (0)241 / 50 00 05Fax: +49 / (0)241 / 53 54 88Email: info@tum-aachen.deWeb: www.tuttahs-meyer.de

Description

TUTTAHS & MEYERIngenieurgesellschaft mbH providesEngineering and Consulting Services forthe entire Water Management Cycle,from planning, design and constructionsupervision to site management andop-eration. Our customers are associa-tions, municipalities, water works, publicauthorities as well as local and interna-tional enterprises.The elaboration ofcomprehensive research and develop-ment measures and the participation invarious professional groups are thebasis for TUTTAHS & MEYER's imple-mentation of inno-vative, future orien-ted solutions. Since our establishmentin 1948, the company developed intoan efficient, internationally operatingconsulting firm with 65 highly qualifiedemployees.

Fields of Expertise

1. Surface and UndergroundWater ManagementWith the introduction of the newEuropean Union Water FrameworkDirective, the importance of carefulmanagement and the need for a long-term strategy, with focus on the ame-lioration of surface water con-ditions, becomes apparent.With theirimplementation of this directive,TUTTAHS & MEYER support theirclients with traditional and innovativeengineering concepts and services.

2. Water SupplyTUTTAHS & MEYER began theiractivities in the field of water mana-ge-ment during the post-war period.Our scope of expertise ranges frominitial conception works to complexre-investment projects for majorGerman water works and also inclu-des the reconstruction and rehabilita-tion of water supply networks abro-ad.We offer the highest professionalstandards in design and implementa-tion as well as economically feasiblesolutions in all of our projects.

3. Wastewater EngineeringAs a specialised engineering firm forwaste management in the watersector, we develop and perform tai-lor-made concepts for the treat-ment and discharge of both storm-and wastewater.TUTTAHS &MEYER's team of engineers has asubstantial level of expertise, whichcovers the entire wastewater cy-cleenabling the development of optimi-sed solutions for discharge, treat-ment and purification.

4. Consulting ServicesTUTTAHS & MEYER are dedicatedto the responsible use of naturalresources for the benefit of humanbeings.We develop solutions, whichnot only prove to be technically andeconomically feasible but are alsoecologically sustainable. In close co-operation with European universi-ties and research institutes,TUT-TAHS & MEYER undertake themanagement of ecological R & Dinitiatives in the water sector, whichare funded primarily by the Germangovernment and the EuropeanUnion.Trained team of inter-natio-nally experienced consultants deve-lops tailor-made solutions for ourclients in both the private andpublic sectors, including servicessuch as project development, tech-nical design works, supervision ofworks, management assistance andtraining as well as assistance forproject financing acquisition.

5. Infrastructure (waste o energy o road)Our range of activities covers theentire technical and economicalenvironment of international pro-jects and programmes.We design,implement, and monitor projectsrelated to urban and rural watersupply, water management, waste-water treatment, waste manage-ment, road construction and theenergy sec-tor. In the energy sectorin particular, we identify sustainableways and means to provide techni-cally and economically secure solu-tions of ecological value, e.g. hydro-gen-technology.

Work in the EWA

As Corporate Member of the EWA our ManagingDirector Dr. MarkusSchroeder is member of the Task Group Central andEastern European Countries.

Tuttahs & Meyer Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

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VewinAssociation of Dutch WaterCompanies (Vewin)P.O. Box 1019NL 2280 CA RIJSWIJKPhone: +31 70 414 47 90Fax: +31 6 53 41 00 85Email: frentz@vewin.nlWeb: www.vewin.nl

Association of Dutch WaterCompanies

Vewin is the national association repre-senting Dutch water supply companies.Back in 1952 it was founded, more than200 water supply companies were acti-ve in the Netherlands.Today there aresome 10, a change that has altered theassociation's essential task.Vewin focu-ses primarily on representing the inter-ests of its members in The Hague andBrussels by creating an environment inwhich members are able to optimallyachieve their objectives.

One of the most important currentactivities is the representation of mem-bers' interests in the Dutch centre ofgovernment the Hague, and Brussels - a crucial task, especially when the preparation of government policy documents on matters such as watermanagement, the environment andurban an rural planning are on theagenda.Vewin naturally takes a leadingposition with its expert informationand advice in the preparation of newlegislation relevant to the sector.

