Adriana Hulsmann kwr watercycle Research Institute

Climate Change: Securing the preparedness of water supply and sanitation systems in 12 European cities

• Adriana Hulsmann

• KWR Watercycle Research Institute,

• the Netherlands

Project Title: PREPARED - Enabling Change

• Project Title: PREPARED - Enabling Change

• Adaptation of water supply and sanitation systems to cope with climate change

• Budget: 10.7 mill EUR;

• EU Support: 7 mill EUR (FP7)

• Project duration: 4 years

• Project start: 1 February 2010

• Partners: 35

The PREPARED project

• Gathers urban utilities in Europe and worldwide that (will) have an advanced strategy in meeting the upcoming challenges for water supply and sanitation brought about by climate change.

• Coordinating institute: KWR Watercycle Research Institute

• the Netherlands (Coordinator Adriana Hulsmann)

Surface water availability

• Surface water availability

• Groundwater availability

• Surface water quality impact

• Impacts on drinking water systems

• Impacts on sanitation systems

• Flooding

• Vulnerability and risks

• Aarhus Denmark

• Barcelona Spain

• Berlin Germany

• Eindhoven The Netherlands

• Genoa Italy

• Gliwice Poland

• Istanbul Turkey

• Lisbon Portugal

• Lyon France

• Melbourne Australia

• Oslo Norway

• Seattle USA

• Simferopol Crimea

• Wales United Kingdom

Selection of the city utilities in PREPARED

• Aquateam N

• IWA NL

• IWW D

• Krüger DK

• Monash AUS

• NIVUS D

• S::can AT

• Exeter UK

Challenges: climate change

• Identified impacts of climate change either expected or

• already observed for water supply and sanitation systems

• Water supply:

• Surface water availability

• Change in run-off patterns and surface water quality

• Groundwater availability (decreased natural recharge)

• Saline intrusion in groundwater in coastal area

• Changing demand patterns, land use (temperature, crop)

• Flooding of well field

• Bio-growth in distribution network

• Treatment efficiency

• Sanitation:

• Extreme precipitation (sustainable drainage, CSO, increased storage, WWTP)

• Salt water intrusion

Technology heart of PREPARED

Enabling change

• What will the PREPARED

• project deliver?

The PREPARED project deliverables (1)

• Will produce a catalogue/portfolio of tested and demonstrated adaptive solutions for the water sector

• (on-line version for the future)

• Will develop Water Cycle Safety Plans (generic risk management framework)

The PREPARED project deliverables (2)

• What are the links between PREPARED and EU policy?

4. UWWTD and BWD drivers behind investments urban water cycle

• 4. UWWTD and BWD drivers behind investments urban water cycle

• Stricter national standards will increase investment needs (CSO).

• BWD allows the use of EWS for overflows in receiving waters.

• 6. Infiltration of residual waste from desalination in the ground.