Implementation of the recast Urban wastewater treatment directive in the Nordic countries – main challenges and solutions
| Tuesday, September 23, 2025 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Details
- The aim of this session is to:
- To give the possibility to the national ministries/agencies in the Nordic countries to present and discuss what they see as the main challenges of the recast UWWTD in their countries and how these challenges can be solved.
- The set up is the following:
- After welcoming the participants and presenting the aim with this plenary session, the session starts with an 8–10 minutes speech by each Nordic representative on the theme: “Main challenges and solutions for the Implementation of the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway.”
- After the four presentations all speakers stay on the scene and a 15–20 minutes panel discussion will start.
Speaker
Jóannes Jørgen Gaard
Miljø- og Ligestillingsministeriet
How is Denmark and the European Commission working with the Implementing acts for regulating energy neutrality and monitoring of greenhouse gases? Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) and distribution of costs – a Danish example.
Ari Kangas
Miljøministeriet
Quaternary treatment, discussion on Article 8.2 and Risk management. Do we know which medium size UWWTPs (10 000-150 000pe) that will be in focus in Finland?
Max Lüdtke
Naturvårdsverket
Challenges in Sweden’s implementation of the Article 23 National implementation programme.
