Always a solution – including for the new Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive

The amended Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive came into force on 10 April 2024 and has been adapted to the current state of the art. 

You can read about the changes here – and find suitable products and solutions from KSB. 

 

Energy neutrality of urban waste water treatment plants

Requirements:

  • All treatment facilities above 10,000 PE must be energy-neutral by the end of 2040.
  • The energy used by all treatment facilities in a Member State must come from renewable sources. The renewable energy required to cover the total demand must be produced at the treatment facilities.
  • Energy audits will be carried out to monitor the targets (probably every 4 years).
     

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Identify savings potential with SES System Efficiency Service

Find out how much savings potential is in your system. As part of our SES System Efficiency Service, our experienced engineers put your pump system through its paces with a range of tests. You will then receive specific recommendations for optimisation.

Water reuse  

Requirements:

  • Member States will be required to systematically promote the reuse of treated waste water from all urban waste water treatment plants (larger than 1000 PE).

KSB supports you with KSB products for irrigation:
 

Etanorm

Etanorm

Horizontal volute casing pump, single-stage, with ratings and main dimensions to EN 733, long-coupled, back pull-out design, with replaceable shaft sleeves / shaft protecting sleeves and casing wear rings, with motor-mounted variable speed system. With KSB SuPremE, a magnetless synchronous reluctance motor (exception: motor sizes 0.55 kW / 0.75 kW with 1500 rpm are designed with permanent magnets) of efficiency class IE4/IE5 to IEC TS 60034-30-2:2016, for operation on a KSB PumpDrive 2 or KSB PumpDrive 2 Eco variable speed system without rotor position sensors. Motor mounting points in accordance with EN 50347, envelope dimensions in accordance with DIN V 42673 (07-2011). ATEX-compliant version available.

Amarex KRT

Amarex KRT

Horizontal or vertical single-stage submersible motor pump in close-coupled design, with various next-generation impeller types, for wet or dry installation, stationary or transportable version, with energy-saving motor and models for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Multitec

Multitec

Multistage horizontal or vertical centrifugal pump in ring-section design, long-coupled or close-coupled, with axial or radial suction nozzle, cast radial impellers and motor-mounted variable speed system. ATEX-compliant version available.

Omega

Omega

Single-stage axially split volute casing pump for horizontal or vertical installation, with double-entry radial impeller, mating flanges to DIN, EN or ASME.

RDLO

RDLO

Single-stage axially split volute casing pump for horizontal or vertical installation, with double-entry radial impeller, mating flanges to DIN, EN or ASME.

UPA 200 / UPA S 200

UPA 200 / UPA S 200

Single-stage or multistage single-entry centrifugal pump in ring-section design for vertical or horizontal installation. Optionally available with lift check valve or connection branch. For well diameters of 8 inches and above.

Risk management and introduction of the 4th treatment stage 

Requirements:

  • The 4th treatment stage must be introduced for waste water treatment plants with more than 150,000 PE (population equivalents) by the end of 2045.
  • Depending on the risk assessment, this also applies to plants from 10,000 PE.


KSB supports you with reliable KSB products:

Depending on the treatment plant design, different pumps can be used. They can be used, for example, for feeding the 4th treatment stage or as filter backwash pumps.
 

Etanorm

Etanorm

Horizontal volute casing pump, single-stage, with ratings and main dimensions to EN 733, long-coupled, back pull-out design, with replaceable shaft sleeves / shaft protecting sleeves and casing wear rings, with motor-mounted variable speed system. With KSB SuPremE, a magnetless synchronous reluctance motor (exception: motor sizes 0.55 kW / 0.75 kW with 1500 rpm are designed with permanent magnets) of efficiency class IE4/IE5 to IEC TS 60034-30-2:2016, for operation on a KSB PumpDrive 2 or KSB PumpDrive 2 Eco variable speed system without rotor position sensors. Motor mounting points in accordance with EN 50347, envelope dimensions in accordance with DIN V 42673 (07-2011). ATEX-compliant version available.

Sewatec

Sewatec

Volute casing pump for horizontal or vertical installation, with various next-generation impeller types, discharge flange to DIN and ANSI standards. Explosion-proof version available.

Amaline

Amaline

Wet-installed horizontal propeller pump with submersible motor, equipped with direct drive or spur gear, ECB propeller with rigid, fibre-repellent blades, bolt-free connection to the discharge pipe. Explosion-proof version available.

Amarex KRT

Amarex KRT

Horizontal or vertical single-stage submersible motor pump in close-coupled design, with various next-generation impeller types, for wet or dry installation, stationary or transportable version, with energy-saving motor and models for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Briefly summarised for you: Aims of the new Directive

Make the waste water sector energy-neutral

  • Move the waste water sector towards climate neutrality by reducing energy use
  • Using the larger surfaces of some waste water treatment plants to produce solar/wind energy
  • Encouraging water reuse and using sludge to produce biogas, which can substitute natural gas

Make industry responsible for treating toxic micropollutants (“polluter pays” principle)

  • that are released into the environment from the use of their products, especially harmful residues from the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sector

Improve access to sanitation

  • in public spaces and for the 2 million most vulnerable and marginalised people in the EU

Require the monitoring of health parameters in waste water

  • in order to enhance the EU’s preparedness against pandemics or other major public health threats, as is currently being done for COVID-19

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