Field Visits
World Water Week Field Visits connects participants to the cutting-edge of Swedish knowledge and the effort to sustainable Stockholm.
Linking Food Production and Sanitation - Reuse of Blackwater in Practice
Friday August 31, 14:00 - 18:00
This study tour will focus on the linkage between agriculture and the sanitation systems in Sweden, demonstrated by a new project that has been developed in close cooperation between the municipality of Södertälje, local farmers and farming organizations.
The research in sustainable sanitation and reuse of wastewater to agriculture has an established history in Sweden but has not yet managed to scale up systems on a municipal
level. In order to close the loop on sanitation, wastewater has to be seen as a resource. This process needs actors from many different sectors to cooperate and stakeholders from agriculture have to be involved from the beginning. This visit gives you an opportunity to meet experts and researchers and also discuss the case of blackwater reuse with farmers and politicians.
Price: 400 SEK (Transportation and refreshments included)
Hosted by: Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative, SIANI and Stockholm Environment Institute, SEI
Henriksdal Wastewater Treatment Plant
Friday August 31, 14:00 - 18:00
The Henriksdal Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves the greater Stockholm area, is one of the world's largest underground treatment plants. Located two kilometres outsides central Stockholm, the plant covers 300,000 square metres and consists of 18 kilometres of tunnels. Participants have the opportunity to observe a physically unique facility and learn from the experiences of those who manage it. The whole basin level lies inside chambers blasted into the mountain rock and the plant features a ventilation chimney that stands 80 metres tall and 7 metres in diameter. The surface facilities include a control centre building, mechanical treatment, sludge tanks and thickeners, digesters and gas holders, storage and a collection plant.
Price: 400 SEK (Transportation and refreshments included)
Hosted by: Stockolm Vatten AB (Stockholm Water Company)
Creating a Sustainable City - The Stockholm Experience
Friday August 31, 14:00 - 18:00
Hammarby Sjöstad is a global icon of the "sustainable city" for the future concept. Located in a renewed former industrial area of Stockholm the housing district has had tough environmental requirements imposed on buildings and has implemented cutting edge water, waste and energy recycling infrastructure and traffic systems. Solar panels, biogas production and use, and underground waste transportation systems are among the many innovations. Participants on the tour will see how a sustainable urban development strategy can improve the quality of life, the growth of companies and the international competitiveness of cities.
Price: 400 SEK (Transportation and refreshments included)
Hosted by: GlasHus Ett
A Swedish Adventure with a Water Management Perspective - Water treatment, Swedish Cultural Heritage and River Rafting
Saturday September 1, 10:00 - 17:30
This tour will take you through the Swedish landscape combining professional activities with an adventure. It is an opportunity to see a bit of Sweden and get a historic overview of Swedish water management over the last 50 years. The tour will take you to Västerås where you get a guided tour of their water treatment plant. After the visit to the treatment plant you will get a possibility to discuss up-to-date topics guided by two water management experts. A stop and guided tour at Engsö country palace will show you some of Sweden's unique cultural heritage and before you return to Stockholm we stop for a rafting adventure. The narrow river shoots through the greenery and you might get a glint of beavers, deer and elk. The rapids in the Sverkesta River are classified as easy to moderately difficult, and suits also first-time rafters.
Price: 900 SEK (Transportation and lunch included)
Hosted by: IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute