Objectives
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Reduce by up to 100% the discharge of untreated stormwater overflows in heavy precipitation areas
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Increase the capacity of Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) by up to 600% using the existing area and infrastructures
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Develop and validate two novel solutions for the upgrading of WWTP
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Develop a tool using artificial intelligence to quantify groundwater infiltration and stormwater inflow to sewer networks
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Assess the impact of climate change on urban wastewater infrastructures
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Reduce energy consumption and pollutant gas emissions (CO2, N2O)
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Develop strategies to replicate the solutions in other WWTPs and locations with similar characteristics
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Identify the most beneficial intervention areas to reduce the volume of water to be treated
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