Presentation

The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), Bulgarian branch, is participating at the festival’s main exhibition with a research about possible alternative water usage in urban areas. The water cycle in the big cities is very different from the natural one. Centralised water collection methods do manage to fulfill the needs of many people on a small surface but also require a decent amount of fresh water, which is then used only once. Built in the 70s Trakiya illustrates well that method through its mixed sewage system, which starts at the apartment  buildings and end in Plovdiv’s purification plant.

REC proposes alternative methods for the use of rainfall water and other “grey” waters, which are polluted little and can be very well used for non-drinking purposes. Such an option is the implementation of a system for collecting, storing and making use of rainfall water for the maintenance of public green areas. The use of rainfall water and greywater could be tested through a pilot with a specific building, having in mind that the panelki buildings offer advantages in this respect.

A member of REC’s team will present such ideas in a short lecture.

Entrance: free