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Issue 31 / April 2008

Member NewsletterMember Newsletter

YWP Activities at the WWC2008

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Vienna ‘night of nights’

9Rainwater Harvesting at Banda Aceh

I think there would be little disagreement amongst water professionals that our sector is in a period of rapid if not dramatic change. Explosive population and income growth, particularly in developing countries, is resulting in a growing scarcity of water and delivery infrastructure for cities, energy and food production. Climate change is adding another dimension of complexity to these resource challenges.

Shortages in skilled engineers in low, middle and high income countries pose significant additional daily challenges in operating utilities and providing the consultants that support them. Competition of a different kind has resulted in the cost of cement, steel and other materials to rise dramatically – materials central to building the facilities needed to transport and treat water. Finally, continuing institutional restructuring and reassessments of the mix of public and private sector resources results in another kind of change.

In combination, I believe that these drivers have resulted in an era of unprecedented change in our field, and the rate of change will only accelerate. At the same time, I also believe that we as water professionals are not fully prepared to deal with the scope and pace of change that will confront us. If you have doubts, ask the Australians who have had to completely rethink the most basic understandings of the roles and rules associated with the provision of water services in the context of climate change and growth induced water scarcity, while institutional restructuring continues unabated.

The work of John Kotter from the Harvard Business School, and other leadership experts, over the past two decades has provided us professionals with a better understanding that coping with change is all about leadership. As

Kotter would say, change is led not managed.

It follows that preparing for a changing environment such as we are experiencing in water management requires a significant step-up in transformational leadership competency and capacity. Many of those deeply involved in developing countries would echo this message, after watching transformational leaders such as Ek Sonn Chan (General Director of Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority) transform a written-off utility into a leader in South East Asia.

Yet if you reflect on many engineering-focused industries, including water management, the emphasis at the top of the company/agency is on technically-focused management, drawing on decades of experience in circumstances that may not be entirely aligned with the future we face.

Recognizing these facts a decade ago, an unusual joint venture in the US between AWWA, AMWA, NACWA and WEF was created to develop a center for utility leadership. Based at the University of North Carolina, this center was intended to address the need for enhanced leadership capabilities that would be essential to addressing today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. The University of North Carolina utility leadership center has been in operation for eight years and today its courses are sold out more than a year in advance.

I think that the global community of water professionals needs to draw on both the concepts of leadership and change, and the experience of the US utility leadership center to establish a global network of regional leadership centers than can enhance the resident leadership skills of technically trained directors of water agencies throughout

the world. Alongside such actions,

university curricula for training new

researchers and scientists needs to

recognize that change and leadership

are not confined to utilities or

consulting organizations – leadership

needs to be present at the heart of the

knowledge enterprise as well. I truly

believe that our efforts to advance the

MDGs in lower income countries and

to achieve sustainable solutions on a

crowded planet are vitally dependent

on such actions.

The good news is that IWA

will focus on the area of change

and leadership this September at

the 2008 World Water Congress in

Vienna, Austria. As part of this effort,

we will focus on the crucial roles that

women professionals play in leading

change – recognizing the unique

styles and skills of women water

professionals. As part of our focus on

women, water and leadership, we will

also be presenting the IWA Women in

Water Award in honor of the late Hei

Jin Woo of Korea.

I welcome your thoughts, energy

and involvement in this leadership

development through the actions

of IWA and others in the global

community of water professionals.

Paul Reiter [email protected]

1060 second interview –Jacques Labre

Leading The Way To Change

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IWA Membership News

Fulfilling the present and future needs of the water and wastewater industries requires the continuous development of a workforce which is not only adequate in size and capable in skills but also strong in leadership. Young water professionals (students and professionals in the water sector and under the age of 35) are the future of the water sector, and therefore the future of the International Water Association.

The Young Water Professionals Programme has gone from strength to strength since its conception in �006. The Programme enables Young Water Professionals and Students to take advantage of ample networking opportunities, both among themselves and with senior water

professionals from the leading organisations within the water industry.

As part of our drive to expand our network of YWPs, IWA is keen to extend its efforts in promoting membership to students around the world and would like to invite all our teaching professors to contribute to these efforts by promoting IWA membership to your students.

Willing participants in this scheme will be sent a full IWA Promotional Package for dissemination amongst your students and display within your departments.

For full details about what this initiative will involve, please contact IWA Membership Officer-

Vincent Edelkoort at [email protected].

Should you have any other suggestions on how IWA can support you in promoting IWA membership among your students or for any other enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

Calling all Professors

The following list of organisations provides an overview of the type and geographic reach of companies that have recently joined IWA.

● ITT (USA) www.itt.comITT Corporation are platinum sponsors of the IWA Vienna World Water Congress (September 7-1�, �008) and are a global water leader. They are a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more liveable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. Their water products touch every part of the water cycle—delivering fresh water to communities and commercial businesses, treating and disinfecting it, transporting the wastewater and returning it to streams and rivers cleaner than it came in. They are also a leader in supplying pumps and related technologies for handling harsh chemicals, mining slurry and industrial process fluids. ITT recognise that - while water scarcity is a global issue - its immediate impact is in developing countries. As part of their emerging market strategy, ITT is investing in new world-class manufacturing and service facilities, unifying and expanding their sales force, and launching research and development centres in India and China.

● Hoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijnlanden (The Netherlands)

www.hdsr.nlsHoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijnlanden (HDSR) is one of the �7 Water Boards that govern the Netherlands water systems. The Netherlands is a country characterised by its relationship with water. The many dykes, locks, pumping stations, flood barriers, canals

and ditches keep it habitable. Without water barriers, more than half of the Netherlands would be under water.HDSR focus on ensuring that there are safe dykes, clean surface water and correct water levels at all times. They are also responsible for flood control, water quantity, water quality and treatment of urban wastewater. Operational tasks include the management of pumping stations, wastewater treatment plants, maintenance of waterways and flood defence structures. HDSR oversee most of the province of Utrecht and a small part of the province of Zuid-Holland; a total area of 8�.000 hectare.

● Aridtec (Singapore) www.aridtec.comAridTec is a full-service water conservation, planning, design, and system installation company. They specialise in water harvesting and water treatment solutions and strive to provide solutions that integrate water conservation with innovative technologies. AridTec try to provide an integrated solution comprising:

• Consultancy services• Project conceptualization, process design and

detailed engineering;• Engineering, procurement and construction;• Installation and commissioning;• Operation and maintenance services

AridTec also has a comprehensive program for after sales services are in place. Field service engineers are available to keep all systems and equipment on regular maintenance schedules, assist with repairs, spare parts ordering and replacement of parts. Customised service programs are developed to meet specific customers’ needs, where standard programs fail to do so. Furthermore, AridTec offers complete retrofit and refurbishing of existing systems. Systems can be upgraded, taking advantage of new technologies, and accommodating changing needs.

