06/01/25 (Agence Europe) – The revised Urban Wastewater Directive came into force on 1 January 2025. The modernisation of the directive is intended to guarantee a “higher level of protection for the public and the environment” against harmful discharges, and to enable “more cost-effective” management of these waters. Among other measures, the revision of the directive makes it compulsory for all agglomerations of at least 1,000 population equivalents (p.e.) to have urban...