European Fundend Projects

ID:
projects-599

fiwar:
LIFE17 ENV/ES/000396

Project_Acronym:
LIFE iBATHWATER

Project_Name:
Advanced urban water management to efficiently ensure bathing water quality

Funding Authority:
LIFE

Call for proposals:
Environment

Focus Area:
Water quality improvement

Begin Date:
2018-09-01

End Date:
2022-09-30

Status:
Completed

Budget:
€ 002 274 164.00

Description:
The LIFE iBATHWATER project aimed to demonstrate how better technology and interoperability can reduce pollution levels in water bodies located near urban centres. An open software platform coordinated tasks involved in operating sewage systems to improve wastewater monitoring, treatment and management in cities including Barcelona and Berlin. Its holistic design made it possible to combine information from existing infrastructure with online data on water quality, including measurements from water quality monitoring probes deployed by project partners. This comprehensive insight assisted authorities in implementing the Water Framework Directive and fed into algorithms to support decision makers governing bathing waters. The increased transparency and control offered by project activities reduced the environmental burden and sanitary risks of abrupt pollution events on recreational water bodies, helping to implement the objectives of the Bathing Water Directive. It notably tackled the environmental impact of wastewater spill-over following heavy rain.

Resource:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-ENV-ES-000396/advanced-urban-water-management-to-efficiently-ensure-bathing-water-quality

Inland water types:
Urban water', 'Coastal waters'