European Fundend Projects

  • ID:
    projects-611
  • fiwar:
    LIFE00 ENV/F/000614
  • Project_Acronym:
    PISYS
  • Project_Name:
    Real-time management and operation of an urban sewage system in relation to the quality of the natural environmento
  • Funding Authority:
    LIFE
  • Call for proposals:
    Environment
  • Focus Area:
    Waste water treatment
  • Begin Date:
    2001-11-26
  • End Date:
    2005-10-31
  • Status:
    Completed
  • Budget:
    No data
  • Description:
    The general objective of the PISYS project was to demonstrate the environmental benefits related to the real time management of the flows in the treatment networks of an urban area based on a management strategy that included real time monitoring of the condition of the receiving medium and the quality of the effluent. The principle was to be demonstrated in the greater Metz area. The following results were expected: - Better protection of the natural environment (upgrading of the water quality of the river Seille from class 3, mediocre, to class 2, acceptable). - Safer purification networks so that, in the case of accidental pollution, both the quality of the release to the natural environment, and the quality and harmless nature of the by-products (particularly the mud) are maintained. - Better flow regulation in periods of rain, with reduced hazards in terms of safety and hygiene, both for the operators and the population. The project was to comprise four phases: 1. The installation of measurement stations on the river Seille up to its confluence with the Moselle, and measurement and alert stations at strategic points on the treatment network. 2. Validation and processing of data to assess the impact of the water released into the natural environment and to provide a warning in the case of station malfunction. 3. Implementation and assessment of the proposed strategies, including feasibility study on extending this type of approach to another urban area, Saarebrücken (Germany). 4. Dissemination of the experience acquired, with the publication of a decision-makers guide for sanitation systems operators and a technical, economic, and environmental analysis of the control concept.
  • Resource:
    https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-ENV-F-000614/real-time-management-and-operation-of-an-urban-sewage-system-in-relation-to-the-quality-of-the-natural-environmento
  • Inland water types:
    Urban water', 'Rivers and estuaries'