Belgium's DPR Initiative Enhances Water Safety with Real-Time Monitoring
Belgium's Hofstade Water Production Centre, Europe's first direct potable reuse scheme, is set to double its capacity to 800 million litres by 2026, providing safe drinking water to 12,000 residents. The integration of bNovate's BactoSense technology ensures continuous microbial monitoring, crucial for maintaining regulatory compliance and public trust in potable water reuse.
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The Hofstade Water Production Centre in Belgium currently produces 400 million litres of drinking water annually, serving about 12,000 people. By the end of 2026, this capacity will increase to 800 million litres. bNovate's BactoSense technology is integral to this operation, providing near-real-time microbial monitoring, which delivers results within 20 minutes, effectively eliminating testing blind spots.
This project, a collaboration among Waterunie, Farys, De Watergroep, Nuoro, Aquafin, and the CAPTURE research platform, was awarded the Water Reuse Europe - Innovation Prize in 2025. The global market for water reuse is projected to grow from €15B in 2024 to €26B by 2030. Continuous microbial monitoring is critical for maintaining public confidence in DPR systems and is supported by new European regulations on water reuse that came into effect in June 2023.
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