Vewin's involvement obviously extendsfar beyond The Hague and Brussels.Together with nature and agriculturalorganisations, it also addresses thechallenge of pollution of the sourcesfor drinking water. In cooperation withnational ministries of Health (VWS),Housing (VROM), and Economic Affairs(EZ), facility suppliers and researchinstitutes it stimulates the sustainableuse of water in the Netherlands.Together with the Association of Waterboards it supervises experiments in thetotal water management process.Keywords here are sustainability, envi-ronment and cost efficiency, transpa-rency and customer concern. In con-tacts with coordination organisationssuch as the Inter Provincial Platform(Inter Provinciaal Overleg) and theUnion of Dutch Local Authorities(Vereniging van NederlandseGemeenten) it is mainly about initia-ting, developing and supporting theinterests of the drinking water sectorand individual water supply companies.

drs.A. FrentzManager

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Vivaqua 70 rue aux Laines1000 BruxellesBelgiumEmail: info@vivaqua.be Web: www.vivaqua.beISO 9001

Vivaqua is one of Belgium's leadingwater companies. It manages the wholewater cycle, from the production of drinking water and its distribution, tothe sewage treatment.Vivaqua also putsa lot of effort into sustainable develop-ment and develops a long-term envi-ronmental, social and economic policy.

Vivaqua - The water cycle 24hours a day

• Vivaqua produces and distributesdrinking water 24 hours a dayActive in the 3 regions of the coun-try,Vivaqua produces and distribu-tes 360,000 m³ of drinking water aday to 2.1 million people amongwhich all Brussels inhabitants.

• Vivaqua ensures water quality 24hours a dayVivaqua supplies water of unque-stionable quality that meets thestandards specified in the threeBelgian regional legislations. Its labo-ratory guarantees this quality byconstantly checking the wholewater cycle, from the catchmentpoint to the delivery point at theend user's.

• Vivaqua treats sewage 24 hours a dayVivaqua provides sewage services inthe Brussels-Capital Region as well asfor 6 municipalities of the FlemishRegion. It also runs the sewage treat-ment plant of Brussels South.

Vivaqua - Sustainable develop-ment 24 hours a day

• Vivaqua has been protecting the en-vironment for more than 100 yearsSince its foundation,Vivaqua hasbeen protecting the purity of itsgroundwater by purchasing thegrounds where it collects water andwhere its aqueducts are laid.To doso, its facilities have always been andstill are under constant supervision.

• Vivaqua keeps on creating jobs221 jobs have been created in 4years, which accounts for 12.5%personnel growth! Vivaqua createsskilled and less skilled work in thethree regions of the country.Besides, it takes all possible steps toconstantly improve the workingconditions of its personnel.

• Vivaqua increases its turnover yearafter yearVivaqua has been developing forseveral years a policy of extensionand diversification of its activities inthe three regions of the country.Its turnover went from 170.5 mil-lion euros in 2002 up to 200.1 mil-lion euros in 2006.

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WupperverbandUntere Lichtenplatzer Straße 10042289 WuppertalPhone: +49 (0)202 583-0Email: info@wupperverband.deWeb: www.wupperverband.de

WIWWupperverbandsgesellschaft fürintegrale Wasserwirtschaft mbHUntere Lichtenplatzer Straße 10042289 WuppertalPhone: +49 (0)202 583-0Email: wiw@wupperverband.deWeb: www.wiwmbh.de

Wupperverband

Being one of Germany's longest-servingwater management corporations, theWupperverband manages the catch-ment area of the river Wupper withrespect to all water-management taskssince 1930.The catchment area com-prises an area of 813 square kilometreswith about 2300 kilometres of riversand streams. More than 900000 inhabi-tants live in this area.

The Wupperverband is a corporationunder public law. Its statutory tasks aresewage treatment and waste disposal,operation of dams to control the waterflow in the River Wupper and otherrivers, provision of drinking and pro-cess water, maintenance and restora-tion of the rivers and streams.TheWupperverband runs 11 sewage treat-ment plants, 56 kilometres of sewers,71 storm-water tanks and sewage pum-ping stations and 12 dams.

The members of the Wupperverbandare the cities and district towns, watersupply companies and other companiesin the catchment area.

WiW mbh

The WiW -Wupperverbandsgesellschaft für inte-grale Wasserwirtschaft mbH is a whol-ly-owned subsidiary of theWupperverband to bring in the entireknow-how and the long-standingexperience of the Wupperverband inwater resources management, waterlaw and economic into successful coo-peration with towns, municipalities andindustry, beneficial to customers andwater bodies.

