Fact-Finding Mission at Lake Sevan: Laying the Foundation for an Operator Partnership and Sustainable Wastewater Solutions in Armenia
From April 12 to 19, 2026, a team from Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH (SEDD) traveled to Armenia to lay the groundwork for a new operator partnership in the catchment area of environmentally sensitive Lake Sevan. Together with the partner municipalities of Gavar, Vardenis, and Martuni, as well as GIZ Armenia, the team assessed the current situation, […]
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Exchange in South Africa: Technical Collaboration and Opening of the ecReUse Pilot Plant in East London
During the one-week stay, the technical focus was on the “East Bank” wastewater treatment plant in East London. At the outset, the team gained an overview of the existing processes during a site tour, with particular attention to the process control system and the sensor technology in use. In the following days, sampling points were […]
Advice that delivers results: new training for operator partnerships strengthens staff
On 23 March 2026, the training “Advisory Work within Operator Partnerships” was held for the first time: a practice-oriented programme for staff of German municipal operators involved in international operator partnerships. The aim was to strengthen participants in their role as advisers and to equip them with practical tools to make their advisory work more […]
Technical exchange on ensuring water quality: OOWV and Sumy/Chernihiv
In the spirit of solidarity, professional exchange and the shared goal of a stable water infrastructure, theOldenburgisch-Ostfriesische Wasserverband (OOWV) has been maintaining a solidarity partnership with the Ukrainian operators Miskvodokanal in Sumy and Chernihivvodokanal in Chernihiv since November 2022. War, destruction and an ongoing state of emergency – these are the conditions Ukrainian water and […]
Workshop: Strengthening Operational Planning in Operator Partnerships
Thank you to the nearly 40 participants who joined our workshop on operational planning and monitoring, and who provided valuable feedback to help us further refine our template. On 17 March 2026, members of the Utility Platform came together to strengthen how results are planned and tracked within operator partnerships. An input by Mohan Dhamotharan set the scene for a practical exchange, followed by group work using our adapted operational planning template. A key question emerged during the session: What is operational planning for? Operational planning provides a structured framework […]
Successful working week in Dresden: SEDD once again welcomes delegation from Nadvirna and Ternopil
From 8 to 13 March 2026, another working meeting of the operator partnership with its Ukrainian partner companies took place at Stadtentwässerung Dresden (SEDD) in Dresden. The delegations from Nadvirna and Ternopil once again travelled to the banks of the Elbe—returning to a place where professional cooperation and a relationship built on trust have now […]
Kick-off Visit in Sarajevo: The Municipal Companies ZAH and KJKP RAD Launch Cooperation to Advance Municipal Waste Management
At the end of 2025, the Hildesheim Waste Management Association (Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Hildesheim, ZAH) and the municipal waste company KJKP RAD Sarajevo agreed on a partnership aimed at long-term, practical exchange of experience. The cooperation is part of the programme “Green Transformation – Promoting Circular Economy in Cities and Municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, which […]
First delegation visit from Pervomaisk strengthens cooperation with Augsburg’s municipal utilities
Since 2025, a solidarity utility partnership has existed between Augsburg’s municipal utilities (Stadtwerke Augsburg, swa) and Pervomaiskvodokanal in southern Ukraine. It complements the town twinning that has been in place since 2022 and is primarily aimed at sustainably securing the drinking water supply in Pervomaisk through the procurement of urgently needed pumps. From 2 to […]
For greater circular economy and organic waste utilisation in the Caribbean: waste management operator Lübeck involved locally as a practical project partner.
Numerous Caribbean states are heavily affected by vast quantities of washed-up sargassum seaweed (brown algae): it pollutes coastlines, threatens fish stocks, impacts tourism, causes unpleasant odours, and poses health risks to local residents. However, this problem—which is becoming more acute with each passing year—has also led to a gradual emergence of new awareness in the […]
Sustainable infrastructure through knowledge transfer: insights from the exchange in Amman
As part of the operator partnership, Hamburg Wasser and hanseWasser have been working together with their Jordanian partner Miyahuna in Amman for five years on the targeted optimisation of operational processes in the water and wastewater sector. Another milestone in this collaboration was a five-day technical exchange from 24 to 31 January 2026. Technical specialists […]