Field visits to world class facilities and projects in the water sector offer World Water Week in Stockholm attendees the chance to expand their knowledge outside of the meeting room.

Boat Tour of Lake Mälaren – Water Supply for 2 Million People
Saturday, 23 August, 09:00 – 16:00
Lake Mälaren, Sweden’s third largest lake, provides more than aesthetic beauty and recreational activities for thousands of Stockholmers: it is also the main source for drinking water for the Stockholm region and other cities in the vicinity. Like many lakes around the world, it receives wastewater effluents and serves as an important transportation link. Join your World Water Week colleagues for a day-long boat tour which will highlight the lake’s natural and cultural values, present how it is managed, describe what conflicts of interest have been present, and more. The tour includes a short walk from the boat to Norsborg’s water treatment plant.

Price: 550 SEK (lunch included)
Hosted by: Competent Authorithy for the North Baltic River Basin District County Administrative Board of Västmanland

Towards Sustainable Sanitation: Practical Applications from Toilet to Field
Saturday, 23 August, 09:00 – 14:00
Visit sites in the vicinity of Stockholm where urine diverting sanitation systems are implemented in full scale! The field visit will take you to Gebers, a condominium housing where 35 apartments in a multi-storey building have urine diverting toilets. Faeces are collected and composted on-site. Urine is collected for reuse in agriculture. After Gebers, the field visit will take you to a farm close to Lake Bornsjön where field application of urine will be demonstrated, as well as storage tanks for urine. Take the chance of meeting and discussing with the farmer using urine collected in the Stockholm region. Ample
time will be given to discussions on practical applications and institutional aspects of sustainable sanitation solutions.

Price: 450 SEK (lunch included)
Hosted by: Stockholm Environment Institute, EcoSanRes

Creating a Sustainable City – The Stockholm Experience
Saturday, 23 August, 09:00 – 14:00
Hammarby Sjöstad (Hammarby Sea City) is a new housing district in a former industrial area of Stockholm. This “sustainable city” has seen tough environmental requirements imposed on buildings, the construction of innovative water, waste and energy infrastructure implemented, and the development of technical installations and traffic solutions. Hydrogen fuel cells, solar panels, biogas production and use and underground waste transport systems are among the many innovations. Participants on the tour will see how a sustainable urban development strategy may influence the quality of life, the growth of companies and the international competitiveness of cities.

Price: 450 SEK (lunch included)
Hosted by: Stockholm Business Region