Wupperverband

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PartnersWorld Wide Contacts

IWA has its roots in two strong associations: the InternationalWater Supply Association (IWSA) and the InternationalWater Quality Association (IAWQ). IWSA was established in1947 while IAWQ was originally formed as the InternationalAssociation for Water Pollution Research in 1965. IWSA andIAWQ came together in a merger in 1999 to form IWA.

Today, IWA is a member driven organization.There are threemember types within the Association: Individual, Corporateand Governing Members. In aggregate our members involveand represent approximately 10,000 individuals worldwide.The Association is a non-profit organization, self-governingand responsible to its Governing Members.A GoverningAssembly, Board of Directors, a Strategic Council and variouscommittees guide and direct the Association.

IWA's Vision

Connecting water professionals worldwide to lead the deve-lopment of effective and sustainable approaches to watermanagement.

IWA's Mission

To create and foster a global network of leading-edge waterprofessionals through the provision of services and productsto members, including conferences, publications and supportfor member groups. In addition, to represent the views ofmembers in international forums and to project key messa-ges to the sector at large, aimed at advancing best practicein sustainable water management.

IWA Governance

The Association is a not-for-profit organisation. GoverningMembers from geographic regions represent the interests oftheir regional constituency (individual and corporate mem-bers) and nominate representatives to the GoverningAssembly. The Governing Assembly is responsible for settingbroad policy for the Association and electing theAssociation's officers

The Board of Directors is responsible for the management ofthe affairs of the Association. It is supported by variousCommittees who have specific tasks guiding activities oroverseeing particular delegated areas.The Association has apermanent staff housed in its headquarters in London to sup-port the activities of the Association and its members.TheAssociation's Executive Director and the headquartersmanagement team direct the staff.The Association's Presidentand two Vice-Presidents serve as officers to the Association.

IWA Activities

• Conferences

• Publications and Information Services

• Specialist Groups

• Global Development Solutions

• Interest Groups (representing specific sectors of the water industry)

• Web-based Knowledge Networks

• Forums

• Task Forces

• Regional Associations

Paul Reiter (right) Executive Director of IWA andJohannes Lohaus (left) General Secretary of the EWA

Contact

International Water Association (IWA)Alliance House12 Caxton StreetLondon SW1H 0QSUnited Kingdom

Phone: +44 207 654 5500Fax: +44 207 654 5555Internet: www.iwahq.org

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Japan Sewage Works Association

JSWA

1 Introduction

Starting in the latter half of the 1950s, rapid growth of indu-strial economy led to such social problems as aggravation ofthe living environment and water pollution in public waterbodies. This was the situation when the Sewerage Division of the Japan Water Service Association and the NationalSewage Works Development Conference were integrated to form the Japan Sewage Works Association in April 1964.JSWA got permission to establish itself as a public interestcorporation in January 1965 and began full-scale activitieswith public organizations as regular members.The Association'sobjectives are to develop sewerage services soundly, whileconducting research on sewerage systems, and to preservepublic water bodies for the improvement of people's lives.Asa network organization of bodies involved in sewage works,JSWA carries out a wide range of activities to promote development of sewage works, and facilitates communicationand cooperation between public organizations implementingand planning sewage works on the one hand, and Nationalgovernment, related organizations, enterprises and civicgroups on the others.

2 Membership

JSWA has 1,570 organizations implementing or planningsewage works as regular members, 71 as associate members,1,309 enterprises as supporting members, 497 as individualmembers and 7 honorary members, for a total of 3,454organizations and individuals as of January 1, 2008.

3 Activities

JSWA carries out a wide range of activities to promote thesewage works.The four main categories of activities are:

1) Promotion Activities to Secure Finances (Annual General Meeting, Sewage Works Development Meeting)Improving people's awareness(National Sewerage Promotion Day,Sewage Works Contest)Supporting Related Organizations(Acting as Related Organizations' Secretariat)Awarding Achievements

2) ImprovementResearching Management and Engineering(Committee Meetings)Training Personnel(Various Kinds of Courses and Seminars)

3) InformationIssuing Journals and PublicationsHolding Sewage Works ExhibitionsInternational Technical Exchange

4) SafetyEstablishing StandardsInspection and Authorization System of FactoriesLiability Insurance Plan

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4 Committee Meetings

JSWA has about 35 committee meetings.

