Idrostudi develops advanced solutions for water distribution systems (WDS) and sewerage networks, applying academic and field-tested knowledge to improve system performance and management, in Italy and worlwide. Through numerical modelling, design and optimisation, the company supports innovative engineering practices that enhance the efficiency, reliability and resilience of water-supply and wastewater infrastructures.
Georgia’s expanding wastewater treatment infrastructure has made sludge management an urgent environmental and regulatory priority. With limited current options beyond on-site storage at sewage treatment plants, the project supports the development of safe, sustainable and nationally appropriate sludge management practices.
The assignment supported Georgia in moving from temporary storage towards regulated, practical and reusable sludge solutions.
Activities include assessing existing conditions, identifying viable reuse options and innovative technologies, drafting legislation and guidance, delivering stakeholder training, and designing a municipal pilot programme. Financed by ADB, the project benefits the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA), with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI, ex MRDI), involved in future regulatory development.
Idrostudi Team focused on:
- Data collection and analysis; sludge sampling planning;
- Stakeholder mapping/engagement/information/consultation throughout the project;
- Analysis of optimised scenarios for the sludge reuse and resource recovery solutions;
- Recommendation for sludge sustainable treatment technologies;
- Legal and Institutional assessment;
- Legislation and regulations draft proposal based in EU Regulations and tailored for the country;
- Inclusive capacity building and training to different levels of stakeholders’ staff;
- Pilot project for one Municipality to determine potential benefits of sludge reuse under specific and real conditions.
