NAWATECH-EU PART

Natural Water Systems and Treatment Technologies to cope with Water Shortages in Urbanised Areas in India

Coordinatore	VEREIN ZUR FOERDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.    more  Organization address address: An der Karlstadt 10 city: BREMERHAVEN postcode: 27568 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mirko Cognome: Hänel Email: send email Telefono: +49471 4832180 Fax: 494715000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Germany [DE]
Totale costo	1˙778˙589 €
EC contributo	1˙445˙824 €
Programma	FP7-ENVIRONMENT Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)
Code Call	FP7-ENV-2012-one-stage
Funding Scheme	CP
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-07-01   -   2015-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	VEREIN ZUR FOERDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.  Organization address address: An der Karlstadt 10 city: BREMERHAVEN postcode: 27568 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mirko Cognome: Hänel Email: send email Telefono: +49471 4832180 Fax: 494715000000	DE (BREMERHAVEN)	coordinator	263˙586.72
2	BIOAZUL  Organization address address: CALLE SEVERO OCHOA 7 city: CAMPANILLAS postcode: 29590 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Antonia Maria Cognome: Lorenzo López Email: send email Telefono: +34 951 047 290	ES (CAMPANILLAS)	participant	262˙515.00
3	SEECON INTERNATIONAL GMBH  Organization address address: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 2 city: WOLHUSEN postcode: 6110 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Johannes Cognome: Heeb Email: send email Telefono: 41793663850	CH (WOLHUSEN)	participant	250˙419.00
4	UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN  Organization address address: Gregor Mendel Strasse 33 city: WIEN postcode: 1180 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Guenter Cognome: Langergraber Email: send email Telefono: 431477000000 Fax: 4313689949	AT (WIEN)	participant	223˙752.08
5	UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA  Organization address address: Jordi Girona 31 city: BARCELONA postcode: 8034 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Cristina Cognome: Costa Email: send email Telefono: +34 93 4017126 Fax: +34 93 4017130	ES (BARCELONA)	participant	172˙868.12
6	IRIDRA SRL  Organization address address: Via la Marmora 51 city: Firenze postcode: 50121 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Giulio Cognome: Conte Email: send email Telefono: 393388000000	IT (Firenze)	participant	144˙303.05
7	Kretschmer und Tauscher GbR  Organization address address: Hausburgstrasse 17 city: Berlin postcode: 10249 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Andreas J Cognome: Tauscher Email: send email Telefono: 493050000000	DE (Berlin)	participant	128˙380.16

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The here proposed NAwATech Europe proposal is closely interconnected with the partner project NaWaTech India. In order to reach the maximal impact the two projects have formed one common work plan for both projects, targeting the same objectives, will present their results at the same web-site and formed a joint management team. Providing adequate water supply and sanitation, particularly in urban areas, is a challenging task for governments throughout the world. This task is made even more difficult due to predicted dramatic global changes. In order to cope with water shortages in urban areas, there is a need for a paradigm shift from conventional end-of-pipe water management to an integrated approach. This integrated approach should include several actions such as: (i) interventions over the entire urban water cycle; (ii) optimisation of water use by reusing wastewater and preventing pollution of freshwater source; (iii) prioritisation of small-scale natural and technical systems, which are flexible, cost-effective and require low operation and maintenance. Natural water systems, such as manmade wetlands and sub-soil filtration and storage via soil aquifer treatment and bank filtration, are such systems. NaWaTech stands for natural water systems and treatment technologies to cope with water shortages in urbanised areas in India. The concept is based on optimised use of different urban water flows by treating each of these flows via a modular natural system taking into account the different nature and degree of pollution of the different water sources. Thus, it will cost-effectively improve the water quality of urban surface water and restore depleting groundwater sources. Due to the multi-barrier approach, these systems will also be able to treat heavily polluted water (i.e. wastewater) in order to reuse them and to supplement traditional sources to cope with water shortages today and in the future.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

The EU branch of an international collaboration on natural water treatment systems is developing the research infrastructure required to implement such systems in India.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Providing a secure source of clean water to urban residents is a growing challenge for governments around the world. Natural water systems like soil filtration or natural bioreactors offer a potential solution, but need to be tested further.

The EU-funded http://www.nawatech.net (NAWATECH-EU PART) project represents the EU portion of the larger NAWATECH project, based in India. The overall project objective is to evaluate natural water systems for urban areas in India.

Project partners have collected technical, financial and environmental data about natural water systems from European projects and initiatives. NAWATECH-EU PART has defined the prerequisites for the systems based on previous European and Indian experiences.

Five sites for field testing of the various systems have been chosen in different parts of India. For each site, the consortium evaluated the specific technical and administrative challenges, and completed the site design.

Several workshops have been held to coordinate methodology for the NAWATECH project, collectively known as a Community of Practice. In addition, a student exchange programme has been established between European and Indian institutions.

NAWATECH-EU PART will now help implement different natural water systems at the five sites in India. This will ultimately contribute to improved water security.