Management Committee

To promote eighth 7-year program for sewerage systemsconstruction, JSWA researches basic subjects such as financi-al problems, improving sewerage systems' quality, supportingmeasures for municipalities, sewage property, sewage reuse.

Technical Committee

JSWA compiles Guideline and Manual for Planning andDesign in Sewerage Systems, revision of Guideline forMeasures against Earthquake and other manuals.

Prefectual Committee

JSWA discusses sewage works problems and exchangesinformation with prefectures, particularly stormwater measu-rement in prefectures. It also studies prefectural roles in themeasurement.

Municipal Committee

JSWA researches problems in planning, construction, mainte-nance and operation for small-scale sewerage systems inmunicipalities

Sewer equipment and materials committee

JSWA proposes standards to standardize and improve qualityof sewer equipment and materials. It also provides Inspectionand Authorization Systems for Factories to secure high quali-ty level of sewer equipment and materials as well as to con-duct inspections effectively.

International Committee

This committee exchanges information worldwide withother organizations. It holds international conferences for technology exchange.

5 Publications

Main publications

Guideline and Manual for Planning and Design in Sewerage Systems

Guideline for Maintenance and Operation inSewerage Systems

Estimation of Manual for Sewerage Construction

Estimation of Manual for Sewerage Maintenance and Operation

Sewage Works in Japan

Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater

Glossary Wastewater System

Japan Sewage Works Association Standards

About 100 other publications

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The U.S.-based Water Environment Federation (WEF) is anot-for-profit technical and educational organization withmore than 33,000 individual members and 81 affiliatedMember Associations representing an additional 50,000water quality professionals throughout the world. Formed in1928,WEF is a leader in providing water quality information,educational resources and networking opportunities both inthe U.S. and around the globe.WEF members include practi-tioners, scientists and academicians who have chosen todevote themselves to protecting public health and ensuringsustainable water resources by addressing water quality chal-lenges on a daily basis.

As WEF President, I try to give context about the importan-ce of what we do to whomever I'm speaking with.Whetherit is a group of like-minded water professionals,WEF mem-bers or the general public, I try to reinforce the role thatwater professionals have in protecting public health and theenvironment.You see, it is possible to drive a bus and carenothing about the transportation industry, but it is impossi-ble for us to do our jobs and care nothing about water. Ourprofession is more than a job - it is a vocation.That is reflec-ted in the interest we share in all aspects and impacts ofwater around the world.We wonder how we will maintainour aging infrastructure, what the true impacts of microcon-stituents released to the environment are, and how globalclimate change will affect future generations.

As water professionals, we have been at the forefront ofone of the longest running wars in the history of humanity:the fight against waterborne disease and the quest toimprove quality of life. Last year, the British Journal ofMedicine cited the advances in sanitation as the single greatest factor in extending human life in the last 150 years.We have a lot to of which to be proud, especially in NorthAmerica. In fact, we have done such a good job that thework we do is often unnoticed.With the exception ofdrought or pipe breakage, the public rarely thinks about us at all.The public expects to turn on a spigot and get safe water, to flush a toilet, and to be able to enjoy a safe environment, and they don't usually have any idea how thisis accomplished.As a technical and educational organizationdedicated to the preservation of the global water environ-ment it is part of WEF's job help these stakeholders - publicofficials, legislators, the media and the general public - gain a better understanding of what we do, how we do it andwhy we commit our professional lives to providing cleanwater and protecting public health and the environment.

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The Future of WEF

Many of our members came into this profession and joinedWEF to make a difference. For previous generations therewere ample opportunities to do things that offer dramaticimprovement in the U.S. but not outside of our borders. Notso for our younger members.

Our young WEF members have a great passion to make a difference throughout the world. Domestically, waterresource availability and climate change are strong andimportant interests.The plight of the rest of the world,however, is a larger story.Young people's humanitarian compassion is drawn to the fact that 20% of the world'spopulation (1.2 billion people) doesn't have access to ade-quate water, and twice that number doesn't have adequatesanitation.The challenge for WEF is to integrate this desireto do good in the world while continuing to do good athome, and coupling that with limited resources. After all, hewealth of nations has not eliminated these problems - yet.

