Projet Wat-Qual (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Safe drinking water is paramount for the health and wellbeing of all populations. Unsafe drinking water can contain pathogenic microorganisms and/or chemicals that can make people immediately unwell or can potentially cause serious illness over prolonged exposures. Within the EU, water is extracted from surface and groundwater sources and treated to comply with EU drinking water standards under the Water Framework Directive and Drinking Water Directive. The water is then circulated through the drinking water distribution system (DWDS). During travel within the DWDS, water quality can deteriorate due to microbiological growth, chemical reactions, interactions with ageing and deteriorating infrastructure, and through maintenance and repair activities. Water utilities within the EU are administered at the local level, i.e. city or county region and while they adhere to the overarching EU directives governing quality, they can choose their own treatment protocols, maintenance procedures and hydraulic operations. Some DWDS actions such as flushing may serve to improve water quality, however, these can also adversely impact the drinking water system and cause instances of poor water quality or disease outbreaks. We propose to bridge the gap between science and practice, involving water utilities and researchers from multiple locations across Europe along with third-country expertise, to examine DWDS operational practices and use scientific research approaches to better understand the water quality impact of different interventions to develop a suite of best practices which can be shared to ensure that the EU’s water remains clean and safe. We have assembled a multi-disciplinary, cross sectoral consortium to address various aspects of DWDS practices including flushing, chlorination and system maintenance.

Mots clés : drinking water distribution systems, chlorination, maintenance, water utilities, flushing

Participants :
- University of Pavia (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 18000.0 €
- University of Belgrade (Serbie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 36000.0 €
- Javno komunalno preduzece vodovod ikanalizacja panchevo (Serbie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 18000.0 €
- Arizona's Public Universities (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Brno University of Technology (Rép. Tchèque) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 18000.0 €
- Delft University of Technology (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 4500.0 €
- KWR Water Research Institute (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 27000.0 €
- Universitat Politècnica de València (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 4500.0 €
- Construcciones y canalizaciones cyca sociedad limitada (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- University System of Ohio (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Exeter (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 18000.0 €
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norvège) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of California System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Nv pwn waterleidingbedrijf noord-holland (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 27000.0 €
- University of Sheffield (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 40500.0 €
- Deutscher Verein des Gas und Wasserfaches (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 4500.0 €
- Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 27000.0 €
- Stichting waternet (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Colorado System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €