Imagine turning a whole landscape into a giant, smart sponge that catches and holds rainwater instead of letting it run off. This project uses nature—like wetlands and greenery—combined with digital tools to store water where it's needed most. It's like building a natural plumbing system for the countryside to fight droughts.
Extreme droughts and water scarcity lead to high operational costs and resource shortages. Current water management often fails to capture and reuse rainwater effectively at a local level.
A digital Platform and Design App for NBS, a Digital Twin for real-time monitoring, and a step-by-step operational guide for Smart Water Grids.
If you are a utility provider dealing with extreme water scarcity — this project developed a Smart Water Grid and Digital Twin that can increase available water for usage by 20%. This allows for better resource distribution during droughts.
If you are a farm owner dealing with crop failure due to drought — this project developed a Design App and NBS protocols that help store water locally. This can help reduce the cost of water scarcity by contributing to a projected 10.6M €/year saving across Europe.
If you are a consultancy dealing with outdated drainage and flood systems — this project developed a step-by-step guide and operational toolkit for designing Nature Based Solutions. This enables the deployment of 58 innovative water-storing installations.
Based on available project data, specific pricing for implementation is not provided, but the project expects to save 10.6M €/year through 37 Smart Water Grids across Europe.
Yes, the project demonstrates replicability across five sites in different biogeographical areas and aims for a total of 37 grids across Europe by 2035.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project delivers a digital Platform and Design App for user guidance.
The project produces three Policy briefs to align Smart Water Grid benefits with EU and local policies.
The project period runs from 2025-09-01 to 2029-08-31, suggesting tools will be refined and available toward the end of this window.
The consortium is diverse, consisting of 23 partners from 13 countries. It has a strong academic and research base (12 partners), balanced by 4 industrial partners and 7 other organizations. With 3 SMEs involved and a 17% industry ratio, the project is heavily weighted toward research and validation rather than immediate commercial scaling, though the presence of the Westcountry Rivers Trust as an SME coordinator suggests a practical, field-oriented leadership.
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