Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector - Zero-M<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sustainable concepts towards a zero
outflow municipality<br />
</span><a href="http://www.zero-m.org/" target="_blank">website</a><br />
</p>
<p><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Starting date:</span> 2003-09-01 -
<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Duration (months):</span> 48</p>
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<br />
<b><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,153)">Background</span></b><br />
<br />
Zer0-M aims at concepts and technologies to achieve optimised close-loop
usage of all water flows in small municipalities or settlements (e.g.
tourism facilities) not connected to a central wastewater treatment - the
Zero Outflow Municipality (Zer0-M). Several technologies are already
available, which allow efficient wastewater treatment and re-use without
hygienic risks on a low-cost and easy-to-handle level. These include:
sanitation systems with low water consumption; separation of grey and black
water; biological treatment of grey water and re-use for non-drinking
purposes (e.g. irrigation); bio-membrane reactors for intense treatment;
constructed wetlands for extensive treatment; and sludge hygienisation for
re-use as fertiliser. <br />
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<b><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,153)">Structure</span></b><br />
<br />
The project consortium consists of 11 partners from four Mediterranean
Partner Countries (MPC) - Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey, plus EU
countries - Italy, Greece, Austria and Germany, and comprises: a
Municipality, environmental NGOs, non-profit professional organisations and
research institutions. <br />
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<b style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,153)">Objectives</b><br />
<br />
The project's target groups are: experts from administration, planning and
engineers. Awareness-raising measures also target schools and the interested
public. Zer0-M wants to enable one centre in each country to implement and
disseminate SWM solutions and to promote its technologies and approach among
authorities and consumers. Main issues to be taken into consideration are:
<br />
<ul>
<li>function, treatment performance and maintenance requirements of
existing SWM technologies</li>
<li>integrated concepts for different applications of decentralised waste
water treatment and re-use</li>
<li>small settlements in rural areas with agricultural production</li>
<li>isolated tourism facilities</li>
<li>peri-urban areas not connected to a centralised waste water collection
and treatment system.</li>
<li>hygienic aspects and good practice to avoid health hazards, with
special regard on re-use of wastewater and sludge for irrigation and
fertilisation.</li>
<li>costs and tariffs.</li>
</ul>
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<b style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,153)">Projects planned</b><br />
<ul>
<li>setting-up of an internet network for experts on the above topics;
building up links to existing websites; organisation of regional and
international conferences; publication of a journal. (know-how
exchange)</li>
<li>training and workshops in Training and Demonstration Centres (TDC) in
four MEDA-Partner countries addressing different target groups; excursions
for experts to visit existing SWM examples in EU countries; updating of
relevant legislation in order to discuss SWM-friendly regulations</li>
<li>realisation of Zer0-M installations attached to four TDCs (components:
water-saving household and sanitary appliances, biological grey water
treatment, membrane bioreactors, constructed wetlands); monitoring; pilot
implementations for a site in Egypt, a Tunisian rural settlement and a
development site in Morocco (technology transfer)</li>
<li>case studies on four small municipalities or settlements in the 4 MPCs
with the elaboration of Zer0-M concepts; developing cartographic
visualisation and representation tools; a software tool for modelling
economic effects and a life cycle assessment of environment and health
aspects of SWM components</li>
<li>CD-ROM containing a video and information about SWM for different
target groups (awareness raising)</li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,153)">Contacts</span></b><br />
<br />
<table border="1">
<thead>
<tr>
<td style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: fixed; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(none)"
align="middle"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Partners</span></td>
<td align="middle"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Countries</span></td>
<td align="middle"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Contacts</span></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>AEE INTEC - Institute for sustainable technologies<br />
(Project coordinator) - <a href="http://www.aee.at/"
target="_blank">web</a></td>
<td>AT</td>
<td><a href="mailto:m.regelsberger@aee.at">Mr. Martin Regelsberger<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LEE - Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique,
Laboratoire Eau et Environnement</td>
<td>TN</td>
<td><a href="mailto:Ahmed.ghrabi@inrst.rnrt.tn">Mr. Ahmed Ghrabi<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NRC - Water Research & Pollution Control Department, National
Research Centre</td>
<td>EG</td>
<td><a href="mailto:husseinshafy@yahoo.com">Mr. Hussein I.
Abdel-Shafy<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WTRU - Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Wastewater
Treatment and Reuse Unit</td>
<td>MA</td>
<td><a href="mailto:b.elhamouri@iav.ac.ma">Prof. Bouchaïb El
Hamouri</a><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TUB - TU Berlin, Zentraleinrichtung Kooperation</td>
<td>GE</td>
<td><a href="mailto:gisela.hoffmann@zek.tu-berlin.de">Ms. Gisela
Hoffmann<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>wB - Universität Hannover, Zentrale Einrichtung für
Weiterbildung</td>
<td>GE</td>
<td><a href="mailto:m.beyersdorf@zew.uni-hannover.de">Dr. Martin
Beyersdorf<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fakultät III, Fachgebiet Verfahrenstechnik I</td>
<td>GE</td>
<td><a href="mailto:kraume@tu-berlin.de">Mr. Matthias Kaume<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IGR - Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of
Vienna</td>
<td>AT</td>
<td><a href="mailto:kriz@atlas.gis.univie.ac.at">Mr. Karel Kriz<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rhodes - Kallithea - Rhodes Sustainability</td>
<td>GR</td>
<td><a href="mailto:progkallithea@ando.gr">Mr. Sevi Skiathiti<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ALT - Ambiente e Lavoro Toscana – O.N.L.U.S.</td>
<td>IT</td>
<td><a href="mailto:alt@altnet.it">Mrs. Cristina Pinnazzi<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRC-ESERI - Tübitak-Marmara Research Center</td>
<td>TR</td>
<td><a href="mailto:Ahmet.Baban@posta.mam.gov.tr">Mr. Ahmet Baban<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FBR - Fachvereinigung Betriebs- und Regenwassernutzung e.V. (fbr) -
<a href="http://www.fbr.de/" target="_blank">web</a></td>
<td>GE</td>
<td><a href="mailto:info@fbr.de">Dietmar Sperfeld<br />
</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<br />2008-09-04T14:11:59Ztag:www.semide.net,2008-09-04:/initiatives/medaeau/fol719001/fol948061http://www.semide.net/misc_/SEMIDE/Site.gifEuro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sectorPresentation in Brussels, 2004tag:www.semide.net,2008-09-09:/initiatives/medaeau/fol719001/fol948061/Zer0-MPresentation_finalV2_1.pdf2008-09-09T18:36:37ZMiruna BadescuAnne-Marie HarperZer0-M project detailstag:www.semide.net,2008-09-02:/initiatives/medaeau/fol719001/fol948061/url1282462008-09-02T18:05:52ZJauad El-KharrazJauad El-Kharraz