About wwt Wasserwirtschaft Wassertechnik

wwt Wasserwirtschaft Wassertechnik

wwt — Wasserwirtschaft Wassertechnik — is the Frankfurt-based trade journal for drinking-water and wastewater management and technology, subtitled "Das Praxismagazin für Entscheidungen im Trinkwasser- und Abwassermanagement" — the practice magazine for decisions in drinking-water and wastewater management. Published nine times a year by the dfv Mediengruppe (Deutscher Fachverlag), the journal addresses authorities, engineering offices, water-management institutions, companies, and universities. Founded in 1951 in East Berlin as the scientific journal for technology and economics of water management, the Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Technik und Ökonomik der Wasserwirtschaft, it is one of Germany's longest-running water-industry journals, with a distributed circulation of 8,700 copies including 2,700 digital editions (media data 2025).

Overview

The practice-magazine positioning defines the brand: the "Praxismagazin für Entscheidungen" — the practice magazine for decisions — gives the water professionals the decision-support journalism. The technically oriented program addresses the engineers' and managers' information needs.

The nine-issues rhythm structures the year: the monthly-ish cadence with combined issues, the seasonal water-management topics, and the trade-fair tie-ins. The 8,700 distributed copies' reach — 6,000 print plus 2,700 digital — gives the B2B advertisers the water industry's decision-makers.

The IVW history documents the circulation transparency: the Q3/2022 6,249 reported copies, the subsequent reporting discontinuation, and the 2025 media data's 8,700 publisher-reported figure. The digital edition's 2,700 copies show the online migration.

The wasserwirtschaft wassertechnik (abbreviated wwt), with its subtitle "Das Praxismagazin für Entscheidungen im Trinkwasser- und Abwassermanagement," is a trade journal for drinking- and wastewater management and technology: "Die wasserwirtschaft wassertechnik (abgekürzt wwt), Untertitel Das Praxismagazin für Entscheidungen im Trinkwasser- und Abwassermanagement ist eine Fachzeitschrift für Trink- und Abwasserwirtschaft und -technik. Auch rechtliche Aspekte werden behandelt." Legal aspects are also covered.

The wwt is published by the dfv Mediengruppe, the Deutscher Fachverlag's B2B media group; nine issues appear per year, the neunmal jährlich the journal database records. Its distributed circulation was 6,249 copies according to IVW in the third quarter of 2022; since then the circulation has no longer been reported. The 2025 media data gives a distributed circulation of 8,700, of which 2,700 are digital copies. The print ISSN is 1438-5716.

The readership comprises the Behörden, the Ingenieurbüros, the Wasserwirtschaftliche Einrichtungen, the Unternehmen, and the Hochschulen — authorities, engineering offices, water-management institutions, companies, and universities: "wwt richtet sich an Behörden, Ingenieurbüros, Wasserwirtschaftliche Einrichtungen, Unternehmen sowie Hochschulen." The journal informs about news, products, and processes for and from the water and wastewater industry.

History

The 1951 East Berlin founding placed the journal in the DDR's planned-economy water management: the Verlag für Bauwesen's scientific journal, the Ministry for Environmental Protection and Water Management's publishing, and the Kammer der Technik's professional backing. The monthly "Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Technik und Ökonomik der Wasserwirtschaft" served the socialist water industry's engineers.

The post-reunification transformation brought the journal into the market economy: the Huss-Medien GmbH's publication until mid-2018, the Berlin-based specialist publisher's stewardship, and the dfv Mediengruppe's Frankfurt takeover. The 75th volume in 2026 spans the DDR founding and the current B2B publishing.

The dfv Mediengruppe's B2B specialization gives the journal its publishing home: the Deutscher Fachverlag's eleven economic sectors, the Frankfurt headquarters' trade-journal operations, and the cross-title B2B infrastructure. The water journal's integration into the dfv portfolio secures its specialist-market position.

The journal was founded in 1951 by the East Berlin Verlag für Bauwesen as the "Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Technik und Ökonomik der Wasserwirtschaft" — the scientific journal for technology and economics of water management. It appeared monthly at the time and was published by the DDR's Ministry for Environmental Protection and Water Management and the Chamber of Technology (Kammer der Technik).

