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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11136

21 August 2014
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment
Comments called for regarding re-use of water

Brussels, 20/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is giving closer scrutiny to the issue of re-using water. It opened a public consultation on this subject on 5 August in an effort to collate the opinions of civil society and stakeholders regarding a practice that is still far from frequent in Europe.

Re-use would help us respond to the increasing problems of water scarcity and drought, while reducing the risk of contamination and lowering treatment costs.

The consultation is...