Objectives

The project's individual objectives are summarized as follows:

•    Protection of the environment.
•    Upgrading of ecosystems and local settlements.
•    More efficient treatment of wastewater and use of resources (water) and energy. Energy consumption is expected to be reduced by 35%, with improved effluent quality.
•    Innovation in wastewater treatment of local WWTP with the development & application of new technologies.
•    Energy saving, sustainability and added value for WWTPs, social-economic benefits, by the improved capacity and reduced operating costs.
•    Reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation, reduction of groundwater exploitation.
•    Investigation of the biosolids recycling for fertilizer or biogas production.
•    Dissemination of findings to bodies - Promotion of methodologies to improve the efficiency of WWTP.
•    Capitalization of experience and the development of replicable models for the project in relevant areas.