Micropollutants: Government set to specify financing for WWTP development

The Federal Council today opened the consultation process concerning an amendment to the Swiss Water Protection Act. The proposed amendment provides for a Switzerland-wide ‘polluter pays’ solution to finance the development of selected waste water treatment plants to combat rising levels of micro pollutants.

Eawag has played a significant role in the development and evaluation of the concept as well in the drafting of measures designed to reduce the trace substances that come from medicines and chemicals.

Further informationen

• Federal Agency for the Environment
• Strategy Micropoll

Eawag fact sheets on this topic

• Removal of micro pollutants: ozonation [pdf D, F]
• Removal of micro pollutants: powdered activated carbon [pdf D, F]
  
• Removal of micro pollutants: energy consumption [pdf D, F]
  
• Frequently asked questions on micro pollutants in water [pdf D, F, E]