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Why water quality
modelling?
Torsten Strube
KompetenzZentrum Wasser
Berlin
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What is the KWB?
• Foundation of KWB as non profit research network
organisation in Berlin in 2001
• Partial privatisation contract of Berliner
Wasserbetriebe – agreement on financial support for
the Berlin water research community by Veolia Water
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Aims of KWB
•
Promotion of research and development in
Water resource management and
technology
– Sustainable water management
– Groundwater management
– Water and wastewater technology
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Mission and activities
• Initiation, preparation and
realisation of research projects
• Exploitation of know-how
• Network management, public
relations
• International conferences and
symposia, training
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Research in the urban water
cycle
Three main issues:
Surface Water
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Ground Water
Waste water
Research in the urban water
PHARMA-Treat
cycle
Treatment of medical
sewage in hospitals
VOLAMOD
Diffusion of pollutions
by accidents
Foundation for
professorship
Civil engineering
ISM/EVA
Rainwater management
OLIGO
ODOCO
Restoration of water
bodies
Corrosion in sewage
systems
CYLIN
SCST
Algae toxins in water
bodies
New sanitary systems
ENREM
TRACE
Nutrients removal
through membrane
bioreactors
Persistent pollutants
AQUISAFE
Mitigation of
contaminants
NOSTOTOX
Occurence of invasive
algae
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TECHNEAU
AMEDEUS
Drinking water
technology
MBR-TechnologyNetwork
NASRI/IDB-India
MBR-Train
Bank filtration
Young scientist training
Research in the urban water
PHARMA-Treat
cycle
Treatment of medical
sewage in hospitals
VOLAMOD
Diffusion of pollutions
by accidents
Foundation for
professorship
Civil engineering
ISM/EVA
Rainwater management
OLIGO
ODOCO
Restoration of water
bodies
Corrosion in sewage
systems
CYLIN
SCST
Algae toxins in water
bodies
New sanitary systems
ENREM
TRACE
Nutrients removal
through membrane
bioreactors
Persistent pollutants
AQUISAFE
Mitigation of
contaminants
NOSTOTOX
Occurence of invasive
algae
www.kompetenz-wasser.de
TECHNEAU
AMEDEUS
Drinking water
technology
MBR-TechnologyNetwork
NASRI/IDB-India
MBR-Train
Bank filtration
Young scientist training
Research in the urban water
cycle
Modelling very
important part of these
projects
Decision support for
management options
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Why water quality modelling?
• Surface water for
drinking water supply
• If there is any pollution
the water has to be
treated!
– Eutrophication
– Trace contaminants etc.
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Why water quality modelling?
• EU Water framework • Global change:
directive:
– higher temperature,
– Quality aspects
– Origin of nutrients
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– Higher/ lower nutrients
entry,
– more/ less storm events
Why water quality modelling?
• EU Water framework • Global change:
directive:
– higher temperature,
– Quality aspects
– Origin of nutrients
•The water supplier
needs to know:
–What has to be
expected?
–Which measures are
necessary to handle
the problem?
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– Higher/ lower nutrients
entry,
– more/ less storm events
Aquisafe project
• Mitigation of contaminants
in rural/semi rural
environments
• Design and operation of
mitigation zones at the
UBA’s experimental field
• Identification of the most
effective place to establish
mitigation zones
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CYLIN project
• Cyanobacterium (blue algae)
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii of
tropical origin
• Occurrences in lakes of the Berlin
area
• Production of the cellular toxin
Cylindrospermopsin (CYN)
• Risk for bathing waters and also
for drinking water quality
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CH3
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CYN
cellular active poison,
inhibition of protein
biosynthesis
LD50 2,1 mg/kg
Conclusion
Why water quality modelling?
• Assessing the impacts of climate change
• Achieving the Water framework directive
• Supporting management options
…regarding the water supply of Berlin!
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