PROGRAMME

WATER DAYS 2021
PROGRAMME

8.30–9.00	Registration of participants
	SYMPOSIUM OPENING
9.00–9.30	Introductory addresses

9.30–11.15	WATER FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
9.30–10.00	The Green Deal ¹ Bettina Doeser, Directorate-General Environment, European Commission
10.00–10.15	The value of water and its controversies Pavel Gantar, PhD
10.15–10.30	Sense and sensibility: the communication about water Maja Hawlina, Avanta Largo, Institute for Social Communication
10.30–10.45	Water in circular economy using sustainability concepts Assistant Prof. Nataša Atanasova, PhD, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
10.45–11.15	Round table Moderated by Prof. Mihael J. Toman, PhD

11.15–11.45	Break

11.45–13.15	WATER RESOURCES AND DRINKING WATER
11.45–12.15	Emerging contaminants and drinking water supply ¹ Prof. Jan Peter van der Hoek, PhD, Waternet, Netherlands
12.15–12.30	Havelock North 2016 gastroenteritis outbreak and its impact on New Zealand water industry ² Anže Lenček, Napier City Council, New Zealand
12.30–12.45	Butoniga accumulation lake in Istria – early experiences with drinking water supply ³ Bojana Hajduk Černeha, PhD, IVS – Istrian Water Protection System, Croatia
12.45–13.00	New approaches to water treatment and water quality monitoring Nataša Uranjek, Public Utility Company Velenje
13.00–13.30	Round table Moderated by Brigita Jamnik, PhD

13.30–15.00	Lunch

15.00–17.00	"WATER" CAFÉ

19.30	Dinner

9.00–10.50	WASTERWATER TREATMENT
9.00–9.30	Sustainability evaluation of phosphorus removal techniques on municipal wastewater treatment plantsplants ¹ Bengt Hansen, Kemira Kemia AB, Sweden
9.30–9.45	The overall experience of the technological optimization of the biological wastewater treatment process management Peter Cerar, Domžale-Kamnik Central Wastewater Treatment Plant
9.45–10.00	Small wastewater treatment plants continue to pose many challenges Mojca Vrbančič, MSc, Ljubljana Public Utility Company
10.00–10.15	New approaches to municipal wastewater treatment in areas with dispersed settlements Sabina Senica, KOSTAK, d. d.
10.15–10.50	Round table Moderated by Marjetka Levstek, PhD

10.50–11.30	Break

11.30–13.00	NATURE AND WATER ENVIRONMENTS
11.30–11.45	Challenges and opportunities for Slovenia from the European Biodiversity Strategy and the Global Biodiversity Framework Andras Krolopp, The Nature Conservancy
11.45–12.00	River fragmentation in Slovenia: a call for nationwide inventory Polona Pengal, REVIVO Institute
12.00–12.15	The latest scientific findings on possibilities to mitigate the impacts of climate change on water ecosystems Nataša Mori, PhD, National Institute of Biology
12.15–12.30	The impact of climate change on water quantity in Slovenia Mira Kobold, PhD, Slovenian Environment Agency
12.30–13.00	Round table Moderated by Prof. Mihael Brenčič, PhD

13.00–14.00	CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ON WATER AS A VALUE