The objective of the EIP Water Action Group "Industrial Water Re-use and Recycling" is to develop new methodologies for industrial water re-use and recycling and with the aid of these new methodologies, develop and implement (local) innovative technical, social- and environmental solutions. All types of sources for industrial water re-use - industrial, urban, agriculture and ecosystems (wetlands) - will be considered. New regional concepts will be discussed to come to robust and sustainable water regions in relation to industry. New arrangements and stakeholder involvement methodologies fit for finding and consolidating new cooperation forms between various local partners will be included, as well as technological and non-tech solutions.

1. EIP Water Action Group
Industrial Water Re-use & Recycling
21 November 2013
EU Parliament, Brussels

2. Industrial Water
Re-use & Recycling
 First meeting: 8 to 10 November 2013
 24 people attended
 > 50 members including 10 non-EU
 Very popular Action Group; many requests
 New members:
 World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
 International Water Association (IWA)
 Water Reuse Institute, Washington DC

4. Challenges
 Unique water problems:
 To standardize different water qualities
 To standardize water treatment technologies (modular
approach) to reach flexibility
 To develop different concepts

5. What comes next?
1. Concepts - coming from industrial demands:
industry (12)
2. Technology via concepts to Innovation (11)
3. Boundary conditions (2)
4. Identify Stakeholders (external and internal value
chain) (8)
5. Quality definition for reuse (10/ii)
6. Legislation (risk base approach, standards) (7)
7. Exploitation and market uptake (BREF) (10/i)

6. Thank you!
Industrial Water
Reuse & recycling
Find more information on
http://www.eip-water.eu/working-groups/industrialwater-re-use-and-recycling