Wastewater in Natural Environment (WiNE)

This report intends to be an addendum of the report on Water Circularity Index and shows the use of the Water Circularity Index into two new installations which allowed to strengthen the application of this tool.

This report intends to present the outcomes of 2019 and includes the development of an indicator to measure the transition of certain installations to the Circular Economy in terms of water use. Therefore is presented an index named Water Circularity Index as a tool to promote a sustainable water use under the goals of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Industrial emissions Directive (IED).

This Report intends to be a first approach to develop a report document on the reuse of treated wastewaters for agriculture irrigation purposes as a tool to achieve the objectives of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in certain areas and enhancing water management best practices.

This Report intends to be an addendum of the first phase report and intends to present the application of the previous results from 2017 to a real case, namely the application of the check-list to a wastewater discharge permit from a pulp installation and how its results were used to define appropriate emission limit values that ensures the protection of the water body.

This Report intends to be a first approach to develop a guidance document on industrial water management; consequently it is mainly addressed to IED permit writers of IMPEL and non-IMPEL states including for example the IPPC Bureau, European Environmental Agency and industry sector associations.