How will we handle all the challenges that face us? Frankly, Ineither know the answers nor see the paths clearly.What Ido have is faith that we will come up with the best way pos-sible to use WEF's resources to protect the water resourcesof our planet.That faith is grounded in what I see as the uni-que strength of WEF.We are an organization of individualscoming together from many backgrounds and working toget-her in many ways to find and implement solutions for thewater environment.

While we have a community of interest, we are not a tradeorganization nor speak for any special interest. Our stock intrade is knowledge, its development and dissemination, andwe are recognized as a center of excellence.Why? Becausewe believe decisions should be grounded in real science.Thisgives us credibility. How do we accomplish this? We findways to work together with others to achieve a beneficialgoal.We believe that an individual can make a difference, andWEF affords many avenues to do so.

- Adam Zabinski, 2007-2008 WEF President

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Background:

The role of water utilities, from national and regional per-spectives, is to provide wide and equitable access to cleanwater sanitation services for all sectors of society includingthe poor. However, there are many challenges to fulfilling thisrole both in high income and in developing countries inclu-ding the Arab region. Such challenges include water scarcity,water-related conflict situations, weak sector policies, highinfrastructure investment needs, lack of local managementand technical capacity, and an ever-increasing demand due toexpanding populations and urbanization.

Water utilities in the Arab region have much to gain fromtalking to, and learning from, each other so as to enhancetheir ability to meet these challenges, to build their capacity,to ensure that sector investment is well utilized, and eventu-ally to raise standards of service delivery.This will providelong-term benefits in terms of health and productivity to thepopulations served by these utilities and will contribute tothe attainment of the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) to reduce by half the proportion of people withoutsustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitationby 2015.A proposal therefore has been made to promotethe idea of establishing an association of Arab water utilities,to be named Arab Countries Water Utilities Association(ACWUA), to help them realize the above-mentioned bene-fits.This proposal has the support of UN-ESCWA andGerman Development Cooperation, represented by GTZ

The ACWUA vision is to be a self-sustainable, strongregional association of Arab water utilities that can providemany benefits in terms of helping members improve theirservice delivery, make efficiency gains through performancebenchmarking etc., develop and meet technical standards,and ensure that the very large ongoing investment programsin the region are well managed. Moreover,ACWUA couldprovide a regional advocacy platform for its members tointeract effectively not only with each other but also withgovernments, the private sector, as well as donors and inter-national lending organizations to the mutual benefit of allconcerned

Establishment Process:

1. Country Missions: ESCWA Member States

A team from GTZ and ESCWA went on missions to mostESCWA member states to contact the water sector officialswithin these countries and introduce the idea and discussthe process of establishing ACWUA.The idea was very wellreceived throughout the member states, and most watersector officials decided to send representatives to theConsultative Meeting to be held in Cairo.

2. Consultative Meeting: Cairo, 4-6 September 2006

GTZ and ESCWA jointly organized a consultative meetingfrom 4 - 6 September 2006 in Cairo, Egypt to discuss withrepresentatives of utilities and service providers from coun-tries within the ESCWA region the need and modalities forestablishing an Arab regional association for water utilities.The meeting issued the Cairo Statement to endorse theestablishment of an association of Arab water utilities, andnominated a Steering Committee (SC) composed of 10members from the representatives of the countries that par-ticipated in the meeting.

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3. Steering Committee Activities

• ACWUA Steering Committee held a meeting hosted bythe German Water and Wastewater Association (DWA)in Hennef, Germany from 10-16 December 2006 todiscuss next steps necessary to establish the new associ-ation such as the association's charter and bylaws, a busi-ness plan, and membership.

• Another SC meeting was held in Manama, Bahrain on 23January 2007 and discussed the association's charter andbylaws, foundation meeting venue, membership issues,and logo.

4. ACWUA Foundation Meeting:Abu Dhabi, UAE,23-24 April 2007

• This meeting, held on 23-24 April 2007 in Abu Dhabi, washosted by the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority(ADWEA). The Association was officially founded duringthe meeting, and the Steering Committee was turnedinto a Foundation Committee that will lead the ACWUAuntil the first annual meeting in 2008 in which the firstBoard of Directors will be elected.

• Seven ACWUA Working Groups were established to dealwith issues such as capacity development, benchmarking,wastewater reuse, poverty oriented water sector poli-cies, private sector participation, water resourcesmanagement, and utility management.

• Membership applications were filled by corporate, indivi-dual, and associate members and presented to ACWUAinterim secretariat, which is hosted by the GTZ-ESCWAProject.

