Water recycling strategy for Kurzeme

Brief intro to the model strategy

• Territory: Kurzeme Region / Latvia
• Initiator & responsible for implementation: Kurzeme Planning Region
• Scope & approach:
  • Regional strategy & action plan for promoting water recycling focussing on stormwater & rainwater as the first step
  • Elaborated in direct dialogue with local authorities & local companies, accompanied by a public awareness raising campaign.
• Elaboration period: July 2023 – Dec 2025
• Adoption: December 2025

Read the full story behind the strategy

“From Opportunity to Strategy“
For many years, water recycling barely featured on the agenda in Kurzeme, Latvia’s relatively wet coastal region. That began to change when a team from Kurzeme Planning Region recognised the wider potential of an urban improvement project in the town of Saldus. Instead of simply draining rainwater away, could it be captured and put to use? Climate data suggests that even in Kurzeme, reducing pressure on local drinking-water supplies will become increasingly important over time. The region’s example shows how a concrete project opportunity can provide the starting point for a coherent regional water recycling strategy – and help refine it along the way. Read more..