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Water - Sustainable use
Water policy is a large part of European environmental legislation. Regulation is still today a major driver for investments. In particular the requirements of the Drinking Water Directive, the Urban Waste Water Directive - particularly for the new member states - and the implementation of the Water Framework Directive will necessitate massive investments in the water sectors of the EU 25, representing a considerable fraction of the Regional Funds, to upgrade and to extend water supply and sanitation systems and to bring water ecosystems to a sound ecological and chemical status. ETAP has identified water supply and sanitation technologies as a potential topic to be supported through a European Technology Platform, the Forum that should prepare the constitution of a Joint Technology Initiative, mutually funded by the EU (e.g. FP7, structural funds) and national/regional financial resources, as well as by private resources. Short, medium and long term targets and actions are defined in the Water Technology Platform. The term "water technologies" is intended in its broader meaning: prevention, re-use, water saving techniques, clean processes, end-of pipe treatments, system design, IT-tools for management, monitoring and control systems, flood forecasting techniques, ecological engineering, desalination.
