WATERUN Project – Research Findings of the Policy Brief (Policy and Regulatory Framework Analysis of Urban Water Runoff)
WATERUN is Horizon Europe funded project and aims to develop an innovative methodology to contribute to the implementation of urban water runoff (UWR) management plans in cities based on the Water-Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) concept. This methodology will provide preventive and mitigation solutions and best management practices adopting a holistic perspective (from source identification to decision making) for diffuse water pollution control in urban catchments. The target is to transform the UWR management by the development of identification, planning and risk-based tools and new working procedures (guidance) with the early involvement of the main urban water management and governance actors (co-creation process), ensuring a wider and faster adoption. Key Partners of the Project are: Asociación de Investigación Metalúrgica del Noroeste (AIMEN), Dublin City University, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH (UFZ), Aarhus University, TILIA Gmbh, Office International de l’Eau, European Water Regulators, University of Jordan, Aarhus Vand.
The Forum was organised in a hybrid format on 4 December 2025, from 9.00 to 16.30, at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Rue du Musée / Museumstraat 9, 1000 Brussels.
Afternoon Session1 – Waterun at EFRWS25
Maria Salvetti is currently heading the Water and Waste Area of the Florence School of Regulation/European University Institute and continues doing independent consultancy. She worked as a water economist and policy analyst for the past 20 years for several institutions including the World Bank and the OECD. Former chief economist for the French national agency for water and aquatic environment, Maria Salvetti produced the first report on water services performance presented during the World Water Forum (2012). From 2008 to 2010, she worked for the largest water service in Europe (SEDIF) providing economic and financial advice in the preparation of the PPP contract. She also worked as senior economist for Seine Normandy water Agency (France) and the Environment Agency (England & Wales). Maria also performs numerous training programmes and academic courses related to water economics (Sorbonne University, Sorbonne Business School, University College of London, Paris School of Economics, Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo).
Discover below the agenda of the 4th European Forum on the Regulation of Water Services
Agenda EFRWS25EFRWS is the European Forum on the Regulation of Water Services.
It’s the first multi-stakeholder conference focused entirely on economic regulation in the drinking water and wastewater sector, currently in its 4th Edition.
The 3rd Forum, held in 2023 spotlighted EU Green Deal water reforms. The 2nd Forum, held in 2021, concentrated on the green transition and circular economy in the water sector. The inaugural Forum in 2019, in Rome, initiated discussions on water governance and sustainability.
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