Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste
Water treatment, waste management, and resource recovery activities supporting circular and clean systems.
Water supply, sewerage, and waste management form a critical infrastructure sector in the EU Taxonomy. These activities are essential for public health and environmental protection, and they present significant opportunities for reducing emissions and advancing circular economy goals.
The sector includes water collection and treatment, construction and operation of wastewater treatment plants, anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge and bio-waste, material recovery from non-hazardous waste, and landfill gas capture. Each activity has specific criteria targeting energy efficiency, methane emission reduction, and resource recovery rates.
Climate adaptation is particularly important for water and waste infrastructure, which is highly exposed to physical climate risks. Flooding can overwhelm sewerage systems, drought affects water supply, and extreme heat accelerates waste decomposition. The Taxonomy requires operators to assess these risks using forward-looking climate scenarios and implement infrastructure upgrades or operational adjustments to maintain service reliability under changing conditions.
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