Project 'CIVILWATER – Conservation and quality assurance of municipal water in the cross-border area'
The European Project «CIVILWATER – Conservation and quality assurance of municipal water in the cross-border area» (02.11.06), is implemented in the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation Programme «Greece – Bulgaria 2007-2013».
The project aims at the development of application standards, in agreement with the requirement of Water Framework Directive’s and National legislative acts, for the integrated management of municipal water resources and, thus, at the reduction of the ecological footprint of water use in urban areas. The main project activities include:
• The development, and subsequent assessment of common application standards and operational methodologies for the quality control and conservation of drinking water and the pilot use of relevant applications (real-time monitoring of water quality, early warning pollution incident system, digitally controlled irrigation application system)
• The education and training of various target groups on municipal water resources management
• Establishment of a cross-border supporting mechanism for the sustainable and wise use of municipal water.
The duration of the Project is 24 months. The project period is 01/06/2013 – 31/05/2015.
The project partners are: Decentralized Administration of Macedonia Thrace, Club “Economika 2000”, Balkan Environment Center, Oraiokastro municipality and Blagoevgrad municipality.
