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Swedish Water Research and Innovation days 2020

Swedish Water annual research and innovation conference was held on 8-9 December 2020. During the days, which were organized as a webinar due to the current situation, Swedish Water, the research funders and the four research clusters Stormwater&Sewers, DRICKS, VA cluster Mälardalen and VA-teknik Sö...

Kelsey Flanagan will be an Associate Senior Lecturer

After more than a year of work as a post-doctor in Urban Water Engineering within the framework of DRIZZLE - Centre for Stormwater Management, Kelsey Flanagan has now been hired as an Associate Senior Lecturer.

Supplementary funding of Water Research School by Swedish Universities of the Built Environment

As an active member of the Swedish Universities of the Built Environment (SBU), Lena Goldkuhl, Stormwater&Sewers, has taken the initiative to apply for a grant to develop courses within the framework of the national Water Research School. Earlier this year, the Water Research School received funding...

Better control of the floating baffle functionning in Östersund due to covid-19

There aren't many glimpses of light when it comes to covid-19. But thanks to the pandemic, LTU gets the opportunity to continue evaluating the floating baffle in lake Storsjön together with Östersund municipality.

Workshop on LPS systems

26 Feb. 2021 13:00 – 15:00 :

In connection with the Stormwater&Sewers seminar on 26th of February, 2021, a two-hour workshop on low pressure sewer systems will be held at 1-3 pm. The workshop is a part of the "Experiences of LPS systems - A compilation of knowledge" project and aims at gathering input and getting feedback on th...

Property-related stormwater management and industry standard for prefabricated stormwater facilities

Stormwater&Sewers researchers from RISE and Luleå University of Technology have participated in a recently finished Vinnova-funded test bed project on stormwater management in close vicinity to built property and industry standards for assessment of prefabricated stormwater facilities.

Urban Water seminar and industry day 2021

25 Feb. 2021 13:00 – 16:15 :

Welcome to participate in our annual Urban Water seminar on 25th of February, 2021. Due to the pandemic situation, we are planning to arrange the seminar on-line on Zoom and in a somewhat abbreviated form this time.

ICUD2020 goes digital with a webinar series for young researchers

When the international stormwater conference ICUD2020 had to be postponed to May 2021 because of the pandemic, a series of webinars was organized instead.

InfraSweden2030 program conference

In October, InfraSweden2030 held its annual program conference. Due to the pandemic, the conference was held completely online this year, with the benefits that such an arrangement can provide. For the first time, the conference was open to external participants and everyone with ongoing projects wa...

Experience of low pressure sewer (LPS) systems – a new Stormwater&Sewers project

The project "Experiences of low pressure sewer systems – A knowledge compilation" has been granted funding from Swedish Water Development (SVU) and will run during the first half of the year 2021. Solveig Johannesdottir from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden will be the project leader of this Storm...

A pilot plant with reed beds is being built in Luleå municipality

Within the framework of a Formas project at Urban Water Engineering, LTU, the possibilities of using wetland systems for small rural areas in subarctic climate are investigated. Stormwater&Sewers will assess the function and treatment potential of the reed beds.

To what extent should the renewal of water and sewerage pipes and roads in residential areas be coordinated?

Taking the opportunity to change a water pipe when the sewer pipe next to it needs to be replaced (or vice versa) is a widespread practice in Sweden, and is often beneficial to society. This is usually done with shafts and means that the road superstructure is replaced in the process.

Characterization of dissolved metals in stormwater

Metals in stormwater occur in many chemical forms that affect the mobility and transport of the metals in the stormwater system and what environmental impact the metals will have in the recipient.

Treatment of microplastics in stormwater and snow

Urban Water Engineering has been granted just over SEK 1 million to study the separation of microplastics in biofilters and in the meltwater of snow piles.

Enhancement of stormwater quality in grass swales

Snežana Gavrić will present her licentiate thesis “Enhancement of stormwater quality in grass swales: Removal and immobilisation of metals” on December 17, 2020 at Luleå University of Technology. The discussion leader is Magnus Bäckström from Swedish Water.

Data management workshop for better use of data for renewal of water and sewer networks and streets

During Stormwater&Sewers' annual strategic autumn meeting with its cooperating water utilities and municipalities, a workshop on data management was carried out. The aim was to identify which kind of data management should be improved within their asset management of water and sewer networks.

Wastewater is tested for coronavirus

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have participated in a European study in which wastewater was sampled in a number of municipalities in Sweden at the same time and then analyzed for SARS-CoV-2. The approach may provide indications of future corona outbreaks.

Built in risks in blue green infrastructure

Together with Ohio State University, Luleå University of Technology has performed a major international field study of sustainable blue and green infrastructure and “built-in risks” in urban storm water management.

Pollutants in urban snow

Snow and snowmelt are sources of surface water pollution, which can deteriorate the surface water quality. The major sources of pollutants in urban snow are traffic, atmospheric deposition, de-icing salt and anti-skidding materials and urban littering. The pollutants of interest in snow and snowmelt...

Digital lecture on small-scale drains for houses and cottages

2 Jun. 2020 12:00 – 12:45 :

Published:5 November 2013

Updated: 21 January 2021

By:Sylvia Kowar

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