● Danex Consulting (Romania)

www.danex.roDanex is a general supplier of materials, equipments, technologies and turn key solutions in the field of water. The Danex Group permanently improves the satisfaction level of its customers by setting-up partnerships with the most representative producers in the E.U. They have coverage of all counties in Romania through area managers, the promotion/sales offices’ network and service departments and adapt their activities to the customers’ needs in each of the economical development regions of Romania. Their personnel are also involved in environmental protection activities

● SUE ‘Vodokanal of St Petersburg’ (Russia)

www.vodokanal.spb.ruSUE ‘Vodokanal of St Petersburg’ is responsible for the biggest Russian system for potable water disinfection by ultra violent irradiation. Their effective management of water supply and water disposal systems is based on high technologies and a single information environment. ‘Vodokanal of St Petersburg’ was the first water company in Russia, which has been certified for conformity of the environmental management system with the ISO 14001 international standard; they also have an advanced research centre; the independent Water Research and Monitoring Centre. This is equipped with advanced analytical equipment. ‘Vodokanal of St Petersburg’ is also active in the community. They have established a unique on-line "St. Petersburg Water Museum", which allows city dwellers and visitors to see the essence of Vodokanal’s activities and the necessity of water resource preservation. In addition, they have put in place development programs for profiled city life support systems; elaborated in detail up to the year of �011.

New Corporate Members Update

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More than 2,500 people are expected to attend a gala night organised by the City of Vienna on Thursday 11 September in Vienna.

The gala ‘night of nights’ will be a major part of the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition when all the delegates will have a chance to get together and network with each other in a social setting. It will take place in Vienna City Hall, one of the Austrian capital’s best-known architectural landmarks and the seat of power in the city.

It will be a feast of buffet-style food, drink, music and dancing spread across all the function rooms and the arcade courtyard. The food will be from different parts of the Danube region and the entertainment will range from classic-style waltz to midnight clubbing.

The association has also arranged a special private concert for IWA guests given by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra at the famous Golden Hall of the Musikverein, known to music lovers throughout the world as the centre of Viennese musical culture, the focus of the international concert circuit and the Eldorado of classical music. Hearing Mozart and Strauss played in this remarkable setting is an experience you will remember fondly for the rest of your life.

There will be many other chances to meet your international water colleagues over the week of the Vienna congress. These include dinners, lunches, morning and afternoon teas and the technical and sightseeing tours.

In the technical sessions you will learn about the latest trends and developments in water management worldwide, from the design and operation of water systems, through the management and planning of water services to measures to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

You will also see the latest cutting-edge technologies from around the world and the Danube region in the exhibition.

You can register now for this major IWA event at www.iwa2008vienna.org.

Thousands to attend Vienna ‘night of nights’ at IWA World Water Congress

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Following the successful activities of the Young Water Professionals at the 2006 World Water Congress in Beijing, the IWA YWP team have created an ambitious programme that will be carried out throughout the whole of the World Water Congress 2008:

Sunday 7 SeptemberYWP@WWC Workshop At this one day workshop, YWPs will have the opportunity to network and discuss with established water professionals on future challenges faced by the water sector. There will also be a career panel that will provide information on the different opportunities that YWPs have in the water sector.

Monday 8 SeptemberYWP Breakfast. Early in the morning and before the key note speeches, the YWPs will have the opportunity to breakfast together. Information and practical advice will be made available to first time attendees, so their time and experience at the Vienna Congress is as valuable and productive at possible.

Tuesday 9 SeptemberThe Young Water Professionals – Council of Distinguished Water Professionals Discussion.

The YWPs will have the opportunity to discuss with the CDWP the Harremoes lecture on Energy and Water and find out how this important topic will shape the decisions that they have to take in the future.

Wednesday 10 SeptemberThe Professional Development Award Ceremony. The PDA 2008 will be awarded during the World Water Congress. All YWPs are invited to the Award Ceremony.

Career Fair. This provides the perfect opportunity for YWPs to meet different companies and organisations in the water industry, and talk directly to the staff about potential career opportunities.

Thursday 11 SeptemberOpen Meeting. The YWP Programmes Team will organise an open meeting between the members

of the YWP Programme Committee and all the YWPs that have assisted at the Vienna Congress. This will be the perfect opportunity for you to give your ideas and suggestions on what the YWP needs to focus on over the next two years.

All these activities will be organised at the YWP Lounge, a space dedicated to YWPs that will be open throughout the Congress. This space can be used to relax after a presentation, take time out from the hectic congress schedule, or to simply meet and network with fellow YWPs. And once the Vienna Congress is over, you will have the opportunity to continue your social networking during the Night Out for YWPs.

YWP Activities at the WWC2008

Once again the IWA World Water Congress will feature an Industry Forum. Feedback from Beijing 2006 was extremely positive and there was a real interest in developing the Industry Forum to be an integral part of the World Water Congress Programme. As such, this year’s Industry Forum will provide a unique opportunity to bring together leaders from the water industry with research and development practitioners to take part in a meaningful dialogue on the challenges and opportunities facing the water industry today.

Between the 8th and 11th September from the water industry will be hosting a series of exchanges, of 90 minutes each, which will provide a platform for a new approach for

collaboration between industrial water users, technology providers, utility organisations, consultants and research and development practitioners. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with industry leaders through a combination of presentations and open discussion forums. Each day will culminate with a panel discussion on the day’s themes, where participants will have the chance to question the hosts of the exchanges.

Each day of the Industry Forum will focus on a different theme as follows:

● Monday 8 September – Climate change: crisis driving innovation

● Tuesday 9 September – Municipalities: how

can industry support the provision of basic

services?

● Wednesday 10 September – Solutions for

Industrial Water Users: how can using

technology and efficient operational

management reduce water costs and protect

the environment?

● Thursday 11 September – Sanitation:

how can industry help to connect people

to sustainable wastewater management

systems - a multi-faceted.

To find out more about the programme for

the Industry Forum as it develops, visit www.

iwa2008vienna.org

WWC 2008 Industry Forum

YWP workshop, Aspire 2007

Tony Allen awarded 2008 Stockholm Water Prize

Professor John Anthony Allan from King’s College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies has been named the �008 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. Professor Allan pioneered the development of key concepts in the understanding and communication of water issues and how they are linked to agriculture, climate change, economics and politics. Tony is Associate Editor of the journal Water Policy, which IWA Publishing produces.

