German-Ukrainian partnership: working together for a European future

A delegation from the city of Ivano-Frankivsk recently visited Erfurt, Germany, as part of the joint project “Modern Methods of Water Management Systems”. The project is supported and implemented within the framework of the Small Projects Fund for Municipal Development Policy (KPF), implemented with the support of the non-profit company Engagement Global gGmbH and its service SKEW “Cities in a Single World”, working on behalf of and with the financial support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), as well as with the support of the capital city of Erfurt.

The visit was attended by representatives of the Department of Investment Policy, Projects, International Relations, Tourism and Promotions of the city and Ivano-Frankivskvodoekotechprom.

As part of the visit, they visited the Thuringian Water Supply Company. They got acquainted with the processes of water supply for the city's population, processes and technologies for leakage detection and took part in the on-site leakage detection using a measuring vehicle. They also visited the water supply station, including the water supply network control center, and visited the tank with mixed water supplied to the population of Erfurt for both domestic and industrial needs.

Also, during the visit, our colleagues from the city of Erfurt presented the wastewater disposal system of the city of Erfurt and got acquainted with its sewerage network. They took part in a demonstration of sewer technologies: a push chamber and a high-pressure flushing device. We had the opportunity to see a specialized vehicle in action, which is equipped with a camera for inspecting the main and/or side sewers. We visited a water treatment plant and familiarized ourselves with the wastewater treatment process. We were impressed that the entire wastewater treatment process is a closed cycle. The waste that remains after water treatment generates biogas, which is converted into electricity. The produced electric bioenergy fully meets the technological needs of the entire wastewater treatment process.

The visit left a great impression on the delegation from Ivano-Frankivsk!