Research Center of Excellence in Urban Water Engineering

Stormwater&Sewers at Luleå University of Technology develops and disseminates research-based knowledge and builds networks within stormwater and sewer systems, based on the needs of society, sustainability and wise use of resources, and in close collaboration with private and public stakeholders.

Chaired professor and responsible for the Urban Water Engineering Research Group is Prof. Maria Viklander.

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Newsletter #20, September 2018

Autumn is intensive and packed with project work. For example, the first results from the pilot roofs study have been compiled while sampling still continues. The results of a case study on blue-green infrastructure and how its benefits can be assessed have also been evaluated. In another study, filter technology for treatment of stormwater from roads and roofs is investigated. Furthermore, the third phase of the GreenNano project has been granted and the DRIZZLE AGM 2018 took place in Luleå in the end of August.

News Stormwater&Sewers

How to prioritize where the pipeline for water and sewage is to be renewed?

Andreas Nilsson och Fredrik Stoltz have studied Master Programme in Civil Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. The have now finalized and published their Master Thesis work. The thesis is about how water utilities can prioritize in which areas the pipe system needs to be renewed.

Conference invitation - Urban Water Engineering at LTU celebrating 25 years

The Urban Water group at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with Stormwater&Sewers and the Swedish Water & Wastewater Association invites you to a jubilee conference to celebrate the official launch of the Urban Water Engineering research subject 25 years ago. The conference "Future Urban Water Engineering 2.0 - More Challenges and Opportunities" connects to the urban water conference that we hosted on the occasion of the research subject's 20th anniversary and will allow you to listen to many more inspirational lectures, to discuss the challenges we face now and the opportunities we have to build and shape the urban water future.

Solved metal fractions in stormwater

Metals in stormwater exist in different size fractions and their mobility and dispersion depends on the actual fraction. Free ions are considered to be the most toxic and bioavailable form of metals while particles and colloids can act as bearers of metals and transport them different distances depending on their size.

Published:11 November 2013

Updated: 12 October 2018

By:Sylvia Kowar

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