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Innovative and Sustainable Wastewater Management Solutions for Small-Scale and Tourism-Affected Areas in the Baltic Sea Region

Project: NURSECOAST-II
Virtual Meeting & Physical Meeting
NURSECOAST-II final conference on sustainable wastewater solutions in Baltic tourism areas.
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Description

The NURSECOAST-II final conference, “Innovative and Sustainable Wastewater Management Solutions for Small-Scale and Tourism-Affected Areas in the Baltic Sea Region,” will take place on 10 September 2026 at the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk, Poland, with the option to participate online.

The event will gather researchers, municipalities, wastewater utilities and other stakeholders from across the Baltic Sea Region to discuss practical and innovative approaches to improving wastewater management in small-scale and tourism-affected areas. Participants will explore project results and exchange knowledge on sustainable solutions that address seasonal variability and local environmental pressures.

Key topics include mapping and policy recommendations for small wastewater treatment plants (<2000 PE), pilot technologies such as nanobubbles and constructed wetlands, life cycle assessment and risk analysis, business models for small-scale systems, and good practices for managing tourism-related wastewater challenges. The programme will also feature municipal perspectives and panel discussions on strengthening future cooperation in the region.

The conference is organised under the patronage of the Marshal’s Office of the Pomorskie Voivodeship and is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme. Participation is free of charge.

Agenda

  •  
    Time
    Item
  •  
    09:00 - 09:20 (CET)
    Registration and welcome coffee
  •  
    09:20 - 09:35 (CET)
    Opening of the final conference and welcome remarks

    Project coordinators and hosts
  •  
    09:35 - 09:55 (CET)
    Overview and mapping of small WWTPs (<2000 PE) in the Baltic Sea Region/ policy recommendations

    Virpi Vorne (Natural Resources Institute Finland LUKE)

    +5 min discussion
  •  
    10:00 - 10:25 (CET)
    WWTP pilot technologies - nanobubbles and constructed wetlands

    Morten L. Christensen (Aalborg University, Denmark), Izabela Konkol (Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences)

    + 5 min discussion
  •  
    10:30 - 10:50 (CET)
    Coffee break and networking
  •  
    10:50 - 11:15 (CET)
    Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and risk assessment

    Jolanta Dvarioniene (Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania), Jari Heiskanen (SYKLI Environmental School of Finland)

    +5 min discussion
  •  
    11:20 - 11:35 (CET)

    Business Models Hub in small-scale WWTPs


    Aivars Kamarūts and Anda Zake (Jūrmalas Ūdens, Latvia)


    +5 min discussion
  •  
    11:40 - 12:00 (CET)
    Good practices in WWTPs adapted to tourism-driven seasonal flows and loads

    Ksawery Kuligowski (Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences)

    +5 min discussion
  •  
    12:05 - 13:00 (CET)
    Lunch
  •  
    13:00 - 13:40 (CET)
    Real-case problems resulting from tourism impacts on wastewater management - Kashubian and Baltic coastal angles in Poland from the municipality point of view

    Dominik Bozyk (Municipality of Krynica Morska), Andrzej Pollak (Municipality of Nowa Karczma)
  •  
    13:40 - 14:00 (CET)
    How seasonality affected wastewater flows are managed in Norwegian coastal communities?

    Beata Szatkowska (AQUATEAM Cowi, Norway)
  •  
    14:00 - 14:30 (CET)
    Panel Discussion: Future cooperation and recommendations for small-scale WWTPs in the Baltic Sea Region

    All partners
  •  
    14:30 - 14:40 (CET)
    Closing remarks

    Project coordinators
  •  
    14:40 - 15:00 (CET)
    Networking coffee

    All guests and partners

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