5. Foundation Committee Activities

ACWUA Foundation Committee held a meeting at the DeadSea, Jordan from 22-24 October 2007 and approved theassociation's charter and by-laws, membership fees forvarious membership categories, criteria for hosting theACWUA Secretariat, and next steps such as the future FCmeetings and the 1st General Assembly meeting in 2008.

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1. Of all the earth's water, 97 % is salt water found in oce-ans and seas.

2. Only 1 % of the earth's water is available for drinkingwater.Two percent is currently frozen.

3. About two thirds of the human body is water. Someparts of the body contain more water than others.For example, 70 % of your skin is water.

4. In Europe, each person uses about 116 litre of water aday at home.

5. You can survive about a month without food, but only 5 to 7 days without water.

6. The average five-minute shower takes between 40 to 70 litres of water.

7. An automatic dishwasher uses approximately 12 (modernonce) to 25 litres of water while hand washing dishes canuse up to 30 litres.

8. A dairy cow must drink four litre of water to produce onelitre of milk. Depending on ambient temperature and milkyield a dairy cow needs 60 to 180 litres of water a day.

9. A person should consume 3 litres of water per day (fromall sources of water, food, etc.) to maintain good health.

10. In households, approximately 15 percent of the drinkingwater is used for washing machines.

Roughly about 45 litres and therefore approximately 1/3 ofthe water consumption per person is flushed away by usingthe toilet flush (using old toilet tanks). By changing over to atwo-quantity flush or by installing a flush Stop-button only 3to 6 litres will be used, instead of constantly 6 or even up to10 litres.

One can reduce the quantity of water running through thetap by installing an aerator.Aerator add water bubbles to thewater, so that the water jet remains as full as before, alt-hough less water is used. Instead of using approx. 15-20 litresper minute, water use is reduced to approximately 10 litresper minute.Whilst keeping the same comfort, water con-sumption is reduced by 30-50 %.

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More than 100 years of wastewater treatment in theCity of Prague:

In 2006 the City of Prague celebrated 100 years of municipalwastewater treatment.The original plant was designed by anEnglish civil engineer William H. Lindley.The plant was one ofthe first on the European continent at that time.The plantwas located in the underground of an office building.Theplant was well preserved and now is converted to a museumof sanitation and wastewater treatment: www.ekotechnicke-museum.cz.ACE CR is one of the supporters of the museum.

Interesting facts from Austria:

Precipitation and the inflow from borderlands result in afreshwater volume of 120 billion m3/a in Austria.Thereof 84 billion m3 are available for usage.The total annual con-sumption of fresh water is in average 2.6 billion m3 per year,which is approx. 3 % of the available freshwater.Thereof two-thirds are used by industry and agriculture and only one-third by households.

88 % of the Austrian citizens are of the opinion that the ori-gin of drinking water is very important.The current sourcesfor Austrian drinking water are spring water and groundwa-ter, each by 50 %.The sources are well protected by theAustrian Water Act. Most water utilities supply with naturaland untreated or preventively disinfected water.

87 % of the Austrian population live in areas covered bywater supply (7.05 of 8.1 million).Approximately one millioncitizens have individual water supplies (springs and wells).More than 500 water utilities provide the Austrians withhigh quality drinking water. 96 % of the supplied customersare satisfied with their services.

Approximately 89 % of the Austrian households are connec-ted to a municipal sewage plant.As to the remaining 11% thedisposal is properly carried out by decentralized plants.

The Austrian water bodies have an energy-potential ofapproximately 53.700 GWh/a. 64 % of this potential is alrea-dy used, while another 2 % is under construction.About 60 % of the used electrical energy in Austria is provided byhydropower plants.

2002 Austria was hit by an exceptionally rare flood.The mainregions suffering from this flood were the rivers "Kamp","Steyr", "Aist" and the Danube.This flood claimed 9 lives, hada devastating effect on infrastructure and surrounding pro-perties and caused damages of 3 billion euros.Three yearslater another part of Austria experienced a disastrous flood.Main area of the flood was Tyrol,Vorarlberg and Salzburg. Insome valleys the rainfall reached a maximum amplitude of250mm per day.The flood caused a total damage of 700 mil-lion euros. During the last years Austria spent 220 millioneuros annually on flood protection paid by federal, provincialand municipal authorities.

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