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Since the launch of the Bonn Charter for Safe Drinking Water and the 3rd Edition of the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality in 2004, IWA and WHO have been working together to support the implementation of Water Safety Plans (WSPs). IWA and WHO reaffirmed their commitment to work together to improve the global safety of drinking water in 2007 by signing a long-term project collaboration agreement. One of the main aspects of this agreement is the organisation of capacity building activities, over the last few months IWA has organised and been involved with a number of initiatives to support IWA members – and other water professionals – in implementing WSPs.

Water Safety Plan workshop in India

During February, as part of the Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) annual convention, IWA organised a workshop on the Bonn Charter for Safe Drinking Water and Water Safety Plans. The workshop was attended by 50 people and provided a conceptual overview and practical examples of WSP implementation, including the role of WSPs in disaster response and recovery. Given the significant challenges faced by the Indian water sector to deliver safe drinking water, most significantly that of intermittent supply, WSPs provide an ideal means by which risks can be identified and managed. This workshop is seen as the first of a series of awareness raising and training activities in India to support WSP implementation.

Bonn Network workshop in Malaysia

As part of the recent Asiawater 2008 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IWA was invited to organise a workshop on the Bonn Network

and Water Safety Plans. The conference also provided a platform for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between IWA and Ranhill Utilities formalising Ranhill’s membership of the Network. Ranhill are currently the only Asian water supplier in the Bonn Network and well positioned to provide leadership within the region to instigate the widespread implementation of WSPs.

Through working with utilities such as Ranhill and others included in the Bonn Network, IWA aims to not only support existing Network members but also signpost and disseminate best practice in risk management. For more information about the Bonn Network, visit the website at www.iwa-bonn-network.org

Water Safety Plan training in Singapore

As part of IWA’s strategy to scale-up the application of WSP implementation in the Asia region, the second in a series of ‘Training of Trainers’ workshop was organised April 21-25 in Singapore. The workshop was co-organised with USAID Eco-Asia, WHO (Western Pacific Regional Office) and the Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore. The aim of this series of workshops is to enhance the capacity of national training institutes in the region to develop capacity building initiatives in their own country. The April workshop included participants from Malaysia, China, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Brunei and Macao. The third in this series of workshops will be organised later this year.

Establishment of a Latin America and Caribbean Network for Water Safety Plans

Participants from the stakeholder consultation meeting to establish regional LAC WSP network

During April, IWA, together with the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO), United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA), the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS) and the United States Department of State established a regional network for Water Safety Plans.

The network was established during a stakeholder consultation meeting in Honduras. Water professionals from across the region were invited to discuss and finalise a strategic plan for the Network. The mission of the Network is to contribute to a significant reduction in waterborne disease, especially among vulnerable populations, by improving the safety of drinking water supplies in the Latin America and Caribbean region, through accelerating the development and implementation of Water Safety Plans. As part of this strategy, IWA will appoint a regional officer to coordinate the activities of the network and provide a focal point for IWA members in the region.

IWA is also working with WHO on translating key documents – such as the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality into Portuguese, Spanish and Mandarin. If you would like more information on any of the activities described above or other elements of this programme, visit the Drinking Water Quality pages on the IWA website or contact [email protected]

IWA Drinking Water Quality Programme

Whilst the Association maintains a wide portfolio of specialist groups, there are a smaller number of task forces on recognised ‘hot’ topics in the water sector. These task forces allow members to concentrate on key strategic challenges over a limited time period. The Association’s HQ office role is to facilitate, support and manage these task forces. Whilst some are established and have reached a degree of maturity in their activities (such as Sanitation 21 or the Sustainability Task Force), others are at an earlier stage of development.

Water Quality & Health and Access to Water are currently stepping through a year long work plan designed to provide the right operational basis for further member engagement. Details of plans for Water Quality & Health are provided below, so that members can become involved in the work of the task force as the work plan develops. Information on Access to Water will

appear in a later edition of Member Newsletter.

Water Quality & HealthGoal: To identify and present the current state of knowledge about the linkage between water quality and health, especially in developing countries, highlighting any gaps or uncertainties in that knowledge and pursue some of the questions that arise.

Background: While the relationship between water quality and health is known to be a strong one and much has been written about elements within this linkage, there appears to be no comprehensive statement of the state of the art knowledge in this area. Of itself this would be sufficient to generate such a document and, clearly, IWA is an organisation which would be well placed and which would have a remit to make this happen.

But there is an additional motivation for

this which is that it is felt to be the case that water quality is diminishing in some locations – through the effect of reducing quantity, through failing infrastructure and by pollution from extraneous sources. Clearly these add to a need to understand better the linkages between water quality and health, and their current status.

Key Focus Areas for 2008:● Undertake scoping exercise to understand

‘existing state of the art’ on the subject

● Establish steering group and supporting coalition of partners

● Identify programme of work and begin implementation of programmes of work

For further details of the task force, contact Darren Saywell, Development Director at [email protected]

IWA’s Global Task forces

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Utilities, their people and those with an interest in utilities management or operation, are an important and integral part of the IWA family. IWA Utilities was established to ensure that utilities – public and private – have a forum to share common issues, present a voice on global matters and deliver a challenging and practical programme. Among the main activities in 2008 will be a scoping and development exercise to better understand the needs and desires of utilities and develop strategic and operational plans to deliver an effective and high quality programme for IWA’s Utility members. To develop and deliver this programme we are currently seeking a new staff member to join the IWA team. In the mean time, there are some ongoing activities that are for the benefit of our utility members and some dates that you should mark in your calendar.

Utility Leaders ForumThe Utility Leaders Forums are dedicated

meetings and events for CEOs, General Managers and other and senior utility managers comprising open sessions and the opportunity to network privately. The forums come in two forms – Global where the issues of global importance are discussed, and Regional which also include items of a more local interest. 2008 will see 2 regionally focused Utility Leader Forums in Munich on 5-6 May and in Hanoi

on 19 December, however the big date for diary should be Monday 8 September 2008 for the Utility Leader Forum in Vienna during the IWA World Water Congress. The agenda for this meeting is currently being developed and attendance will be by invitation only. If you have suggestions of topics you would like included in the agenda or if you wish to be added to the invitation list, please contact Keith Robertson at [email protected].

