"Water reuse should stay voluntary and be driven by local opportunities" (EurEau)

"The wastewater treatment sector stands as a strategic partner in promoting water reuse in line with the spirit of and commitments under the Water Resilience Strategy while protecting drinking water resources," states EurEau in its paper "Regulating Water Reuse: A water services sector contribution to discussions on future reuse policy", published on 25 September 2026.

In the paper, Eureau, the European federation of water service providers, which represents 70,000 public and private drinking water and wastewater operators across 33 countries, sets out its contribution to discussions on future reuse policy. It argues that priority should go to strengthening the enabling factors under the current Water Reuse Regulation (WRR) and relevant sectoral legislation, rather than extending the…