On 11 April, the European Parliament approved the revision of Directive 91/271/EEC, the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD). According to the Parliament’s press release, main changes include

  • “Better monitoring of chemical pollutants, pathogens and antimicrobial resistance 
  • Producers of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and member states will have to finance costs of additional treatment for micro-pollutants 
  • Wider reuse of treated urban wastewater to prevent water scarcity

 

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