Other ConferencesIn addition to the Utility Leader Forums,

IWA also runs an extensive programme of approximately 40 conferences per year covering all aspects of water science, research, practice and management - full details of which can be found on the IWA website. One conference that should be of particular interest is the 2nd IWA Utilities Conference: Customer Relations and Citizen Participation in Paris on 9-11 December. The common thread of this conference is the place of the consumer/citizen in relation to the activity and responsibility of the water utility. The World Water Congress in Vienna will also include many sessions and workshops of interest and provide a perfect opportunity the opportunity to meet the world’s top figures in all aspects of water, as well as to network with your peers from around the world.

Water Operators Partnerships: IWA, representing a significant share

of the world’s utilities and practice-related professionals, is joining forces with UN-HABITAT, WHO, the Asian Development Bank and others to systematically promote and broker "Water Operators Partnerships" throughout the world. As one but vitally important part of our contribution to this effort, IWA would like to reach out to our utility members and the utility members of all our affiliate national associations throughout the world in cataloguing and documenting full or partial twinning experiences. We intend to translate your experience into a best-practice framework so that we can advance the vitally important tool of utilities helping utilities in a manner that benefits from the lessons associated with both successes and failures. Would you share your experience and or interest in this important area? If the answer is yes, here’s how to do it: email us at [email protected], give us an initial indication of the experience that you wish to share and how to best get in touch with you or your organisation. We will then contact you for a follow-up discussion.

IWA Utilities Programme

Working to complement the existing IWA World Water Congress, the Association will launch and develop a biennial IWA Development Congress, the first of which will take place in Mexico, September 2009. The overarching intent of the Congress is to promote a technical discussion on fundamental water, sanitation and reuse challenges in low and middle income countries; to identify technical solutions to these challenges and to establish linkages between technical practitioners and policy makers.

The Mexico City Congress will provide a targeted and comprehensive mechanism to access leading edge knowledge in the management and delivery of water and sanitation in emerging economies. The 3 day programme includes different mechanisms for knowledge exchange and learning from experience, such as:

● Peer to peer sessions which are practice oriented;

● Sessions involving platform and poster presentations of scientific and technical papers;

● Forms for dialogue on strategic and policy level issues emerging from these technical discussions.

The main tracks and topics for the Development Congress will focus around the following themes:

● Challenges to service delivery: including mega-cities, rapid urbanisation, inadequacies of conventional approaches and protecting groundwater;

● Innovation and change: including technical options and boundaries for application; capacity and peer learning; new research and technology development agendas; applying local knowledge to water and sanitation provision;

● Implementation and delivery: including operating at large scale; developing appropriate and scaleable regulatory approaches; and policy norms, standards and their implications on service delivery.

The Congress will be organised jointly by IWA with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and has received strong indications of support and endorsement from IUCN, World Health Organization and World Bank.

For further details, contact Darren Saywell at IWA at [email protected].

IWA Development Congress, Mexico, 2009

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In many developing countries, operation and maintenance (O&M) of water-supply and sanitation systems have been neglected. Sanitation, in particular, is given much less attention in practice, even though ‘water-supply and sanitation improvements’ are often mentioned together in project documents. This has led to some alarming conditions, with an estimated 30%–60% of existing rural water-supply systems inoperative at any given time, and more than 2 billion people worldwide lacking access to any type of improved sanitation. The lack of such services is degrading for the affected people and has a serious impact on their health and well-being.

Increasingly however, governments, external

support agencies and local communities are recognising the importance of integrating O&M components in all development phases of water-supply and sanitation projects, including the planning, implementation, management, and monitoring phases.

Following dialogue and discussion between the Efficient Operation and Management specialist group (facilitated by IWA) and the Operation & Maintenance Network (coordinated by the National Institute of Public Health, Japan) agreement is being reached on a programme of joint planning and programming between the two groups.

The proposed scope for cooperation includes:

● Knowledge gap analysis and identification of key tools for future development

● Advisory support - using members in advising on O&M practice

● Joint workshop series

Representatives from both groups will meet during a planning session in Lisbon on May 15th. The meeting will set a timeline for the 2008 activities and report on progress made to date. For further information, contact Darren Saywell at [email protected] or visit the IWA website at: http://www.iwahq.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_633184.?ObjectId=653863.

Operation & Maintenance Network gears up

In response to a topic of increasing importance and significance to the water sector, IWA would like to showcase members’ actions in adapting to climate change. Case studies that have been collected to date focus on coping with decreasing water supply, and adapting to extreme runoff events, with examples drawn from Australia, Denmark and The Netherlands. For example, the Water Corporation, Australia has invested heavily (at an approximate cost of AUS$ 2 billion to date) in capital expenditure on water security aimed to spread the risk of water resource failure across multiple sources by: reducing consumer demand through behavioural management, by increasing recycling of treated wastewater and through seawater desalination. These measures were made to cope with the observed ~70% decline in streamflows supplying Perth’s reservoirs, as well as reductions in groundwater resources.

Guided by a questionnaire on the IWA website, members are encouraged to submit their own case studies that serve as a ‘Global

Atlas’ of climate change adaptation for the benefit of members and the wider media. Of further note is planned media engagement on this subject: water and climate change adaptation measures will be showcased on a BBC television documentary series (produced by Television Trust for the Environment – TVE) in March 2009. For more information, please contact [email protected]

Calling all Members: partnering on World Water Monitoring Day

World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is a global water quality monitoring initiative that seeks to engage local communities and raise awareness about the importance of environmental water resources. As a programme that IWA implements in partnership with the Water Environment Federation (WEF), WWMD saw 46,000 participants in 43 countries join the initiative in 2007.

For 2008, IWA has an ambitious and

exciting programme that will help drive the international engagement in this community oriented activity further afield. In particular, we are searching for members – individual, corporate, and especially Governing Members - to become involved in implementing the programme. This is part of our efforts to spread the word about the initiative and to provide a tool for IWA members to engage with their local communities. By partnering on the programme, you might help IWA to spread information about the initiative through events, outreach activities and in your day-to-day communications. It is our hope that with the help of members we can provide better resource materials which are locally tailored to national languages and needs, increased participation in schools and youth groups, and increased numbers of participants and monitoring sites. To participate in this programme and make a difference locally, please contact [email protected] or visit www.worldwatermonitoringday.org

Showcasing member adaptation to climate change

17 August 2008, Stockholm, Sweden

Following the success of workshops organised during the IWA World Water Congress 2006 (Beijing, China) and the ASPIRE 2007 conference (Perth, Australia), the IWA is cooperating with SIWI to organise a day of activities dedicated to Young Water Professionals (YWP).

