New project about stormwater treatment
ReCircWater addresses a pressing challenge for the South Baltic region: how to treat, manage and reuse urban stormwater so fewer pollutants reach the Baltic Sea and more water can be put to beneficial use.
Stormwater and combined sewer overflows carry a complex mix of nutrients, metals, micro-pollutants (including PFAS), oils, PAHs and microplastics into waterways. Space constraints in cities, rising treatment standards and climate-driven extremes make conventional approaches harder and more costly – while water scarcity increases the need to harvest, store and safely reuse treated stormwater.
The project is co-funded by the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021–2027 under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is approved as an Operation of Strategic Importance (OSI).