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Innovating for a greener future: European water service priorities
Our world is changing rapidly and so are water services. Innovation is key to guaranteeing the affordability of safe, sustainable and resilient water services for the decades to come. Water service providers are well aware of the challenges and have identified a number of technological and non-technological areas requiring particular innovation efforts with a view to meeting the goals of the European Green Deal.
The research needs are laid out in this report and should help policy makers in designing research and innovation programmes in a way that responds to the real needs of drinking water and waste water operators.
EurEau reaction to the Circular Economy Action Plan
The new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) published on 11 March 2020 offered a unique opportunity to unleash the water sector’s potential. While the European Commission presented a lot of good intentions and the will to “scale up the circular economy from front-runners to the mainstream economic players”, a number of question marks remain and the potential of the water sector is not sufficiently exploited. In this context, we wish to make the following comments.
EurEau reaction to the Industrial Emissions Directive – consultation
Protection of drinking water resources is one of our key concerns and the Industrial Emission Directive should be a key contributor to it. We support a revision of the Industrial Emission Directive in order to better implement it, improving the application of the control at source principle, avoiding overlaps and participating in the circular economy.
‘Sink to River, River to Tap’ microplastics report – UK Water Industry Research
Consultation – Fitness Check on the Regulation on Endocrine Disruptors
EurEau favours a hazard-based approach for all chemicals (including EDCs) entering the water cycle, which takes into consideration the risk of adverse impacts to humans and the environment without taking exposure into account. We insist that the source control approach, the Precautionary and Polluter Pays Principles should be applied.
Les services publics d’eau et d’assainissement en France 7ème édition Données économiques, sociales & environnementales – 2019
Les services publics d’eau et d’assainissement en France 7ème édition Données économiques, sociales & environnementales
Deloitte EurEau Report – Extended Producer Responsibility – Modules 1-2-3
EurEau commissioned a study to assess the potential applicability and relevance of extended producer responsibility (EPR) in order to develop clear policy guidance to address emissions of micropollutants and microplastics from products. A key finding of the study confirms that control-at-source measures should be the starting point of mitigation measures.
Deloitte EurEau Report – Extended Producer Responsibility – Module 3
EurEau commissioned a study to assess the potential applicability and relevance of extended producer responsibility (EPR) in order to develop clear policy guidance to address emissions of micropollutants and microplastics from products. A key finding of the study confirms that control-at-source measures should be the starting point of mitigation measures.
Deloitte EurEau Report – Extended Producer Responsibility – Module 2
EurEau commissioned a study to assess the potential applicability and relevance of extended producer responsibility (EPR) in order to develop clear policy guidance to address emissions of micropollutants and microplastics from products. A key finding of the study confirms that control-at-source measures should be the starting point of mitigation measures.
Deloitte EurEau Report – Extended Producer Responsibility – Module 1
EurEau commissioned a study to assess the potential applicability and relevance of extended producer responsibility (EPR) in order to develop clear policy guidance to address emissions of micropollutants and microplastics from products. A key finding of the study confirms that control-at-source measures should be the starting point of mitigation measures.