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INTEGRATED PLANNNING AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN DRAINAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECEIVING WATER SYSTEMS

Objetivo

European cities and water authorities are currently investing massive resources in the battle against contamination of receiving waters caused by pollution from urban wastewater systems. The prevailing political attitude of Europe, as expressed through existing and probable future legislation, calls for acceleration of this process, aiming at higher environmental standards. Discrepancies between this collective desire and the actual situation are caused by the limited financial resources available for this purpose.

In order to achieve the target environmental standard with limited resources, a pragmatic approach to managing urban water pollution is required, one which focuses attention on the response of the receiving waters exposed to pollution loads. The recipients' present and future use, as well as their capacity to sustain aquatic life should be taken into account, rather than focusing on pollution emissions as such.

Six European cities, Venice and Genoa (IT), Bordeaux (FR), Barcelona (ES), Oldham (UK) and Helsingborg(SE), participated in this project, realising that the recipient-oriented approach, together with new, integrated analysis and operational tools can bring a new quality to pollution management practice and contribute to improved performance of their wastewater systems.

The project was conceived as a result of ever increasing demand for better, more economic pollution management solutions, and the results of recent research and software development. The scientific background and existing software tools require adaptation to allow full integration and efficient use. The project was expected to generate sufficient momentum for a continued and widespread diffusion of the technological achievements in the post-project phase.

In addition to the EU support, the project partners - national environmental agencies and water associations from UK and Sweden, the involved research centres from Denmark and UK, the specialised consultants and the end-users - invested substantial amounts of their own resources over the three years (1997-2000), in order to improve the future technological base in urban water pollution management at a pan-European scale.

Six pilot projects were formulated, each covering several integration aspects pertinent to the respective European country/region
- Spain: beach pollution caused by uncontrolled spills from the urban drainage system
- France: flooding and pollution problem in a large urban catchment as well as co-ordination and better utilisation of existing facilities.
- Italy (Genoa): performance of the urban wastewater system in Genoa's historical centre and its impact on the water quality in the inner harbour area.
- Sweden: achievement of the strict environmental demands imposed on the wastewater system discharging into the sensitive Sound strait between Sweden and Denmark
- UK: demonstration of the new integrated modelling techniques in the NW region to solve urban pollution problems
- Italy (Venice): focus on the urban catchment of Mestre, with activities aimed to reduce pollution. In particular, planning a holistic effect of the planned works and definition of an appropriate long-term upgrade strategy.

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DANISH HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE
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