This workshop, which will have a special focus on sanitation, will allow YWP to interact with leading sanitation practitioners on the sector’s challenges and opportunities; to learn about career opportunities from a diverse group of water sector practitioners and to gain access to the initiatives and resources that can help orientate young professionals on their career in

the water sector.YWP@WWW is divided into four main themes:

● Making Connections: the first, hour long session opens and introduces the workshop, providing a clear orientation to the day, the role of SIWI and IWA and providing opportunities for young professionals to meet each other.

● Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges – Sanitation, the silent emergency: the main technical session which will outline current challenges, thinking and promising solutions. Presentations will be made by leading practitioners in four main fields of interest on sanitation.

● Career Compass: relying on input from established professionals working across

different parts of the water sector [NGO, government, consultancy, industry, academia, practitioners], this session will outline how professionals’ found their way into their chosen area of work, what a typical day’s activities involve, and what the demands of working in their particular segment involve.

● Initiatives for YWP: focusing on selected examples of projects and programmes which have provided a springboard for young water professionals to gain exposure and experience in the water sector.

All YWP attending the World Water Week are welcome to participate in this workshop. For more information, please contact us at [email protected]

YWP@WWW: Connecting Young Water Professionals

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Mooyoung Han, Chairman of Rainwater Harvesting and Management Specialist Group

In January 2008 a team of 18 students from Seoul National University including graduates and undergraduates led by Prof. Mooyoung Han undertook a second visit to Ganon Village in Banda Aceh, Indonesia and installed three rainwater harvesting systems.

Banda Aceh, was an area severely hit by the tsunami in 2004 and surviving residents have been suffering due to the destruction of the local infrastructure. The first visit took place in January 2007, details of which can be found in the cover article of the June 2007 issue of W21 “Rainwater Recovery Role in Banda Aceh”.

Interview with local residents about water problem

To investigate the current water problems in Banda Aceh, 13 local residents were interviewed about their water supply system and how much they spend on water. Water pumps do not function properly due to frequent electrical shortages and obtaining tap water is often unreliable two or three days a week (almost half of the time). Consequently, the priority for local residents is to collect and store water from taps or wells in containers whenever water is available – the quality of the water is a secondary concern. Because of the insufficient water supply infrastructure and water quality concern, residents are forced to buy water to fulfill their basic needs, for the poorest- this can cost between 20-30% of their income.

Set up a special area - GanonThe main goal for the second visit was

to demonstrate the fundamentals of capacity building to empower local people with the skills to build by themselves later on. After initial discussion with local residents, Ganon village was selected for implementation of this goal. Ganon village, located near the seashore, was severely damaged from Tsunami. International Aid efforts have ensured that houses have been rebuilt but the water supply infrastructure remains insufficient to meet local needs and

ensure that safe, clean drinking water is available for the residents. Following discussions held with the Chief of Ganon Village three houses were selected: the Chief’s house, where many people gather and discuss; the house of a widow who lives in very poor condition because of her limited income and lastly, the house of a local fisherman.

Innovative ideas for a sustainable rainwater harvesting

In order to prove that rainwater harvesting is a sustainable water supply system for the local people and to be promoted by the local people, we made three innovative ideas.

1. Simple and cheap rainwater tank.

The most expensive part is the tank. It is also hard to carry because of its volume. We used a new concept of fabric tank, which is foldable, lightweight and cheap (like a tent). A 500 liter capacity tank can fit in a shopping bag and weighs only 5 Kg and costs only US$50. When the tank is full, people can easily store it for their future water use. When the tank is empty, they can fold and store it with a very small space.

�. Work together with the local people.

At the beginning of the project, we asked the Chief to select a few young people in the village to work together for the installation of rainwater system. With these young local volunteers, we went to local market to buy materials, worked, ate and even spent a night together. We wrote an installation and maintenance manual, translated into Indonesian language. Upon completion of the work, they became experts in building a rainwater system. They know all the processes involved from start to end and now have the skills and knowledge

necessary to make their own water supply system by themselves, if the tanks are supplied by other funding sources.

3. With love and care

For a sustainable system that will last, the most important thing is love and care. As such it was vital that we involve the children and housewives. We decided to make drawings together at the rainwater tanks and pipes as well as at the large wall at the fisherman’s house. It was a big success. After the installation was complete, we invited young children painters to draw raindrops, hearts and leaves on the tank. The wall was also decorated with the hand prints of small children together with the student workers.

Our hope is that the painted wall and the memory of children and family, will make them think that the rainwater system is their own and keep it very well for a long time. The young volunteers and children painters in Ganon will feel the love and care of the Korean student team and will never forget the importance of rainwater.

ImpressionAt this second trip to Banda Aceh for

demonstration project for capacity building for the promotion of rainwater harvesting, we adopted three innovative ideas: the use of cheap and simple rainwater tanks, collaboration with local people, and a lasting impression of love and care. This we believe, can become one of the most successful models to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG).

Interview of the author (author, widow, guide from the left)

Installing RWH system

Wall painting with children in Ganon

Rainwater Harvesting Capacity Building Demonstration at Banda Aceh – building together with love and care

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Vice-President for Relations with Institutions

Suez Environment, FranceJacques Labre is currently with Suez

Environment, the Division of the Suez Group managing the Water and Waste Businesses worldwide, as Vice President for Relations with Institutions. His duties include relationships with international institutions involved in water and waste management (intergovernmental institutions and Non Governmental organisations), with professional associations, as well as with universities and research centers working on public service policies and development.

He has 34 years of professional experience in water management, shared between the public and private sectors. His experience covers Public Services in Water Supply & Sanitation, Water Resources, Irrigation, small scale Hydropower, Management of Engineering Companies, Local Authority Investment Planning.

What do you consider to be the most significant future challenge that professionals must deal with in the next 10 years?

I would like to stress two essential lessons. Firstly, I think that water professionals have to think "out of the box" of water disciplines; take a look outside of the water community. As we are passionate about water, there is always a temptation to stay within the water world, because it brings a lot of satisfaction. But water is so cross cutting in our societies that we cannot claim that it should be dealt with without strong connections with other disciplines such as health, ecology, agriculture, town planning, and economic development …As a matter of fact, I am not convinced that a Ministry of Water is the ideal organisation for addressing water issues at governmental level. Secondly, a good water engineer should have a deep interest in, and some knowledge of, human sciences (be it law, sociology, economics or political science …). Even if you are primarily an expert in dam construction or membrane filtration, you cannot ignore the "soft" aspects of water management.

Whom do you consider to be the leading experts in your field, outside of your own organization, and why?

