EMPEREST stakeholder event in Helsinki (in English)

This event aimed towards stakeholders from the national and regional authorities and monitoring agencies to discuss recent developments in EU water policy (EQSD, UWWTD) and share the latest results from the EMPEREST project, with a focus on PFAS monitoring and wastewater treatment.

Online participation: Register by 22 August 2025

Programme

10:00 – Welcoming words, Lotta Ruokanen, HELCOM Secretariat
10:15 – Introduction to the EMPEREST project, Lotta Lehti, UBC Sustainable Cities Commission
10:30 – Key presentation 1: Ongoing revision of the EU EQSD
10:55 – EMPEREST results: PFAS monitoring & assessment under the new EQS, Markus Raudkivi, HELCOM Secretariat
11:15 – Discussion
11:35 – Coffee break
11:50 – Key presentation 2: National implementation of the updated UWWTD, Paula Lindell, Finnish Water Utilities Association
12:15 – EMPEREST results: Lessons from WWTP piloting, University of Tartu
12:35 – Discussion & Final words