About EUWID Wasser und Abwasser

EUWID Wasser und Abwasser

EUWID Wasser und Abwasser is the central specialist publication for the German water industry, published by EUWID Europäischer Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH in Gernsbach – the weekly briefing that tells the water sector what the lawmakers decided, what the courts ruled, and what it all means for the industry's pipes, plants and balance sheets. Appearing weekly in print and continuously online, it delivers the information that moves the water sector – current, compact and from an independent source. With its focus on law, legislation and water protection, the publication serves the professionals of water supply and wastewater disposal: utilities, water associations, municipalities, authorities, engineering firms and the industry's suppliers.

Overview

EUWID Wasser und Abwasser is published by EUWID Europäischer Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH, based in Gernsbach in Baden-Württemberg. It appears weekly, bringing the industry's developments to the point week after week. The focus is on Germany and the German-speaking countries, rounded off by reporting on international developments. The portal euwid-wasser.de serves subscribers as a personal digital desk: daily news, topic dashboards, mobile access at any time.

The readership comprises the decision-makers and specialists of the water industry: managers and engineers at water utilities and wastewater operators, municipal decision-makers responsible for supply security, staff at water associations and regulatory authorities, consultants, lawyers specializing in water law, and suppliers of water technology – everyone whose professional life revolves around the safe supply of drinking water and the proper disposal of wastewater. The publication's tagline – "Recht, Gesetze, Wasserschutz" (law, legislation, water protection) – defines its editorial priorities: the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern water supply and wastewater disposal, and the protection of water resources under pressure from climate change, pollution and competing uses.

The German water industry is in a phase of historic transformation: extreme weather events force a reassessment of supply security, nitrate, pesticides and pharmaceutical residues challenge drinking-water safety, cyberattacks and sabotage risks put critical infrastructure protection on the agenda, and massive investments in infrastructure renewal are needed. EUWID Wasser und Abwasser documents this transformation week by week – from federal sustainability action plans to local utilities' price adjustments, from state-level security dialogues to European association position papers.

History

EUWID Wasser und Abwasser was developed as the water-industry service within the EUWID family of specialist market-information publications. The Europäischer Wirtschaftsdienst had established its methodology – independent, fact-oriented weekly reporting based on the editorial team's own research – in raw-material markets such as paper, wood and recycling, and applied it to the water sector, where regulatory developments and infrastructure investments create a continuous need for reliable professional information.

Over the years, the publication accompanied the water industry through its major regulatory milestones: the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive in German law, the reform of wastewater levies, the tightening of drinking-water standards, and the legal deadlines for phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge. The service built its reputation on precise reporting of legislative processes – from federal ministry plans to parliamentary decisions – and on tracking how regulations translate into investment obligations for utilities.

The digital expansion brought the euwid-wasser.de portal with daily news, topic pages, personalized dashboards and e-paper editions, extending the weekly print rhythm into continuous coverage. The publication's reporting is regularly cited by industry organizations – such as the German Phosphorus Platform referencing its coverage of the Federal Environment Ministry's phosphorus-recovery deadlines and transitional-solution deliberations – demonstrating its role as the sector's paper of record, the source other institutions quote when they need the facts right.

Content and Sections

The content of EUWID Wasser und Abwasser follows the water cycle and the laws that govern it. Politics and legislation form the backbone: federal and state water policy, EU directives, court decisions affecting the industry, and regulatory debates – from the sustainability action plans of the federal government to state-level crisis preparedness for the water sector and the infrastructure demands of industry associations. The publication tracks how ministries, parliaments and courts shape the framework conditions for water supply and wastewater disposal.

Drinking water is a standing focus: the pressure on Germany's drinking-water resources from extreme weather, the reassessment of supply capacity relative to competing water uses – agriculture, industry, energy – and the challenges of nitrate, pesticide and pharmaceutical-residue contamination that keep water chemists and treatment engineers busy. Wastewater coverage addresses treatment technology, sludge management, phosphorus recovery, and the economics of wastewater operations. Infrastructure topics – from reservoir management proving itself in drought to utilities' hundred-million-euro investment programs in supply networks – document the physical renewal of the sector.

Company and association news follows the industry's players: utilities, water associations, technology suppliers and engineering firms, their investment programs, price decisions and strategic repositioning. Topics such as the water industry's climate accounting – the joint guidelines of major operators on Scope 3 emissions, developed by Hansewasser, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Gelsenwasser, Hamburg Wasser and others – show how the sector addresses its own environmental footprint. International reporting, including positions of the European water federation EurEau on water reuse, rounds off the offering.

Publisher and Organization

The publisher is EUWID Europäischer Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH, based in Gernsbach in the northern Black Forest. EUWID operates a family of specialist market-information services covering water and wastewater, energy, pulp and paper, wood products and panels, recycling and packaging – each with its own editorial team, portal and weekly publication rhythm. The water service applies the publisher's proven methodology to the water industry: independent, fact-oriented reporting based on the editorial team's own research.

The editorial team in Gernsbach covers the water sector with specialized knowledge of water law, utility economics and treatment technology. The subscription-based business model – aimed exclusively at businesses and institutions, with print, online and combined options – funds journalism that serves readers rather than advertisers. Customer service and editorial contacts support the subscriber community of utilities, associations, authorities and companies.

Digital Presence

The digital presence of EUWID Wasser und Abwasser centers on euwid-wasser.de, the portal that extends the weekly publication into daily coverage. The site publishes current news organized by topic – drinking water, wastewater, politics, business, law, technology – with articles such as the October 2026 reports on reservoir management in drought, Scope 3 emissions guidelines, and utilities' price adjustments. Subscribers access the full articles, analyses and the archive; topic pages bundle ongoing coverage.

The portal follows the EUWID platform model: a personal digital desk where subscribers read the day's latest news, follow key topics on dashboards, and access content mobile at any time – the water professional's always-available reference shelf. E-paper editions reproduce the weekly print publication digitally, keeping the print rhythm alive for readers who prefer screens. A newsletter delivers the headlines to inboxes. The digital offering serves the water professional's daily workflow – checking regulatory developments in the morning, researching background for investment decisions, tracking the legislative processes that determine the industry's obligations.

Through its combination of a weekly print publication, a continuously updated water portal, newsletters and archives, EUWID Wasser und Abwasser serves as the central information service of the German water industry – the weekly briefing for everyone whose work depends on knowing what the law requires, what the politicians plan, and what the water sector is doing about it. In an industry where a single regulation can trigger billion-euro investment programs, that weekly, independent, legally precise reporting is not background noise but the basis of business planning.