I am impressed by the influence of charismatic personalities from the water

community, the civil society or the political world, who have managed to shift the paradigms of water management. Peter Gleick was one of the forerunners; Kader Asmal did a great job as a minister in South Africa; Pedro Arrojo has brought a fresh view, bringing back ethics in "The new water culture". More recently, Surita Narain has been an outstanding winner of the Stockholm Water Prize with her passionate support to water harvesting techniques in India.

In what ways would you like to see IWA change in the next 5 years?

My recommendation would be: develop Young Water Professional networks at national levels, supported by the national association’s members of IWA, like ASTEE in France or AWWA in the US … backed by IWA headquarters. This is necessary for YWP initiatives to reach a critical mass. National associations should have a dialogue with IWA to look at a closer cooperation in the promotion of YWP, the organisation of events at national or regional levels, etc …

Career defining moments; changes in direction or thinking; core lesson learned

I am unable to select a single moment; I had the chance to live through so many unforgettable experiences! Expectations vary during the course of a long career. At the beginning, my dream was to be involved in projects on the ground, and solve specific engineering problems. I had the opportunity to do so for instance through the development of a series of small hydropower projects in the mountains of Corsica; some time

later I was involved in a similar project in remote valleys of the Atlas range in Morocco, and I realised that social aspects are all the more important and that the engineer has firstly to understand the needs of the community which the project will serve. Later, I became more interested by using this series of local experiences in a global framework; that is what international institutions or companies can offer to water professionals. For instance, I was involved in building capacity and awareness within our group about water resources management, inviting colleagues to "look upstream" at the daily business of managing municipal water and waste water services.

Contact pointsJacques LabreDirection des Relations Institutionnelles de la Stratégie et du Développement Durable Suez Environnement1 Rue d'Astorg 75008 [email protected]

60 second interview – Jacques Labre

"I am not convinced that a Ministry of Water is the ideal organisation for addressing water issues at governmental level."

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Activated Sludge Population Dynamics

The overall aim of this Specialist Group is to strengthen the co-operation of engineers, chemists, microbiologists and plant operators in establishing effective science-based approaches for solving practical problems in biological wastewater treatment activated sludge, biofilm, granules, membrane reactors etc.). The scientific focus of the group includes identity, physiology, ecology and population dynamics of relevant bacterial populations, i.e. floc-formers, foam-formers, filamentous microorganisms and microbial populations involved in nutrient removal and recovery processes. The next conference will take place in Denmark, 24-27 May 2009 (www.aspd5.com). For further details please refer to the groups webpage at:

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Chair: Prof Per Halkjær Nielsen (Denmark); Secretary: Prof. Wen-Tso Liu (Singapore)

BiofilmsThe goal of the group is to provide a forum

for exchanging and disseminating information related to recent advances in understanding of biofilm processes and in development of biofilm technologies. The scope of our interests includes on one hand all natural and engineered aquatic systems in which sessile bacteria are found and on the other hand all biological, chemical and physical processes which affect biofilm behaviour. We achieve the goal by organising specialised biofilm conferences, organising task groups dedicated to various aspects of biofilm processes, fostering biofilm related publications and an managing an online biofilm scientific discussion group. For further details please refer to the following link for the groups web-pages:

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Chair: Zbigniew Lewandowski, Professor USA

Design, Operation and Costs of Large Wastewater Treatment Plants

The group seeks to act as a platform whereby designers, operators, manufacturers and scientists can discuss the interactions between their various specialist tasks connected with large treatment plants. Also, it encourages a common approach to the evaluation of research and its application and to promote the implementation of research findings.

The 10th IWA Conference was successfully held in Vienna on 9-13 September 2007 with nearly 350 participants from 45 countries. For the first time,

the scientific and technical programme was accompanied by several specialised workshops focussing on the needs of wastewater utilities. Recently, the group is heaviliy involved in the organisation of the World Water Congress in Vienna 2008 with Helmut Kroiss as the chair of the international IWA Programme Committee and Norbert Jardin acting as a track leader for the wastewater treatment track. The next specialised conference of the group is scheduled for 2010.

Further information on the objectives and upcoming activities for the group can be found at the link below:


Chair: Prof. Jiri Wanner, Department of Water Technology, Technicka 5, Praha, CZ-166 28, Czech Republic, Email: [email protected]

Secretary: Prof. Norbert Jardin,

Ruhrverband, Kronprinzenstrasse Email: [email protected]

Nutrient Removal and RecoveryTo make

wastewater and solid waste treatment more sustainable, nutrient removal technologies must be improved. The contention is that nutrient removal should be replaced by nutrient recovery. This requires both: changes in current waste treatment technologies and implementation of new processes, or a complete re-thinking of wastewater and solid waste collection and management practices. The NRR specialist group focuses on the design and implementation of these new technologies. The next joint event planned is with the Specialist Group LWWTP: the conference on Nutrient Management in Wastewater Streams, 6-9 September 2009, Krakow.

For further details please refer to the groups’ webpage at the following link:


Chair: Prof Jan A Oleszkiewicz (Canada); Vice-Chair: Robert Simm (USA); Secretary: Prof Charles Bott (USA)

Watershed and River Basin Management

This group is concerned with promot ing the understanding, benefits and utilisation of integrated watershed management approaches for the beneficial and sustainable use of rivers , lakes, reservoirs and aquifers worldwide. It seeks to achieve this by the sharing of expertise and experience among its members and with other interested individuals and organisations, organising specialist conferences, issuance of newsletters, undertaking cooperative projects and other activities of the International Water Association. Group events for 2008 include 11th International Specialised Conference on Watershed & River Basin Management. Budapest, Hungary. 4-5 September 2008, further details about this event and the group can be found on the IWA website at the following link:


Chair: Perri-Standish-Lee (USA); Vice-Chair: János Fehér (Hungary); Vice-Chair: Dr Avi Ostfeld (Israel); Secretary: John M Tyson (UK)

Specialist Groups form the basis of IWA and are important vehicles for all "water people" interested in interactions on scientific, technical and management topics throughout the world. The Groups, formed as coalitions of individuals around subjects of common interest, provide a sound structure of networks for international specialists to share knowledge, information, skills, and make good professional and business contacts.

For a full list of IWA’s specialist groups and their activities view the IWA website http://www.iwahq.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_633184.aspx?ObjectId=6338�� . To take advantage of this networking opportunity, and become a member of any specialist group (or

change your group membership) simply contact the IWA membership department ([email protected]) and tell us which groups you would like to join.