After reunification the journal continued in the transformed publishing landscape; until mid-2018 the Huss-Medien GmbH handled the publication. The dfv Mediengruppe (Deutscher Fachverlag) in Frankfurt then took over, integrating the water journal into its B2B publishing portfolio for eleven major economic sectors. The 75th volume in 2026 documents the continuous publication across the East-West divide.

Coverage and Content

The wastewater-treatment journalism addresses the process engineering: the biological treatment stages, the nutrient-removal technologies, and the sludge handling. The Verfahrenstechniken coverage gives the plant operators the technical know-how.

The nutrient-recovery journalism tracks the circular economy: the phosphorus recovery from the wastewater stream, the nitrogen-recycling technologies, and the resource-efficiency agenda. The Nährstoffrückgewinnung coverage reflects the sustainability transformation.

The water-recycling journalism addresses the reuse: the treated-wastewater applications, the industrial water cycles, and the agricultural irrigation. The Wasserrecycling coverage serves the water-scarcity adaptation.

The rainwater-use journalism covers the stormwater management: the Regenwassernutzung systems, the infiltration technologies, and the sponge-city concepts. The urban water-management coverage addresses the climate-adaptation challenge.

The drinking-water journalism complements the wastewater focus: the Trinkwassermanagement's supply security, the treatment technologies, and the distribution networks. The dual water-cycle coverage gives the journal its comprehensive scope.

The journal's contents deal with process techniques of wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery from the wastewater stream, water recycling, and rainwater use: "Die Inhalte der Fachzeitschrift wwt - Wasserwirtschaft Wassertechnik befassen sich mit Verfahrenstechniken der Abwasserbehandlung, Nährstoffrückgewinnung aus dem Abwasserstrom, Wasserrecycling und Regenwassernutzung."

The practice-magazine orientation gives the journalism its decision-support character: the technically oriented practice magazine for decisions in drinking-water and wastewater management informs about news, products, and processes. The legal aspects complement the technical coverage — water law, regulatory developments, and compliance questions for the utilities and engineering firms.

Organization and Ownership

The dfv Mediengruppe's scale frames the title: the Deutscher Fachverlag's B2B communication specialization, the eleven economic sectors' trade journals, and the Frankfurt headquarters' publishing operations. The group's B2B expertise gives the water journal its professional infrastructure.

The legal-aspects coverage distinguishes wwt from purely technical journals: the water law's regulatory journalism, the compliance guidance, and the policy developments. The "Auch rechtliche Aspekte werden behandelt" scope serves the utilities' legal departments.

The university readership extends the audience: the Hochschulen's water-engineering faculties, the research institutions, and the student readership. The academic-professional bridge gives the journal its knowledge-transfer function.

wwt is published by the dfv Mediengruppe (Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH) in Frankfurt am Main. The dfv Mediengruppe specializes in business-to-business communication and publishes trade journals for eleven major economic sectors. Current editor-in-chief details are not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed.

Digital Presence

The wwt-online.de portal's news function serves the industry's current information: the product announcements, the process innovations, and the regulatory updates. The portal's B2B targeting reaches the water professionals directly.

The VDI eLibrary's 1,202-article archive gives the journal its digital reference: the searchable back issues, the article-level access, and the professional readership's research tool. The eLibrary integration places wwt in the engineering literature's digital infrastructure.

The digital edition's 2,700 copies document the online readership: the e-paper distribution, the digital subscriptions, and the portal's audience. The print-digital mix sustains the nine-issues publishing economics.

The digital home is wwt-online.de, the journal's online portal. The VDI Verlag eLibrary hosts the journal's digital archive with 1,202 articles, offering the issues and articles for the professional readership. The 2,700 digital copies in the 2025 circulation document the digital edition's weight.

The journal's digital presence combines the wwt-online.de portal with the eLibrary archive and the dfv Mediengruppe's B2B digital infrastructure. Through the nine annual issues, the online portal, and the digital archive, wwt maintains its role as the practice magazine for decisions in drinking-water and wastewater management — a 75-year-old journal bridging the East German founding era and the current Frankfurt publishing.