ENFORCE

Conducting a state-of-the-art investigation to identify WW management practices, policy issues, discharge quality limits, minimum water needs and water consumption, sources of pollution (municipal, industry, agriculture, etc.,) for analysing environmental impact to verify the  opportunities and challenges that exist in each region.  

The technologies for energy, nutrient and material recovery (biogas phosphorous, hydrogen, nitrogen etc.) will be evaluated for their potential for the region. The evaluation will be based on data from the plants, simulations, and laboratory studies. End users for recovered materials and Industries that can process and/or upgrade the materials into products for consumption will be identified for each region.

The selected wastewater management approaches on the basis of CE will be studied in detail in the context of the three participating regions, which represent different socioeconomic bases and climate conditions because the approach will need to adapt to individual conditions. Based on real and simulated data, new concepts will be evaluated on the basis of environmental, economic and social benefits.

Information and output from the project activities will be
disseminated among interested groups using relevant routes such as  research publications and in popular and local media, workshops and seminars for stakeholders (local authorities, industry and peer groups).