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Effective Monitoring and Modelling solutions for data-driven hOlistic management of URBAN water quality

Project description

Smarter monitoring, cleaner water

Cities are a major source of pollution for urban waters, with increasing problems due to climate change and ageing infrastructure. Unfortunately, local managers frequently lack the information needed to fight pollution from urban water systems. To detect pollutants such as micropollutants, PFAS and bacteria across all urban waters, the EU-funded URBAN M2O project will create AI-enhanced monitoring tools and digital twins of cities’ water systems. Merging the data from these tools, cities will be able to pinpoint pollution hotspots and develop effective responses. Through pilot projects, URBAN M2O seeks to provide workable solutions for zero-pollution cities, assisting in well-informed decision-making and protecting the environment and public health.

Objective

URBAN M2O aims to create solutions to generate the crucial information that is needed to develop and implement risk-based urban water quality management plans at the city scale. Such plans will contribute to achieving sustainable urban water systems with zero pollution impact on human health and the environment. URBAN M2O will achieve this objective by:
1) Developing and benchmarking AI-enhanced, resource-effective monitoring water quality technologies;
2) Developing fit-for-purpose water quality models and harmonized data management systems;
3) Demonstrating open-access urban water digital twins assimilating monitoring data to identify hotspots and prioritize pollution control actions under current and future climate scenarios;
4) Providing tailored guidance to end users and stakeholders for the effective development of urban water quality monitoring and management plans.
Industrial partners will enhance their monitoring techniques with AI methods, benchmarking them against state-of-the-art monitoring approaches for trace organic chemicals, microbial contaminants, and microplastics in all urban water systems, namely drinking water, surface water, bathing water, wastewater effluents, groundwater, urban run-off, and sewer overflows. Monitoring and modelling solutions will be demonstrated in three real and operational case studies, selected to represent different challenges faced by urban water infrastructure. The URBAN M2O solutions will be tailored to stakeholders and end-users’ needs, addressing current and future requirements and challenges, and different resources and data availability.
URBAN M2O will enable urban water managers and regulators to make informed decisions, prioritizing actions to enhance urban water quality, and protect human health, the environment, and biodiversity at the European scale.

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Coordinator

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
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€ 910 956,00
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ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101
2800 KONGENS LYNGBY
Denmark

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Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 910 956,25

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