ANCHOR news

On 13 November 2025, experts, policymakers, and practitioners gathered in Antwerp for the third Community of Practice (CoP) “Urban Water Communities.” The full-day event focused on how cities can manage water in smarter, more sustainable, and more resilient ways. This edition was organised in close...

Practitioners working on source-separated and decentralized sanitation systems are often looking for one thing above all: clear, practical guidance that supports decision-making in real projects. To respond to this growing need, Eawag’s Water Hub has released the Circular Sanitation TOOLBOX, which i...

Hamburg Wasser has successfully commissioned and optimized a pilot membrane plant for greywater treatment in the Jenfelder Au district, demonstrating how decentralized water reuse can significantly reduce potable water demand in urban neighborhoods....

The ANCHOR project documents real-world experiences with source-separating urban wastewater systems across five demo sites in the North Sea region. During the ANCHOR lunch talk on November 3, 2025, the focus shifted from technology to people: how users, operators, and end users perceive and experien...

The ANCHOR project explores how source-separating wastewater systems can help cities become more circular, resilient, and climate-neutral. During the ANCHOR lunch talk on September 25, 2025, the focus was on one often-overlooked opportunity within these systems: recovering heat from greywater. Drawi...

The ANCHOR event in Kerkrade made one thing clear: seeing source-separated systems in practice is key to understanding their value. To extend that experience beyond the site visit itself, ANCHOR now offers an immersive 360° virtual tour of the Superlocal demo site....

On Wednesday, November 26, the Discovery Museum in Kerkrade hosted the ANCHOR event Source-Separated Systems In Practice: Learning From The Superlocal Demo Site. Participants from Flanders, the Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden came together to exchange experiences on the real-life implementation of...

From 14–16 January 2025, a delegation of local authorities, universities, and water utilities from the Baltic States visited a series of inspiring projects in Flanders and the Netherlands. The aim: to explore innovative solutions in rainwater management, water reuse, and climate adaptation....

The ANCHOR project investigates five demo sites (including 2 new pilots) for source-separating wastewater systems in new urban areas. A core question with new sanitation systems is how to convince the responsible authorities of the benefits. To demonstrate what source-separation can look l...