Sewerage And Waste Water Treatment in the Adriatic Coastal Area: development of an adequate tool on project development

- Main objective of the SAWWTACA project is the improvement and harmonisation of policies and actions aimed at upgrading sewerage networks and wastewater treatment in urban settlements around the Adriatic Sea. The project will, in the first place, create a durable network of local authorities and experts. The network aims at a continuous upgrading of the overall awareness and know-how on safeguarding Adriatic surface water by improving sewerage systems and waste water treatment, being a platform for exchange of experiences and transfer of knowledge on innovative technologies and management tools. Secondly, an innovative tool will be developed, elaborated as a set of guidelines, which should enable local authorities to identify which infrastructure investments are needed; how to implement them; which restrictions and standards follow from national and community legislation; and which technologies are most suitable to use. In order to establish the specific needs of the Adriatic area, a thorough analysis of the state of the art on sewerage and wastewater treatment in Adriatic coastal regions will be carried out. Said analysis will be confronted with local experiences and expertise available within the partnership, resulting in a Master Plan for the Adriatic area, which will serve as a reference to policy development in the Adriatic area. With this background information, the final guidelines on project development in sewerage and wastewater treatment in the Adriatic area will be elaborated.