PURE –project kicks off its activities for a healthier Baltic Sea in Helsinki 9.-11.2.
The three-year project was approved for funding from the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 and was officially started at the end of year 2009.

During the coming years the PURE partners will plan and implement concrete investments that will reduce the phosphorous load to the Baltic Sea. Focus of the project is on improving the municipal waste water treatment processes. The Kick off in Helsinki will gather the 11 PURE partners together for the first time; introducing staff of cities and water companies from 8 central locations around the Baltic Sea to each other (Riga, Brest, Jurmala, Sczcecin, Kohtla-Järve, Gdansk, Luebeck and Mariehamn). The project is lead by UBC EnvCom together with John Nurminen Founda-tion and HELCOM.

The first day of the event is organised as a joint event with the Baltic Sea Challenge, under the title “Enhancing Nutrient Removal and Clean Shipping in the Cities of the Baltic Sea Region”. For more information about the Challenge-day click here