Noticias sobre Malta
EC takes Spain to court for failing to treat its urban wastewater
The Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Directive (Council Directive 91/271/EEC).
World Bank grants Morocco $180 million loan to improve management of scarce water resources
The World Bank Board of Executive directors approved a US$180 million IPF (Investment Project Financing) loan to support resilient and sustainable agriculture in Morocco.
Malta referred to the Court of Justice of the EU over wastewater treatment
The Commission decided to refer Malta to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive 91/271/EEC).
European Commission calls on Malta, Poland, Greece, Slovakia to comply with urban wastewater rules
The Commission is calling on Malta, Poland and Slovakia, to comply with EU rules on urban waste water treatment (Council Directive 91/271/EEC).
Wastewater treatment improves in Europe but large differences remain
Collection and treatment of waste water are key to reducing pressures and risks to human health and the environment, especially to rivers, lakes, and coastal waters.
Maltese islands could loose 16% of groundwater volume in the next 80 years
The effects of changes in climate predicted until 2100 will result in a loss of more than 16% of groundwater volume on the Maltese Islands.
More needs to be done against water pollution from nitrates, says EC
The latest Commission Report on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive (based on data for 2016-2019) warns that nitrates are still causing harmful pollution to water in the EU.
Water ranking in Europe 2020
Europe is a very heterogeneous continent in many ways, and water is no exception.
New study reports strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the Maltese Islands
An international team of scientists has reported strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the coastline between Valletta and Marsascala, in the south-east of Malta.
Zero Pollution: Vast majority of Europe’s bathing waters meet the highest quality standards
The annual Bathing Water report published today shows that in 2020, almost 83 % of Europe’s bathing water sites met the European Union’s most stringent ‘excellent’ water quality standards.
Groundwater drives rapid erosion of the Canterbury coastline, New Zealand
Groundwater flow and seepage can form large gullies along coastal cliffs in the matter of days, it has been discovered, as per a recently-published paper.
Five things to know about desalination
More and more people in water-scarce countries rely on desalinated water for drinking, cooking and washing.
Water Services Corporation – Malta joins SWAN to showcase extensive smart water thought leadership
Water Services Corporation – Malta, a smart-water centric global utility leader, has joined SWAN, the Smart Water Networks Forum, to further showcase their acceleration of smart water technologies as part of impressive water management efforts.
Ms Manfredi (European Commission): “We have some major industrial champions in water reuse”
Last May the European Parliament approved the Water Reuse Regulation to prevent water shortages in the EU. It is an important milestone to promote water reuse for agricultural purposes in all EU countries.
EU creates a pan-European Umbrella study for early coronavirus detection in wastewater
Wastewater has emerged as a reliable indicator of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the population, while being itself not a source of infection.
A tour of water management in Europe
Even though the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was born to address the need to harmonise actions in the field of water management in the European Union, water resources protection and management extend beyond the national boundaries of Member States.
Chemicals in drinking water linked with 5% of annual bladder cancer in Europe
Each year, more than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer—nearly 5% of all cases in Europe— can be attributed to exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water.
Water “Day zero” for cities? Not for Alexandroupolis, a Mediterranean coastal town
GWP Mediterranean increases urban water availability by 1 year through a holistic intervention.
EIB channels €12.7 m grants to improve water supply, sewage and inland waterway network in Serbia
The EU Bank signs EUR 10 m grant to finance water supply and sewers systems in Serbian municipalities; the grant is a part of a bigger EUR 80 m project to improve living conditions of 600,000 people in Serbia; The EIB grant is the first signed in Serbia under the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) and the biggest grant signed to date in the Western Balkans; Technical assistance grant worth EUR 2.7 million will be provided under ERI to support inland waterway network in Serbia on Danube and Sava Rivers.
Over 85% of European bathing sites rated as excellent for water quality
Just over 85% of bathing water sites across Europe monitored last year met the European Union’s highest ‘excellent’ and most stringent quality standards for water cleanliness, according to the latest annual European bathing water quality report.