About this Toolbox
Water resilience has recently gained increased attention all over Europe. From mainly being an issue of local communities in southern regions, it has over the last decades become an issue in northern and humid regions of Europe, too. Accelerated by climate change, extreme alternations in precipitation patterns lead here to periods of too much or too little water, and can at times cause severe challenges for local water supply. An effective means to counteract these problems can be water recycling, in particular, if the reuse of treated wastewater is combined with the retention & recirculation of excess stormwater. The infographic below presents different elements of water recycling. To explore them click on individual parts of the picture or at the name of the pilot place to get further information on the topic.
- Berlin – Recycling treated wastewater for commercial use
- Bornholm – Recycling treated wastewater for agricultural use
- Bornholm – Recycling treated wastewater for hydrogen production
- Braniewo – Rain garden for the greening of a public car park
- Braniewo – Recycling water from a public indoor swimming pool
- Kalmar – Recycling treated wastewater in public buildings
- Kalmar – Recycling treated wastewater for irrigating green spaces
- Saldus – Stormwater recycling for fountain operation and greenery irrigation
- Västervik – Utilisation of stormwater with the aid of “multi-dams”
- Gargždai –Natural stormwater treatment for use in municipal services