This issue of the newsletter features the activities of five groups active in the research and practice of:

● Activated Sludge Population Dynamics

● Biofilms

● Design, Operation and Costs pf Large Wastewater Treatment Plants

● Nutrient Removal and Recovery

● Watershed and Riverbasin Management

IWA Specialist Groups

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IWA Events 2008Sanitation Options in the Asia-Pacific(18-�0 November �008, Hanoi, Vietnam)

This Conference is designed specifically to cater to the developing countries within the East Asia & Pacific region, and aims to equip participants with knowledge on sustainable sanitation options through presentations of best practices and experiences.

This event is particularly apt given that 2008 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Sanitation and as one of the fastest growing regions in the world, Southeast Asia faces unprecedented challenges in supplying sustainable water and wastewater services to its population and industries.

Proposed Themes:

● Effectiveness and sustainability of different sanitation options in rural, urban and peri-urban communities

● Enabling frameworks for sustainable sanitation options (policy, legal, financing issues, manpower training)

● Sanitation and its impact on environmental and human health

● Reuse of organic waste and wastewaterEmail: [email protected]

1st IWA Conference at Aquatech China: Technologies to Address Challenges in the Water Sector�1-�� May �008, Shanghai, China

In light of the recent unveiling of the government’s new Five Year Plan, there can be no better time to enter the Chinese market. From 2006-2010, no less than 600 billion Yuan (US$77 billion) will be invested in the Chinese water industry. One third of this will go towards the construction of water supply systems, with the remaining 400 billion Yuan slated for new water treatment facility. However, China is also facing big challenges in water issues- water pollution, water resource scarcity, which is also a chance for the industry.

Aquatech China and IWA are aiming to provide a platform for the researchers, practitioners and users in water industries to exchange their precious experiences, observations, and ideas. The Programme Committee is inviting world recognised scientists to share their knowledge; acquired through long year of research; with the delegates to ensure that Aquatech China provides a high quality technical content and the one of the greatest opportunities for networking.

The proposed themes

● Wastewater Recycling and Reuse ● Desalination ● Membrane Systems for Water and

Wastewater treatment ● New Technologies on Wastewater treatment

Free entrance to the conference if you register now!

Email: [email protected]

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9th IWA Symposium on Forest Industry Wastewaters15-17 June �00�, Fredericton, Canada

The 9th International Water Association’s meeting on Forest Industry Wastewaters is the premier event for communicating advances in science and technology applicable in all areas of the forest products industry, particularly the pulp and paper industry. As well as end of pipe wastewater treatments, the conference covers strategies for system closure, solids and nutrient management, and recovering energy and by-products from waste.

In 2009 the conferences will be held jointly with the 7th International Conference on the Fate and Effects of Pulp Mill Effluents.

The city of Fredericton is nestled alongside the St. John River, which stretches 673 km from its rugged headwaters southeast to its mouth at the city of Saint John, providing water to three pulp and paper mills before entering the Bay of Fundy, known for the largest tides in the world.

The proposed themes

● System Closure Issues ● Activated Sludge Process Developments for

Forest Industry ● Activated Sludge Modelling and Microbiology

in the Forest Industry ● Nutrient Management in the Forest Industry ● Aerated Stabilisation Basin Operation ● Anaerobic Treatmentsin the Forest Industry ● Treating Recalcitrant Compounds including

EDS and Colour ● Joint Sessions with the Fate and Effects

Conference


Sustainable Management of Water & Wastewater Sludges 8-11 August �00�, Harbin, China

The rapid expansion of China’s economy has been accompanied by many serious environmental issues, including degradation of water quality. To solve its water pollution problems, massive investments in water and wastewater treatment are to be undertaken in China over the upcoming decades. These new and upgraded treatment facilities will improve water quality, but will also lead to problematic levels of sludge generation, and this prospect is now being addressed with urgency.

This sludge conference has been titled

"Sustainable management & technology of sludges" because a long-term perspective is also important. The knowledge transfer from this conference could be of great importance to both China and the international community. We are very pleased to offer this forum and warmly welcome international professionals to meet in China and work together toward sustainable approaches to solving this environmental issue worldwide.

The proposed themes

● Sludge characteristics and analysis methods ● Sludge treatment technology: thickening,

dewatering, stabilisation, minimisation ● Innovative techniques in sludge treatment

and management. ● Land application controversies and

solutions. ● Sludge disposal and reuse as resource. ● Odor control technologies. ● Sustainable sludge management: Policies,

legislation and risk analysis. ● Challenges in sludge management in

developing countries. ● Incineration ● Legal aspects of sludge ● Risk assessment and management


2nd IWA specialised conference on nutrient management in wastewater treatment processes6-� September �00�, Krakow, Poland

The conference will examine the emerging developments in the period 2005-2009 focusing on the most promising achievements in nutrient management and nutrient recovery on practical levels and in research. An important goal is to transfer technology on how to economically meet the increasingly more stringent nitrogen and phosphorus limitations in the face of low

DEADLINES13 June �008 for submission of full papers to 3rd IWA International Conference on Odours and VOCs – Measurement, Regulation & Control Techniques (8-10 October �008, Barcelona, Spain)

Contact: [email protected]

�7 June �008 for submission of full papers to Natural Organic Matter Research from Source to Tap (�-4 September �008, Bath, UK)

Contact: [email protected]

May �008 for the submission of full papers for the World Water Congress �008 (7-1� September �008, Vienna, Austria)

Contact: �[email protected]

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Dr. Marinus K. Nielsen, Denmark, passed away on April 17. He died after a heart attack.

Marinus has been one of the key persons in the ICA area and has performed research and development in wastewater treatment control for more than 30 years. He finished his M.Sc. in chemical engineering at the Danish Technical University (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark, in 1972. He then was employed at a Danish water company from 1973 – 1978, before he started his PhD studies. As a sign of his social engagement he spent two years as a volunteer in Tanzania, from 1974 to 1976.

Marinus finished his PhD at DTU in 1982. His thesis "Computer control of nitrogen removal in a single sludge sewage treatment plant" was a significant contribution to the profession. Marinus continued to work in the area of wastewater treatment control. He was always in the frontline to apply innovative instrumentation technology and control methods in wastewater treatment. Before most people recognised the problem area he worked with the combined control of sewers and plants. He developed novel ideas on the prediction of hydraulic

loads to treatment plants. He applied grey-box modelling before many people had heard of the concept. Under Marinus’ leadership at the Krüger A/S the STAR (Superior Tuning And Reporting) system was developed, one of the most advanced control and reporting systems for wastewater treatment plants. Starting with BioDenitro, biological wastewater removal was further developed with Biological P removal and later on with online control using the STAR system. The development showed that also recirculation plants could be controlled intermittently. This development lead to the ATS (aeration tank settling) rain control. To control a treatment plant under very large hydraulic loads he used part of the aerator as a settler. The hybrid Dynamic Plug flow implemented earlier in recirculation plants was later developed within his own company Waste Water Control Aps. (WWC) to the Carousel DP for completely mixed plants, where periodically plug flow is introduced with inlet and outlet from the same tank. Hydrolysis in the bottom of the clarification tank takes place to obtain full Bio-P removal.

