What EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (Revised) 2024/3019 - Quaternary Treatment, Energy Neutrality and Extended Producer Responsibility requires
Directive (EU) 2024/3019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast UWWTD) replaces the 1991 Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC and entered into force on 1 January 2025 with progressive transposition deadlines extending to 2045. The recast directive expands secondary treatment obligations to all agglomerations of 1,000 population equivalent (p.e.) or more by 2035 (down from 2,000 p.e. in the 1991 directive). Article 8 requires tertiary treatment for nutrient removal in agglomerations of 150,000 p.e. by 2039 and 10,000 p.e. by 2045 in sensitive catchment areas. Article 9 introduces the new quaternary treatment requirement to remove micropollutants in 200,000 p.e. agglomerations by 2045 and 150,000 p.e. by 2039 where significant pharmaceutical, cosmetic or chemical pollution. Article 10 imposes Extended Producer Responsibility on producers of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products to fund at least 80% of additional quaternary treatment costs. Article 11 requires energy neutrality of urban wastewater treatment plants by 2045. Article 21 introduces individual sanitation system regulation for non-connected dwellings. Sludge management, climate change adaptation, and overflow event management strengthened throughout.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: European Commission DG ENV - implementation oversight; Member State competent authorities (typically Environment and Water Ministries); European Environment Agency for monitoring and reporting; water utilities and municipalities as operational implementers · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024L3019
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- Directive (EU) 2024/3019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast), OJ L of 12.12.2024 - Articles 2 definitions, 5 collecting systems, 6 secondary treatment, 7 tertiary treatment, 8 quaternary treatment, 9 Extended Producer Responsibility, 11 energy neutrality, 21 individual sanitation systems, 23 reporting, 24 implementation report
- Directive 91/271/EEC of the Council of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment, OJ L 135 of 30.5.1991 - predecessor directive being repealed by 2024/3019 effective at completion of transition; obligations remain applicable during phased transition until 2030-2045 deadlines
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