Building bonds between Apa Canal Chişinău and Stadtentwässerung Dresden
In autumn 2023, two utility partnerships between German and Moldovan municipal companies were initiated as part of the Utility Platform. One of these partnerships is between Apa Canal Chişinău (ACC), the municipal water company of the capital of the small south-east European country, and Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH (SEDD). ACC is the main provider of water […]
Partnership cooperation on site in Husiatyn (Ukraine) shows success
The operator partnership between Husiatyn (Ukraine) and Baruth/Mark, which has been running for a year now, has already seen four joint work efforts on site in Husiatyn (Ukraine) as well as one job shadowing of Ukrainian colleagues to Baruth.The town of Husiatyn is located in western Ukraine, around 70 km south-east of Ternopil. Since the […]
Water knows no borders
Pumping stations hit by rockets, power cuts and collapsed telecommunications have been ongoing challenges for Ukrainian operators since the start of the war. Vasyl Lytvynyuk from the Nadvirnavodokanal water and wastewater company in the small town of Nadvirna in western Ukraine makes it clear: “Without the help of our German partners, we would not have […]
BonnNetz supports Kherson with relief supplies
On Friday, 21 June, Lord Mayor Katja Dörner and BonnNetz Managing Director Urs Reitis met at the House of Networks to inspect the many relief supplies that BonnNetz has procured for Kherson. The material collected in BonnNetz’s central warehouse is to be transported to Ukraine as soon as possible. Independently of the cooperation agreed by […]
The EcoService2022 waste management association in Ukraine is aiming high
As part of the utility partnership between the Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV) and the Ukrainian waste management association EcoService2022, 500 additional waste containers have been delivered to the Ukrainian region of Poltava. The delivery is part of an ambitious plan to introduce an effective waste management system and separate waste collection in the four Ukrainian municipalities […]
Joint job training at the Radevormwald wastewater treatment plant
The cooperation between the Wupperverband, the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) and the South African Water and Wastewater Management Department of the Buffalo City Municipality (BCMM), which has been in place since 2022, continues to gather pace. As part of the second practical exchange, a joint work training session was held from April 15 to 19 with […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Drinking water supply – a multifaceted form of active cooperation
At the 2024 network meeting of the Utility Platform, colleagues from the partnerships working together in the field of drinking water supply exchanged their experiences and approaches in depth. The focus was on three practical examples that are already having an impact after a short period of cooperation and at the same time highlight different […]
Delegation from Comrat in Moldova visits LWG
The itinerary included a tour of the Cottbus sewage treatment plant, the training workshop and the waterworks. In addition, LWG experts trained the guests in occupational safety and answered many questions about their modern and digital technologies. The visit was rounded off with good regional food, a visit to Branitz Park and Cottbus city centre. […]
Laboratory managers from Ukraine visit their German partners
Clean water is not a given, especially not in war zones. Two drinking water and wastewater laboratory managers from Ukraine reported on this during their visit to the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) at the end of March. The exchange took place with the help of an interpreter in the Oldenburg wastewater laboratory and the Nethen drinking […]
Digital solutions in Zambia
The Zambian water company Lukanga Water Supply & Sanitation Company (LgWSC), Gelsenwasser AG and Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband have been in an utility partnership for more than three years. Uwe Raback, geodata management engineer, is in charge of geographic information systems (GIS) on behalf of Gelsenwasser in the partnership. The German expert’s first assignment at the partner company […]