Marinus had a vital importance in writing the state-of-the-art book Instrumentation, Control and Automation in Wastewater Systems that we published together with Zhiguo Yuan, Anders Lynggaard-Jensen and Jean Philippe Steyer in 2005. The book got translated into Chinese in 2007. Marinus produced more than 50 articles on waste water related topics.

After his PhD Marinus worked as a R&D engineer (senior engineer) in different water companies in Denmark. For 12 years he was project leader of the development, sale and production group in Krüger A/S until 2001. He then founded his own company Waste Water Control Aps. (WWC). WWC offered advice and development of systems for the control and operation of wastewater treatment systems. The mission of the company was to secure the maintenance and development in the use of on- and off-line data in wastewater treatment systems. His WWC vision was to "treat more wastewater using less time and resources". The company had already been involved in several successful projects on wastewater treatment systems in Denmark, Sweden and Korea.

Marinus had an extensive experience of wastewater system control, based on a deep theoretical understanding. The special mark of Marinus was that he actually implemented his ideas. This gave him a great authority in the scientific community. Sometimes he told

me that he considered himself too practical for the theoreticians and too theoretical for the practitioners. That was a perfect combination that made Marinus so special. He had 6 different patents concerning processes and data handling. Another 2 patents are still pending. Even if he was based in the industry he had a lot of academic contacts and activities. He was the advisor for 4 PhDs and an external censor for 6 PhDs at the Danish Technical University, the Odense University (Denmark) and Lund University (Sweden). He was also engaged as a guest lecturer in the Netherlands, Australia and Korea.

Marinus was active in many international projects and scientific communities. For many years he has been a key person in the IWA/ICA specialist group. He was also member of the Management Committee in the IWA specialist group on urban drainage. Between 1992 and 1995 he was the technical project manager of a European ESPRIT project on control and surveillance of waste water treatment systems. In 1996-98 he was the supervisor of another ESPRIT project and in 2000-2003 he was the leader of the project SMArt Control of Waste water, an EU project with participation from several countries.

Despite his impressive professional record my dominating memory of Marinus is his generous friendship and sense of humour. He was always serious about the technical matters but very humble about his own achievements. It was always such a profound pleasure to share both professional and personal moments with Marinus, and we enjoyed many meetings with a lot of good laughs. Many colleagues and friends from all over the world, many of whom are also active members of IWA, will miss him dearly. He can serve as a role model for many professionals in wastewater systems control with his achievements to combine information technology, control engineering, process knowledge and real implementations with personal friendliness and integrity. We also express our deep condolences to his wife Jette and to their two children. Jette is also a DTU Engineer and Marinus and Jette found each other and married already as students at DTU. Gry, the youngest child, has also been Marinus’ colleague in WWC.

The funeral service will take place on April 29 in Virum Church, close to Marinus’ home in the outskirts of Copenhagen.

In memoriam – Marinus K. Nielsen 1946 – 2008 by Gustaf Olsson

C/N and C/P ratios in raw wastewater and when the regulator demands treatment of all wastewater generated in a sewer-shed, including wet weather flows. We aim to bring together experts that will discuss issues of the most advanced limit-of-treatment technologies along with the experts presenting appropriate, most

environmentally sustainable technologies. trols.

The proposed themes

● Wastewater treatment

● Nutrient removal

● Low C/N ratio

● Low C/P ratio

● Biological phosphorus removal ● Nitrogen removal ● Sludge liquor processes ● Nutrient recovery ● Sustainable nutrient management

Email: [email protected] Website: www.lemtech.pl/iwa

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DayWater: an Adaptive Decision Support System for Urban Stormwater Management

Editors: Daniel R. Thevenot

The European DayWater project has developed a prototype of an Adaptive Decision Support System (ADSS) related to urban stormwater pollution source control. The DayWater ADSS greatly facilitates decision-making for stormwater

source control. This book presents the results of this project. The main objectives of its technical chapters are pollution source control modelling, risk and impact assessment, and evaluation and comparison of best management practices. It also covers management aspects, such as the analysis of the decision-making processes in stormwater source control. The combination of scientific-technical and socio-managerial knowledge, reflects the innovative character of this book which includes actual applications of the ADSS prototype in significant case studies.

This title belongs to the European Water Research Series

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Reform of China's Urban Water Sector

Authors: Tao Fu, Miao Chang and Lijin Zhong

Edited by the Water Policy Research Center of the Environment Department of Tsinghua University, this comprehensive report on the Chinese water sector is a collection of findings from recent research conducted by the Center and government consultancy reports. It presents an

overview and analysis of the current situation of the reform of the Chinese urban water sector. This is followed by case studies and appraisals on 17 water industry reform measures in 14 cities. The report then examines key problems of the current water industry reform. The comprehensive scope of this report, the level of detail, as well as the authors’ insights together make this document a unique reference on China’s water industry, as well as an important guide to the future of China’s water management. The book will be extremely useful for public utility reform in China and in other countries. It will therefore be of particular value to government departments, policy advisors, consultants, financing bodies, and utility service providers.

The report is part of the Water21 Market Briefings Series

ISBN: 9781843391432 o March 2008 o 300 pages o Paperback



The Biological Nitrogen Removal Activated Sludge Process in Warm Climates

Full-Scale Process Investigation, Laboratory Experimentation and Mathematical Modeling

Authors: Cao Ye Shi, Wah Yuen Long, Ang Chee Meng, Kandiah S. Raajeevan

Many Biological Nitrogen Removal (BNR) activated sludge processes in warm climates are conservatively designed because little systematic investigation has been carried out on the BNR activated sludge process in warm or tropical

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ISBN: 9781843391876 o April 2008 o 168 pages o Paperback



Effective Cross-Border Monitoring Systems for Waterborne Microbial Pathogens

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International borders and cross-boundary issues complicate water resource management. Waterborne pathogens transcend political boundaries and challenge the use of traditional political jurisdictions in meeting public policy objectives to protect human health. Disease outbreaks caused

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