Abstract
(Englisch)
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URBAN M2O aims to create solutions to generate the crucial information that is needed to develop and implement risk-based urban water
quality management plans at the city scale. Such plans will contribute to achieving sustainable urban water systems with zero pollution
impact on human health and the environment. URBAN M2O will achieve this objective by: 1) Developing and benchmarking AI-enhanced, resource-effective monitoring water quality technologies; 2) Developing fit-for-purpose water quality models and harmonized
data management systems; 3) Demonstrating open-access urban water digital twins assimilating monitoring data to identify hotspots
and prioritize pollution control actions under current and future climate scenarios; 4) Providing tailored guidance to end users and
stakeholdersfor the effective development of urban water quality monitoring and management plans. Industrial partners will enhance their
monitoring techniques with AI methods, benchmarking them against state-of-the-art monitoring approaches for trace organic chemicals,
microbial contaminants, and microplastics in all urban water systems, namely drinking water, surface water, bathing water, wastewater
effluents, groundwater, urban run-off, and sewer overflows. Monitoring and modelling solutions will be demonstrated in three real and
operational case studies, selected to represent different challenges faced by urban water infrastructure. The URBAN M2O solutions will
be tailored to stakeholders and end-users’ needs, addressing current and future requirements and challenges, and different resources and
data availability. URBAN M2O will enable urban water managers and regulators to make informed decisions, prioritizing actions to
enhance urban water quality, and protect human health, the environment, and biodiversity at the European scale.
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