During the UBC TALKS webinar introducing new era of toxic-free water cycle on 25 March 2025 at 9.30–11.00 CET / 10.30–12.00 EET, the international experts from the Baltic Sea Region will discuss the challenge of micropollutants in wastewater, technologies for their removal, as well as the new European regulations leading to a large infrastructural needs in all larger cities.
Welcome to the webinar and introduction to EMPEREST project
Lotta Lehti, UBC Sustainable Cities Commission
Setting the scene: impact of micropollutants on aquatic environment and the European regulatory advances
Mikhail Durkin, Coalition Clean Baltic
EMPEREST: A smart mobile solution to plan large-scale investments into advanced wastewater treatment
Experiences from Tartu and Tallinn, Estonia
Concept and technologies: Taavo Tenno, University of Tartu
Piloting experiences: Marlen Taggu, Tallinn Water Ltd.
Experiences from Gdansk and Szczecin, Poland
Concept and technologies: Marek Swinarski, Gdansk Water Utilities Ltd.
Piloting experiences: Piotr Miakoto, Water and Sewage Company Ltd. of Szczecin
Training materials to build capacities of water utilities and cities
Vanessa Ingold, DWA German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste DWA Regional group North-East
Further discovery opportunities
Mariia Andreeva, UBC Sustainable Cities Commission