Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-12-17

Description

Description (EN):

The main objective of the FRESH4Cs project is to provide year-long sustainable fresh water resources for the different water users in rural coastal plains, as an alternative for the use of the increasingly salinized shallow groundwater and surface water and/or overexploited deeper aquifers. We will do this by demonstrating five different solutions. These alternative water resources considered focus on using surplus fresh water that is now drained to sea during periods of water abundancy.

Achievements (EN):

FRESH4Cs demonstrated solutions for sustainable freshwater resources in coastal regions and did this by implementing 5 demos and a feasibility study. This was combined with reporting on the technological and non-technological barriers and opportunities that will enable wider replication in the 2 Seas area. At the end of the project, all demos had been successfully constructed and operated for some time, providing insights into their performance and potential to solve water problems in the 2 Seas area. A joint monitoring strategy of the performance of the demo, with a focus on water quality and quantity, ensured compliance with regulations and technology evaluation. At Felixstowe (UK), a water transfer and buffering network has been operational since early 2021, delivering fresh water to farmers for irrigation. At the same site, partners constructed an underground water storage and recovery (MAR) installation. The technical evaluation showed great infiltration rates, but extraction was slower than expected, also leading to increased water costs. An important part of this highly innovative demo has been monitoring and regulatory aspects, as well as public-private cooperation. Also, in Kwetshage (BE) water was buffered, with a focus on above-ground buffering for nature as a water user. In Braakman Zuid (NL) a pilot scale installation for underground water storage demonstrated the technological aspects, while also regulation and cooperation between farmers and industry were key to success. For the same site, a feasibility study for large-scale application of underground buffering was made. In Koksijde (BE) a nature-based solution was constructed and has been operational since late 2021. It treats membrane concentrate, removing nutrients and other pollutants. A feasibility study for effluent reuse from a food plant towards agriculture for Kruiningen (NL) has led to concrete investments in effluent treatment; it also indicated that underground storage is not possible but shows the potential for reuse through a piping system. Non-technological barriers and opportunities are important to ensure further uptake of the solutions and partners collaborate to gain insight into each other's specific water framework, collaboration forms, technological issues and issues around monitoring and related regulatory aspects. These result in a roadmap for further replication.

Website: https://www.fresh4cs.eu/

Delivered Outputs (EN):

Five demonstration sites for the use of alternative water resources and one evaluation report on these technologies were the first outputs. These demos included: ● Technologies based on shallow aquifer storage (creek ridge infiltration and managed aquifer recharge; UK, BE, NL); ● Innovative water management including storage and redistribution (UK), and the use of wastewater through a nature-based solution upgrade of an existing treatment plant (BE). These demos benefited local actors in the water landscape: water managers (governmental or private), water utilities, and water users such as farmers, tourism, and drinking water production. Furthermore, the project delivered investments at two replication sites (NL) by conducting a feasibility study. Also, a roadmap for widespread implementation of the demo technologies was delivered, which focused on technological and non-technological opportunities and barriers, targeting policy and legislation makers and the different actors in the water sector. Check the “Outputs” section below to download related material and see “Main Achievements” section for further information about the achieved results.

Thematic information

Water management

Specific Objective: Increase the adoption of new solutions for a more efficient use of natural resources and materials

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06g) supporting industrial transition towards a resource- efficient economy, promoting green growth, eco-innovation and environmental performance management in the public and private sectors

Partners (12)

Lead Partner: VITO NV

Department: Vlakwa

Address: Leiestraat 22, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 314 691.57

ERDF budget: EUR 188 814.93

Lamb Weston / Meijer vof

Name: Lamb Weston / Meijer vof

Address: Stationsweg 18a, 4416PJ Kruiningen, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 103 565.68

ERDF budget: EUR 51 782.83

Meijer Frozen Foods B.V.

Name: Meijer Frozen Foods B.V.

Address: Stationsweg 18a, 4416PJ Kruiningen, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Environment Agency

Name: Environment Agency

Department: East Anglia, Ipswich

Address: Cobham Road, IP3 9JD Ipswich, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 105 305.19

ERDF budget: EUR 63 183.13

Van Wallenburg b.v.

Name: Van Wallenburg b.v.

Address: Maalstede 1, 4421ED Kapelle, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 5 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 2 500.00

Dow Benelux bv

Name: Dow Benelux bv

Address: H.H.Dowweg 5, 4542NM Hoek, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 335 388.77

ERDF budget: EUR 167 694.37

University of East Anglia

Name: University of East Anglia

Department: School of Environmental Sciences

Address: Norwich Research Park, NR47 7JT Norwich, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 66 979.10

ERDF budget: EUR 40 187.46

Felixstowe HydroCycle Ltd

Name: Felixstowe HydroCycle Ltd

Address: The Vision Centre,21 Eastern Way , IP32 7AB Bury St Edmunds , United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 2 194 026.25

ERDF budget: EUR 1 097 013.13

Vlaamse Land Maatschappij (VLM)

Name: Vlaamse Land Maatschappij (VLM)

Address: Velodroomstraat 28, 8200 Brugge, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 345 257.50

ERDF budget: EUR 207 154.51

Intercommunale Waterleidingsmaatschappij van Veurne-Ambacht (IWVA)

Name: Intercommunale Waterleidingsmaatschappij van Veurne-Ambacht (IWVA)

Address: Doornpannestraat 1, 8760 Koksijde, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 990 559.10

ERDF budget: EUR 594 335.46

HZ University of Applied Sciences

Name: HZ University of Applied Sciences

Department: Delta Academy Applied Research Centre

Address: Het Groene Woud 1-3, 4331 NB Middelburg, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 293 472.14

ERDF budget: EUR 176 083.28

Suffolk County Council

Name: Suffolk County Council

Department: Environment Strategy

Address: Endeavour House, Russell Road, IP1 2BX Ipswich, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 93 916.65

ERDF budget: EUR 56 350.00

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Lamb Weston / Meijer vof

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Meijer Frozen Foods B.V.

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Environment Agency

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Van Wallenburg b.v.

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Dow Benelux bv

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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University of East Anglia

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Felixstowe HydroCycle Ltd

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Vlaamse Land Maatschappij (VLM)

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Intercommunale Waterleidingsmaatschappij van Veurne-Ambacht (IWVA)

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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HZ University of Applied Sciences

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Suffolk County Council

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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VITO NV

Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

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Summary

Project name (EN): Alternative FRESH water resources for saline Coastal Areas

Project acronym: FRESH4Cs

Project start date: 2019-02-15

Project end date: 2023-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 848 161.95

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 645 099.10

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 0.55%

Co-financing sources:

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Interreg 2 Seas FRESH4Cs: Alternative freshwater resources for coastal regions

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-06-01

Languages: en

How to re-use process water as freshwater for agricultural purpose.

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2023-02-03

Languages: en

Interreg2Zeeën-programma; FRESH4Cs-project zoet water

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-30

Languages: nl

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

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