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: an overview
Overview How can utility partnerships make a difference in achieving the sustainability goals of the 2030 Agenda? What was achieved in the pilot phase of the Utility Platform? What will the follow-up phase look like? These questions were the focus of the seventh networking event of the Utility Platform and were answered impressively. Almost 100 […]
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 […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: From waste to recyclables
At the seventh network meeting of the operator platform in April 2024, the representatives from Cërrik and Sarandë in Albania and from Poltava in Ukraine presented their partnerships – both the successes they have already achieved and the challenges they still face. The exchange of experiences was complemented by visits to the RETERRA composting plant […]
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 […]
“Build bridges from two sides!”
Over two half days on 1 and 2 February 2024, teams from Fernwasserversorgung Elbaue-Ostharz, Zweckverband Wasser und Abwasser Vogtland and Stadtentwässerung Dresden took the opportunity to learn more about tips and tricks as well as potential pitfalls in everyday working life with their Zambian colleagues. The course began with general information about the country to […]
First study trip in new German-Ukrainian waste utility partnership
In September 2023, the Bergische Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV) (Bergisch Waste Management Association) and the Ukrainian joint waste management authority EcoService2022 entered into a partnership aimed at sharing knowledge. This will allow the young utility company from Ukraine to benefit from the BAV’s more than 40 years of experience in setting up and expanding an efficient waste […]
LWG starts knowledge transfer with SU Canal Comrat in Moldova
LWG Lausitzer Wasser GmbH & Co. KG and the municipal water supply company Su Canal Comrat in the Republic of Moldova entered into an utility partnership at the end of 2023 to strengthen the water infrastructure in Comrat and improve the management of drinking water and wastewater services. Comrat, the capital of the Gagauzia region […]
Geoinformation systems and maintenance of pipe networks
As part of the Solidarity Utility Partnership (and the Hamburg Solidarity Pact with Kyiv), five colleagues from the municipal water utility “Kyivvodokanal” from Kyiv visited Hamburg for job shadowing from 27 November to 2 December 2023. For over a year, Hamburg Wasser has been exchanging information with its Ukrainian colleagues on topics relating to water […]