EU Green Week Partner Event: Unlocking solutions: 32 case studies for zero-pollution drinking and groundwater

The official EU Green Week Partner Event to dedicated to unlocking innovative solutions for achieving zero-pollution in our vital drinking and groundwater resources. The event is organised by the ZeroPollution4Water Cluster and will present the new publication, ‘ZeroPollution4Water Cluster: overview and inventory of 32 case studies in drinking and groundwater’,  published by the European Commission REA in March 2025. Covering 18 countries, it details case studies, technological advances, policy recommendations, and real-world applications aimed at zero-pollution water management.

Agenda (CEST)

10:00 – 10:05 Opening remarks 

• Welcome – Sofia Pachini (EC REA)
• Introduction of the ZP4W Cluster – Andrea Rubini (Water Europe)

10:05 – 10:15 Key note speech “ZeroPollution for water: why it matters”

• Addressing water pollution through EU policies – Bertrand Vallet (DG RTD)

10:15 – 10:30 Launch of the publication of the ZeroPollution4Water Cluster “Insights from the inventory of 32 case studies in drinking and groundwater”

• Key findings from the case studies across 18 countries – Margarete Remmert-Rieper (Tutech Innovation GmbH, SafeCREW)

10:30 – 11:40 Bringing technologies to market uptake (Moderator Tamara Rodríguez Silva (Senior Project Manager FEUGA))

• intoDBP: MITO3X® technology platform (adapted for drinking water) to simultaneously remove precursors and disinfect DW – Domenico Santoro (USP)
• ToDrinQ: Design support Tool for drinking water treatment plants – Dirk Vries (KWR)
• H20forALL: Central Knowledge Base – Maria Del Mar Blanes (IRIS Technology Solutions SL)
• UPWATER: Ceramic Passive Samplers – Evgeny Bulatov (IDAEA-CSIC)
• SafeCREW: Human cell-based, non-animal method (NAM) CALUX to test the toxicity of DBPs – Peter Behnisch (BioDetection Systems)
• MAR2PROTECT: Fert-root – Christoff Tutter (Stellenbosch University Water Institute)
• NINFA: Novel sensors for monitoring urban water quality – Martijn Wagterveld (Wetsus)

11:40 – 12:15 Expert panel discussion: Turning research into action (Moderator Andrea Rubini; panelists: Project Coordinators/Representatives ZP4WATER Cluster)

• MAR2PROTECT – Ana Belén Pereiro (NOVA University of Lisbon)
• NINFA – Ainhoa Gaudes (Leitat Technological Center)
• UPWATER – Enric Vàzquez-Suñé (IDAEA-CSIC)
• H2OforAll – Rui C. Martins and Luísa Durães (Universidade de Coimbra)
• intoDBP – Domenico Santoro (USP)
• SafeCREW – Mathias Ernst (DVGW-TUHH)
• ToDrinQ – Dirk Vries (KWR

12:15 – 12:25 Interactive Q&A with the audience (facilitator Andrea Rubini)

12:25 – 12:30 Closing remarks

• Summary of key takeaways, future collaboration opportunities (ZP4Wcluster expansion) & Call to action for policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders – Eike Thaysen (IDAEA-CSIC

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