In view of the upcoming revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, the HYDROUSA consortium developed its position regarding the changes which need to be implemented within the Directive and are most relevant to the project. Following extensive discussion within the consortium a 1.5-page document was developed as the “HYDROUSA position” which was sent to the EC to support the consultation procedure of the Directive.
The “HYDROUSA position” focused on the Individual and Appropriate Systems (IAS) within the EU member states and the urgent need to framing or specifically defining the application of IAS, implementing technical standards for eligible IAS technologies, setting minimum requirements for their design, structure and performance.
The recent report which was published by the EC shows that a significant load of organics and nutrients which can be avoided is attributed to IAS and to small agglomerations with a population equivalent lower than 2000.
