🌍💧 A clean environment is at the core of Europe’s prosperity.
The EU’s revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive is set to transform wastewater management across Europe, boosting protection for the public and the environment.
Here's what you need to know: 🧵
The EU’s revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive is set to transform wastewater management across Europe, boosting protection for the public and the environment.
Here's what you need to know: 🧵
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The revised Directive ensures deeper protection for our ecosystems from harmful wastewater discharges:
✅ Covers areas starting from 1,000 inhabitants
✅ Stricter nutrient removal from wastewater
✅ New standards for micropollutants
⚗️ Industries creating micropollutants, like pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries, will cover at least 80% of the cost for advanced treatment of wastewater.
This will limit the cost of the new requirements for citizens.
The revised Directive introduces:
☑️ Systematic monitoring of microplastics & PFAS
☑️Health monitoring for antimicrobial resistance for early epidemic detection
🌩️ Large cities must develop integrated plans for stormwater
🌩️ Smaller cities will need plans if stormwater poses a risk
Nature-based solutions will be prioritized to reduce urban flooding and pollution.
💧 New requirements to recover valuable components from wastewater and sewage sludge, like phosphorus, a critical raw material in the EU.
💧 Stronger reuse of treated wastewater to protect water supplies in stressed regions.
By 2029, EU countries must:
⏺️ Ensure access to safe sanitation facilities for the vulnerable population.
⏺️ Promote free accessible, safe and hygienic public sanitation facilities in urban areas (10,000+ inhabitants).
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