Slide 1 Elisabeth Hosner, Vilnius 02/03 March 2004 Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, VII/2, Austria The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive its Implementation and Challenges TAIEX Seminar on Management of Water Resources – River Basin Management in the Baltic Region Vilnius, 02-03 March 2004 Elisabeth Hosner, BMLFUW, Austria
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Slide 1Elisabeth Hosner, Vilnius 02/03 March 2004
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, VII/2, Austria
The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
itsImplementation and
Challenges
TAIEX Seminar on Management of Water Resources
– River Basin Management in the Baltic Region
Vilnius, 02-03 March 2004
Elisabeth Hosner, BMLFUW, Austria
Slide 2Elisabeth Hosner, Vilnius 02/03 March 2004
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, VII/2, Austria
UWWTD - Objectives
Waste water collection and treatment in all agglomerations above 2 000 p.e.
Appropriate waste water treatment in all agglomerations below 2 000 p.e., if
collected
Biological treatment (secondary) as standard requirement
More stringent treatment (tertiary) in sensitive areas and their relevant
catchment areas
Slide 3Elisabeth Hosner, Vilnius 02/03 March 2004
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, VII/2, Austria
UWWTD - Objectives
Exceptions for marine waters (“less sensitive areas”) possible - mechanical
(primary) treatment
Provisions for industrial discharges into urban waste water collecting systems
Provisions for certain industrial discharges into water bodies (agro-food industry)
Provisions for sustainable disposal of sewage sludge
Slide 4Elisabeth Hosner, Vilnius 02/03 March 2004
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, VII/2, Austria
Major Deadlines for Member States
31/12/1993 legal transposition
31/12/1993 identification of sensitive areas
31/12/1998 sensitive areas >10 000 p.e.
31/12/2000 normal areas >15 000 p.e.
31/12/2005 normal areas >2 000-15 000 p.e.
<2 000 (10 000) p.e.
Slide 5Elisabeth Hosner, Vilnius 02/03 March 2004
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, VII/2, Austria
UWWTD – Transitional periods
The scope for transitional periods was based on the time schedule foreseen in the
Directive
Sensitive areas 7,5 years for agglomerations >10.000 p.e.
Normal areas 9,5 years for agglomerations >15.000 p.e. 9,5 years for industry (Art.13) >4.000 p.e. 14,5 years for agglomerations >2.000 - 10.000 p.e.
>2.000 - 15.000 p.e. 14,5 years for agglomerations <2.000 (10 000) p.e.
Slide 6Elisabeth Hosner, Vilnius 02/03 March 2004
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, VII/2, Austria