Källby Water Workshop, Lund
Källby Water Workshop is an innovative test bed and an arena where companies, universities and utilities can work together to develop the future measurement methods for drinking water quality.
About the project
The closed down Källby water treatment plant in Lund was given new life as an innovative test bed – an arena where companies, universities and utilities could work together to develop the future measurement methods for drinking water quality. It served as a neutral platform where the unique exchange of information and experience speeded up the process of finding suitable technologies.
Developing methods that enable online monitoring would contribute to safer and more sustainable drinking water management. In practice this means, among other things, that operating personnel could act more quickly in the event of incidents such as leakage or contamination, thus reduce the risk to the public and reduce the use of drinking water. It is an important step towards achieving the global sustainability goals.
The project was initiated in 2020 with support from Vinnova and was granted continued Vinnova support for 2021-2024. With this, a new collaboration was launched between Källby and two other testbeds. The project was managed by VA SYD in close cooperation with Sydvatten, NSVA, and Sweden Water Research. If you have any questions regarding this part of the project, you can contact Markus Fröjd, who was responsible for the project until 2024.
The Källby water workshop project has concluded as the project period has ended, but the workshop remains under the management of VA SYD. There will continue to be opportunities to test and develop the monitoring of drinking water quality.
Collaboration along the water chain
The project offered a unique possibility to test products along the whole water chain:
- Källby Water Workshop (drinking water)
- Research Station Bolmen (raw water)
- Reco Lab (recirculated waste water)
We wanted to create collaborations in the test bed where VA SYD, NSVA, Sydvatten and Sweden Water Reseach contributed with knowledge and helped companies to develop relevant instruments.
Support from Vinnova
During the period May 2021 – May 2024, the project was carried out with financial support from Vinnova.
