Projects

Method for microbiological water quality monitoring (MoVe)

With the rapid development of microbiological analysis in recent years, the question arises as to what the future of drinking water monitoring for microbiological parameters will look like.

Relevance of neobiota to water supply (Neobiota)

Neobiota and especially neozoa can pose a potential threat to drinking water supplies, not only to drinking water quality, but also to the water supply assets like extraction pipes and treatment technology.

Future of microbial risk assessment (Future QMR)

In Germany, the indicator principle is used for routine monitoring of drinking water for hygienic contaminations. This concept reaches its limits in some places, so that the hygienic safety of drinking water should be guaranteed by other methodical…

Online technology for operational monitoring of drinking water treatment (TRINKcontrol)

Efficient online monitoring is becoming increasingly important in drinking water treatment. New applications include automatic process control and online microbiological measurement systems.

German-Israeli project for advanced wastewater treatment (ELARIA)

This research project will provide reliable data on additional wastewater treatment steps for the elimination of antibiotic resistance and health-related microbiological parameters.

New water resources and innovative wastewater treatment (Newa-Lima)

The technology of managed aquifer recharge (MAR), which has been proven in Germany, will be introduced in Peru as a nature-based solution. Its potential for the cost-effective supply of high-quality industrial and drinking water in densely populated…

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 required. The international research project SARA, coordinated by the TZW, aims to close this…

Increased temperatures in the drinking water distribution network (MibiTemp)

The Project aims on a general understanding of the effects of increased water temperatures on resilience and vulnerability of microbial communities within distribution networks in order to derive specific measurements to protect and preserve the…

New microbiological parameters of the EU-DWD

In the EU Drinking Water Directive adopted in January 2021, an operational part was included as an important innovation in Annex II for raw water and treated water.

For raw water, "somatic coliphages" are required as a parameter for microbial risks.…

Wastewater based Epidemiology (Biomarker CoV-2)

SARS-CoV-2-biomarkers can be used to detect changes in the course of infection at an early stage and to estimate the number of undetected COVID-19 cases and the course of infections.