MWA 2024 awarded for the ninth time!

The Mülheim Water Award 2024 goes to Flanders

The Mülheim Water Award was presented for the ninth time with a winning project from Flanders that developed a system that enables the digital monitoring of water quality throughout Flanders in real time.

Mülheim’s Lord Mayor and patron Marc Buchholz presented the award at the Mülheim Water Analysis Seminar on the 10. September. The winners were awarded €10,000€, sponsored by RWW mbH and GERSTEL GmbH & Co. KG.

The project titled

Internet of Water Flanders: from water quality sensing to action

involves a network of around 300 water quality sensors at more than 220 locations throughout Flanders. The data is collected on an IoT (Internet of Things) data platform. Both, real-time and historical data are publicly accessible via the website www.waterinfo.be. The platform offers a combination of physical measurements, such as temperature or pH value, and water quality data. One positive aspect is that data from various interest groups such as water suppliers, wastewater disposal companies, authorities, ministries, and research institutions is brought together. Another feature of the project is the development of various warning apps, which have already proven themselves in practical use.

The project was submitted by Marleen Spiliers from the Flemish water supply company De Watergroep as the leading applicant in a group of Belgian-Dutch applicants, including Nele Desmet, Piet Seuntjens (VITO), Youri Amerlinck (Aquafin), Marcel Zevenbergen (Imec) and Pieter De Graef (VMM).

Congratulations to the winner team!