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European Week of Regions and Cities 2019

8 October 2019

SMART and CLIMATE

resilient Water Management

Speaker
Dr. Eckart Tronnier
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Head of Water Division, JASPERS and place
European Investment Bank Speaker
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Delivery 2014 – 2019

 Completed preparation of 66 projects;

 Project volume of around EUR 7.9bn;
 Good number of water supply and
wastewater collection/treatment projects
(compliance driven);
 Additional ‘special’ projects addressing
• Flood protection and risk mgmt.,
• Protection against coastal erosion,
• Disaster management systems
(incl. emergency communication
networks, equipment & buildings
 Delivered an additional 15 strategic and
horizontal assignments;
2021-27 Policy areas

PO2: Greener, carbon-free Europe (selected items):

• Adaptation to climate change measures, prevention

and management of climate related risks:
• Floods, Fires, Storms & draughts, earthquakes,
• Permanent changes of water resources.

• Smart water management:

• Drinking Water Supply and efficiency measures,
• Leakage reduction, climate adaptation measures,
• Wastewater collection, treatment and reuse.
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Case Study - Poland
Warsaw water supply
and wastewater
Enhancing urban
resilience against
climate change

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Case Study Warsaw - I
Investment objectives
• Adaptation of water and
wastewater infrastructure to
climate changes
• Resource efficiency
• Security of water supply
• Storm water management,
stronger flood resilience
• Wastewater collection
Link to PO 2 (2021 – 2027)
→ Climate change adaptation measure
and strengthening urban resilience
→ Innovation & low carbon Europe
→ Water for human consumption,
→ Prevention and management of
climate related risks: Floods
→ Directive Compliance
Case Study Warsaw - II
Investment scope:
• Water supply
o WTP rehabilitation and extension;
o New water mains and distribution
network – 25 km;

• Waste water collection and treatment

o WWTP modernization;
o New retention tank 70.000 m3
o Rehabilitation and construction of
large DN collectors – 49 km;
o New secondary network – 63 km
o Storm water retention
o RTC system

Investment figures:
Cost: EUR 431m (excl. VAT)
EU-grant: EUR 274m
Company budget: EUR 256m
Case Study Warsaw - III
Achievement of Project “Warsaw Water and climate change”:

• Reduction of “water stress” and water deficits through ability to

secure supply of compliant potable water across city districts;
• Modernization of existing wastewater treatment facilities, new
connection and directive compliance increase;
• Protection of Vistula river from direct overflows by retention and
Real Time Assets management;
• Innovation: make systems more
energy efficient and/or more
operationally sustainable;
• Affordable medium to long term
consumer tariffs;
• Established Hydro-modeling tool
for future assets management.
Case Study - Malta
Towards a Net Zero
Impact Water Utility:
Ensuring Integrated
Water Resource
Management

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Case Study Malta - I
Project objective:
• Harmonize drinking water quality
• Reduce groundwater abstraction
practice and improve water quality
• Polished water for irrigation
• Lower sea water intrusion
• Reduce pumping energy cons.
• Extend wastewater collection
Link to PO 2 (2021 – 2027)
→ Water for human consumption,
→ Water resource conservation and
climate change adaptation measure
→ Reuse / circular economy,
→ Water management
→ Efficiency and low carbon Europe
→ Directive Compliance
Case Study Malta - II
Project scope:
• Modernize desalination plants and extend their capacity;
• Measures to optimize drinking water quality and to reduce
quantity of groundwater abstraction;
• Extend and optimize drinking water distribution system;
• Extend distribution network for tertiary treated polished water
for reuse in irrigation which further reduces the pressure of the
depleting groundwater resources of the Maltese islands;
• Extend/optimize sewerage network with link to existing WWTP.

Project figures:
Cost: EUR 164m (excl. VAT)
EU-grants: EUR 89m
State budget: EUR 55m
Water company: EUR 20m
Case Study Malta - III

Achievement of Project “Towards a Net Zero Impact Water Utility”:

• Ability to drink compliant potable water across islands;

• Full utilization of existing wastewater treatment facilities and
production of highly polished water for re-use for irrgation;
• Enhanced protection of groundwater and its sustainable use;
• Carbon emission neutrality;
• Affordable medium to long term consumer tariffs;
• An increasingly financially self standing water company.

End-game project Final appraisal Post-submission

Strategy/plans/ Project concepts / preparation for EU
project pipelines feasibility studies of project Advisory support
funding

Expert Guidance + Knowledge Sharing + Capacity Building

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