EWA Newsletter - European Water Association

Announcements
30 th October 2012: 8 th EWA Brussels Conference – The European
Year of Water – Upcoming Challenges
Registration now open
EWA Newsletter
Climate adaptation, water quality and quantity, and the water/energy
nexus will be among the hot topics addressed at the 8 th EWA Brussels
Conference. Held in cooperation with the European Commission, the
annual conference brings together high profile experts, decision makers
and stakeholders from the European water sector and European
institutions to discuss Europe’s pressing water issues. Programme
Registration Form
Register now to secure your seat!
Early Bird Booking extended until 12th August!
31 st October 2012: EU-Policy Workshop – How to deal with Brussels
Following the Brussels Conference, EWA will hold a workshop on how to
deal with Brussels. Dr. Helmut Blöch will be giving an overview of the
European Institution and the EU decision making process, who is who in
water in the EU, EU water legislation and water related policy and how to
get involved. Outline
Early Bird Booking extended until 12th August!
Book both events and get 25% discount on the total attendance
fee!
Download: Conference Programme
Download: EU-Policy Workshop Outline
Download: Registration Form for Conference or/and workshop
For more information contact Ms. Lorvik at the EWA Secretariat
Edited by Dr. Helmut Blöch
Issue 27
July/August 2012
News from Brussels
EP resolution on water
Bathing Water Report 2012
Public consultation on the
upcoming EU 7 th
Environmental Action
Programme
Concerns over possible
violation of EU antitrust
rules
EU starts accession
negotiations with
Montenegro
Follow-up to EWA News
May 2012
Water-related recent press
releases by EC and EEA
Parliamentary questions
related to water
News from our
Members
ÖWAV: River Engineering
Conference 2012
Emschergenossenschaft:
Final Conference: PILLS
Project
News from Brussels

EP resolution on water
Building on the work of the EP Intergroup on Water, on 3 July 2012, the
European Parliament Plenary has adopted a resolution outlining its
analysis, concerns and vision linked to water.
Read more…
Bathing Water Report 2012
The Bathing Water Report on the 2011 bathing season published in May
2012 shows data for more than 22,000 bathing sites at coastal beaches,
rivers and lakes, with encouraging data both for the water and tourism
sectors: 92.1 % of bathing waters in the European Union now meet the
minimum water quality standards set by the Bathing Water Directive.
Read more…
Public consultation on the upcoming EU 7 th Environmental Action
Programme: Results of the consultation
The European Commission is preparing a new general EU Environment
Action Programme setting out priority objectives to be attained up to
2020.
Read more…
Concerns over possible violation of EU antitrust rules: Unannounced
inspections in the sector of plastic pipes and plastic pipe fittings
used in the sewage industry
The European Commission can confirm that on 26 June 2012,
Commission officials undertook unannounced inspections in several
Member States at the premises of companies active in the sector of
plastic pipes and plastic pipe fittings used in the sewage industry. The
Commission has concerns that the companies concerned may have
violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business
practices (Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union).
Read more…
EU starts accession negotiations with Montenegro
Read more…
Follow-up to EWA News May 2012 “Common Agricultural Policy
Reform: “Greening or green wash?”
WWF Europe “The Frankenstein of CAP Reform is born at Council”
… Tony Long Director of the WWF European Policy Office said, “What
started out as an optimistic and measured proposal by the Commission
in October has now ended up becoming a Frankenstein policy, which
addresses neither the environmental challenges we are facing nor
Event Calendar
19. – 20. September
Bad Ischl, Austria
River Engineering
Conference 2012
More info
19. -20. October 2012
Sofia, Bulgaria
5 th International
Conference: Water Loss
Reduction in Water
Supply Systems
More info
25.-26. October 2012
Timisoara, Romania
ECOimpuls 2012 -
International Conference
on Environmental
Research and Technology
www.eco-impuls.ro
30. October 2012
Brussels, Belgium
8 th EWA Brussels
Conference
More info
31. October 2012
Brussels, Belgium
EWA EU-Policy Workshop
How to deal with Brussels
More info
6.-8. November 2012
12th Annual Conference
and Exhibition – What is
Water Worth to You?
Tirana, Albania
info@shukalb.org

providing adequately for our long-term food needs.”…
Read more…
Water-related recent press releases by European Commission and
European Environment Agency
July 2012
Antitrust: Commission confirms unannounced inspections in the sector of
plastic pipes and plastic pipe fittings used in the sewage industry – 11 July
2012
Press release
Environment Commissioner Potočnik: Statement at the debate in the
European Parliament on the outcome of Rio +20 Strasbourg, 5 July 2012
Press release
June 2012
Commission urges Portugal to comply with EU law on waste water and
water pollution – 21 June 2012
Press release
Italy in Court over urban waste water treatment failings – 21 June 2012
Press release
Commission urges Austria to comply with EU law on water services (Water
Framework Directive) – 21 June 2012
Press release
May 2012
Germany referred to the European Court of Justice over incomplete cost
recovery for water services under the Water Framework Directive - 31 May
2012
Press release
New approach to assessing toxic chemical mixtures - 31 May 2012
Press release
Greece asked to comply with waste and waste water legislation - 31 May
2012
Press release
Bathing water quality report 2012 – 23 May 2012
Press release
Water as a scarce resource - 22 May 2012
Press release

European Parliament: During 2012 so far 110 Parliamentary
questions related to water
The high political profile attached to “water” is not least underlined by
an increasing number of Parliamentary questions by Members of the
European Parliament. Since January 2012, a total of 110 Parliamentary
questions related to water have been posed.
The list below provides, beyond those questions already reported in the
March 2012 and May 2012 editions of EWA News, author, political
group, and registration number of all water-related questions. The full
text of the questions (by a considerable majority to the European
Commission) and the replies by the institutions are available on the
Website of the European Parliament.
See list of Parliamentary Questions: 10. May – 5. July 2012
Austrian Water and Waste Management Association –
Österreichischer Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaftsverband (ÖWAV)
The ÖWAV as a Non-Profit Organisation is a neutral and independent
platform providing highly qualified education and training in the areas
of water, wastewater and waste management. In 2011 120 seminars and
trainings for over 7000 participants were organised. One of the next
upcoming events is the following:
The „River Engineering Conference 2012“ is held from September
19th to 21th 2012 in Bad Ischl. In this year the topic of the event is
„Flood Risk Management: analysis – evaluation - reduction -
communication“. Every three years the „River Engineering Conference“
brings together stakeholder in the field of river engineering due to upto-date
information presented by experts from Austria and its
neighbouring countries. The aim of the event is to focus on the change
of paradigm concerning flood protection. In the future local authorities
and citizens, in addition to appropriate authorities, will play a more
important role in the process of flood risk management. Furthermore
practical examples of river engineering will be examined. The conference
language will be German.
For further information please contact the ÖWAV (duerr@oewav.at or
www.oewav.at).
Emschergenossenschaft (Germany)
Final Conference: PILLS Project
After nearly 5 years the PILLS project will be finished by autumn 2012.
The findings of the joint work and experiences with hospital treatment
plants will be presented on September 19 th /20 th 2012 in Gelsenkirchen
(Germany). Here as well new strategies and politics regarding the
elimination of pharmaceutical residues in the aquatic environment and
precaution options will be discussed.
For more information, please have a look at www.pills-project.eu.
News from our Members

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