Waterloss project: management of water losses in drinking water supply system

WATERLOSS is a project that is being implemented within the framework of the MED Operational Programme. The partnership consists of organizations from Greece, Italy, Spain, Cyprus France and Slovenia.

WATERLOSS follows the EU Water Framework Directive to develop an integrated and sustainable water management policy, and to implement appropriate measures ensuring the conservation of water resources of sufficient quality. The project focuses on the integration of water loss reduction principles in the management plans of drinking water authorities, with particular attention to MED countries where water scarcity and low quality have become major issues during the last years. WATERLOSS will assist regional actors to face the emerging issues of water management and shortage that came up recently as a result of long droughts in many Mediterranean territories.

WATERLOSS will develop a methodology for control of non-revenue water in water supply systems, by implementation of a water balance in water systems using GIS-based maps, the use of Performance indicators, a decision support tool and a prioritized list of measures for controlling water losses, adapted to regional conditions.

The Total Project Budget is 1,846,788 € with an ERDF Contribution of 1,436,841 €. The Project’s duration is from 01.06.2010 - 31.05.2013

For more information on WATERLOSS project please contact:

Professor Anastasios I. Zouboulis

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 

Department of Chemistry,

Chemical & Environmental Technology

P.O. Box 116, GR 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece 

Tel: +302310997794

E-mail: zoubouli@chem.auth.gr

or visit the project’s website

www.waterloss-project.eu