An online LEAFLET was prepared by EUSDR PA4 on the Water Reuse Regulation, its main requirements and situation
in the Danube Region.
The Regulation on minimum requirements for water reuse for agricultural irrigation (the Water Reuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/741)) aims to encourage and facilitate safe reuse of treated wastewater in agricultural irrigation in the EU.
Potential risks of water reuse in the Danube Region identified as follows:
• Limited awareness of potential benefits among stakeholders and the general public.
• Lack of a supportive and coherent framework for water reuse.
• Low experience with reusing water.
• Poorly developed business models for water reuse schemes.
• Reuse of waste water for agricultural irrigation is a market-driven action, based on the demands and needs of
the agricultural sector, while the cost of waste water reuse systems is significant.
