DESSIN workshop in Oslo

At the beginning of September, a three day DESSIN meeting was held in Oslo, Norway to update the project participants including SMEs and Oslo VAV on the status for the demo activities at Hoffselva. Status for the on-going activities on monitoring water quality and flow in Hoffselva was presented by Peggy Zinke, SINTEF. Status for the on-going activities on monitoring stakeholder perceptions was presented by Sigrid Damman, SINTEF. Status for the on-going activities on data monitoring and communication was presented by Per Kølner, Leif Kølner Ingeniørfirma AS (SME).

Status for the on-going activities on Demonstration high-rate filtration (HRF) unit from Inrigo Water was presented by Cheng Sun, Inrigo Water (SME) and Toshi Cato, Meta water. During the following discussion a plan for a coordinated measuring and data collection campaign during the demo activities in the fall of 2015 was prepared.

Coordinated activities in the different parts of the project, i.e. the measurements on the ecosystems of the demo site, the perceptions of the stakeholders and the technical demonstration of the solutions will be the basis for evaluating the effect of the solutions with regard to technical performance, ecosystem services and sustainability.

Peggy Zinke addressing the meeting participants during the presentation of preliminary results from the monitoring in Hoffselva at the meeting in September (Photo taken by Herman Helness, SINTEF).