WWater reuseImpact assessment

CIS WG PoM 25/03/2014Dagmar Behrendt Kaljarikova

Water Unit Directorate General for EnvironmentEuropean Commission

State of play – Water reuse

BIO Intelligence contract – Task 1 – Review previous work, finalise methodology (scope, problem definition, baseline scenario) and identify policy options – March 2014

MS: AT, BE (Flanders), CZ, CY, DE, FI, FR, LT, LU, IT, MT, RO, SE, SK, UKStakeholders: EUREAU, Water supply and sanitation Technology Platform (WssTP), WHO, two operators of large reuse schemes (Torrele IPR scheme in BE; London Olympic Park), EIP Water , UIE (French water industry association) Pending: ES, PT, EL, COPA COGECA

Next steps – Water reuseImpact assessment of the identified policy options

Impact Assessment Roadmap – internal agreement at DG ENV by March/April (publication – after agreed with other DGs/services (ISG) and SG)Public consultations – to be launched April/May 2014 (questionnaire), GreenWeek – session on water reuse (5/6/14)Stakeholders meeting – October 2014Completion of IA (proposal of an EU level instrument on water reuse) – December 2014EC Impact Assessment Board – March 2015Commission proposal of an EU-level instrument on water reuse (if justified) – end 2015

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