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Water analysis Conducting and evaluating physical-chemical and microbiological water testing in accordance with the German Drinking Water Ordinance and other relevant legal regulations. -
Testing of products and devices Initial testing of products and materials in contact with drinking water. Our Test Centre is accredited for more than 200 different product standards according to DIN EN ISO 17025. Test and develop UV technology. -
Treatment technologies Develop sustainable water supply concepts. Implement, monitor and optimise new technologies. Test and further develop existing treatment methods. -
Micropollutants and microorganisms Develop and improve the method of determination using cutting-edge equipment. Investigate the presence, behaviour and retention of inorganic and organic micropollutants in the water cycle and drinking water treatment. -
Network management and drinking water installation Microbiological quality change, deposit formation and cleaning and optimisation of the distribution network operation. Evaluate and analyse corrosion damage. -
Risk management Support for water supply companies to establish a Water Safety Plan. Benefit from our extensive expertise. -
Environmental biotechnology and contaminated sites Evaluation of the decomposition potential at contaminated locations. Development of sustainable ways to eliminate pollutants from the environment. Employ a combination of microbiological and technical methods.
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Resource protection Protection of water resources, risk management in water catchment areas -
Environmental biotechnology Technical and biological methods for the elimination of microorganisms, microbiological degradation processes -
Microorganisms Developing and applying reliable and sensitive detection methods, evaluating disinfection and treatment measures -
Micropollutants Determination of micropollutants, transformation products and microplastics reliably and sensitively, investigate behaviour in the water cycle, qualified risk assessment -
Waste water and water cycle Use of biological decomposition, developing integrated water supply and waste water management concepts -
New technologies and products Testing and optimizing processes and products to treat, disinfect and post-process drinking water for efficiency, security and robustness -
Asset management and infrastructure Development of management strategies and innovative tools to evaluate the condition of the supply network and its components -
Safety and security, digitalisation and management Digital transformation in public drinking water supply, increase the safety and security of drinking water supply
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Water is one of the bases of the earth's existence. At TZW we get right to the heart of this special substance.
Water is one of the bases of the earth's existence. At TZW we get right to the heart of this special substance.
Consulting with high expertise
We develop practical solutions based on extensive research for our customers in the water sector.
We develop practical solutions based on extensive research for our customers in the water sector.
Innovations for the water sector
Our research identifies the challenges of the future and is implemented in targeted projects, making it future-proof.
Our research identifies the challenges of the future and is implemented in targeted projects, making it future-proof.
Testing and evaluation
We perform analysis, evaluation and testing in our accredited laboratories and the Test Centre.
We perform analysis, evaluation and testing in our accredited laboratories and the Test Centre.
About TZW: DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (German Water Centre)
TZW’s comprehensive research activities and practical experience form the basis of solutions and concepts for all areas of national and international water management issues. These range from resource protection to water catchment and treatment to the water supplying consumers' taps. About 200 highly qualified staff members cooperate closely with water utilities, companies, expert authorities, and universities. TZW supplies reliable figures, data and facts, and creates solutions for a sustainable water supply. Part of DVGW - German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water, TZW is a non-profit and independent institution.
News
Third amendment of the KTW-BWGL also includes elastomers
Since 7 March 2022, elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) also fall within the scope of the evaluation criteria document for plastics and other organic materials in contact with drinking water (KTW-BWGL) published by the German Environment…
Read moreTracking water losses with digital tools
Water supply companies have a strong interest in monitoring and minimising water losses in their pipe networks. To apply digital methods the experts at TZW are developing algorithms and procedures for pattern recognition in order to analyse water…
Read moreEuropean network for product development in the water sector
The EU project "Water Test Network" is funded within the framework of the Interreg North-West Europe Programme and supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing market-ready products for the water sector. A transnational network of…
Read moreNot only water - Analysis of organic micro-pollutants in complex environmental samples
TZW’s name „German Water Centre“ does not reflect fully its program anymore when it comes to the analysis of organic micropollutants. Since years, TZW’ experts deal with the analysis of considerably more complex environmental samples than just water.…
Read moreCondition-based flushing strategy newly included in DVGW Rule W 291
In order to provide drinking water of the highest quality at all times, water supply companies flush their drinking water pipes. The "condition-based flushing strategy" is now a procedure recognised by the German Technical and Scientific Association…
Read moreNew research project: Transport of microorganisms in groundwater
The DFG-funded PrePat project aims to show how bacteria, viruses and antibiotic resistance genes are transported in groundwater. To this end, the behaviour of microorganisms on their way through the karst aquifer is being analysed in studies on the…
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Projects
Surveillance of Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances in Aquatic Ecosystems (SARA)
A better understanding of the fate of pathogenic viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the sources to river basins and estuaries are urgently…
Read moreOptical-acoustic inspection of drinking water distribution systems (OptInspekt)
Within the scope of inspection projects at water supply companies, the project investigates under which conditions an optical and acoustic inspection…
Read moreZero Pollution of Persistent, Mobile substances (ZeroPM)
Persistent, mobile (PM) substances are being recognized as serious threats to the safety of water resources. In many cases, drinking water supplies…
Read moreIntelligent cloud based tracker for micropollutants in surface waters (K2I)
The research project focuses on the development of a cloud application for identification and tracking of micropollutants in surface waters. The cloud…
Read moreNitrate Monitoring 4.0 (NiMo)
The nitrate distribution in groundwater represents a highly complex, spatially and temporally highly variable pattern, which shows a pronounced…
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