Objective The poor condition of sanitation and wastewater management in India (as in many Asian countries) is well documented and has recently led the Asian Development Bank to call for a revolution in wastewater management across Asia. Conventional, centralized approaches have failed in many areas and will hardly be able to solve potential problems in rural, hilly and rapidly developing urban areas in India. Instead, innovative, decentralised systems aiming at various benefits are needed. A main benefit in the context of SARASWATI is the reuse of treated wastewater for different purposes. Other benefits include reuse of energy and nutrients, which are also important. Despite the overall poor condition of wastewater treatment across South Asia, India has already considerable experience with such decentralised approaches. Over the last decade, hundreds of decentralised wastewater treatment plants of different technology types have been installed all over India. However, not all are functioning well and several also failed, due to various reasons. Also, there is no consolidated evaluation and review of all those existing plants available. As a result there is only very limited knowledge on the performance of those existing technologies available and a review and evaluation of those plants is very timely in order to derive sound conclusions and recommendations for future wastewater management strategies in India. SARASWATI will perform such a comprehensive and independent evaluation and hence provide key suggestions for the improvement of existing technologies. In addition, SARASWATI aims at deploying selected proven EU technologies with a potential for solving grave water challenges in India (water pollution due to discharge of untreated wastewater and storm-water, water scarcity and groundwater depletion, unhygienic sludge handling practices due to lack of suitable technologies). Water challenged sites have been identified in 5 Indian States comprising almost all regions. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processessocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutionsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2012.6.6-1 - EU-India cooperation in water technology: research and innovation Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2012-one-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN EU contribution € 508 460,00 Address GREGOR MENDEL STRASSE 33 1180 Wien Austria See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Markus Starkl (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES France EU contribution € 161 900,00 Address 3 AV CLAUDE GUILLEMIN 45060 Orleans See on map Region Centre — Val de Loire Centre — Val de Loire Loiret Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Lise Cary (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACION PUBLICA ANDALUZA CENTRODE LAS NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS DEL AGUA Spain EU contribution € 262 719,20 Address AUTOVIA SEVILLA HUELVA (A49) KM28 41820 Carrion De Los Céspedes - Sevilla See on map Region Sur Andalucía Sevilla Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Juan José Salas Rodríguez (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ASOCIACION CENTRO TECNOLOGICO CEIT Spain EU contribution € 186 143,81 Address PASEO MANUEL DE LARDIZABAL 15 20018 San Sebastian See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sara Solozabal (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER United Kingdom EU contribution € 323 637,54 Address THE QUEEN'S DRIVE NORTHCOTE HOUSE EX4 4QJ Exeter See on map Region South West (England) Devon Devon CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Samantha Irish (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Zentrum fur Umweltmanagement und Entscheidungstheorie Austria EU contribution € 284 913,05 Address GREGOR MENDEL STRASSE 33 1180 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Norbert Brunner (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INOVERTIS A3I France EU contribution € 170 500,00 Address 255 RUE GUSTAVE EIFFEL ZAC DES EOLIENNES 26290 DONZERE See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Drôme Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Félicien Poncelet (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SIMBIENTE - ENGENHARIA E GESTAO AMBIENTAL LDA Portugal EU contribution € 102 396,40 Address RUA SANTOS POUSADA 441 SALA 107 TECNOLOGIA EDIFICIO SPINPARK 4000 486 Porto See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sergio Costa (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HYDROK UK LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 349 330,00 Address Warren Road Unit 1 TR9 6TL St Columb See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact David Armstrong (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data