The Jenfelder Au quarter, a new residential area in the Wandsbek district, is being built on the former site of the Lettow-Vorbeck military barracks. In Jenfelder Au, the HAMBURG WATER Cycle® will be implemented in over 800 newly constructed housing units.
Further background information on Jenfelder Au can be found here.
HAMBURG WATER Cycle®
Closed-loop Wastewater Management
Water is both part of our lives and essential for our lives, both at the present and in the future. The innovative HAMBURG WATER Cycle® demonstrates how water can be handled in an economical and environmentally responsible way. Please read the following pages to learn about the separate handling of household water flows and about how toilets are the starting point for renewable energy.
HAMBURG WATER Cycle
The Jenfelder Au quarter
Wastewater Management: New Methods
Why is it important to develop new technologies that conserve energy, nutrients and water? Which events have shaped today’s wastewater and sewage management practices?
Answers to these questions and further information on conventional wastewater practices can be found here.
Latest News
First wave of online survey evaluated
In September 2019, the residents of the Jenfelder Au had the opportunity to submit their experiences and suggestions for the neighbourhood project via an online survey. The results have now been evaluated - many thanks to all participants for their good and important comments. They help to further develop the project. Therefore we hope for a continuous exchange with you - the inhabitants of the Jenfelder Au. We have summarized the results in the following document:
Results of the HWC survey of 2019 (German)
08.10.2019: We are not alone!
New concepts for waste water treatment are currently being developed worldwide. Like the HAMBURG WATER Cycle®, these aim at a water management system that is designed to be a cycle-oriented system. In the course of the commissioning of the HWC, HAMBURG WASSER organized a workshop as an impulse for a successful cooperation with sister projects. A newsletter on the workshop & a compilation of the innovative partner projects can be found in the following document:
25.06.2019: #moinzukunft presents HWC
The platform #moinzukunft is part of the city portal of Hamburg and reports on projects that promote climate protection in everyday life. Read the article on the HWC.
HWC article from #moinzukunft (German)
18.06.2019: Commissioning of the HWC
The Hamburg Water Cycle® in the Jenfelder Au was officially put into operation. HAMBURG WASSER released a report of the event including some visual impressions.
Press release on the commissioning of the HWC (German)
05.2019: Newsletter
You can read about the latest developments in the Jenfelder Au district in the most recent Newsletter.
2 HWC-reports on ZDF
The HAMBURG WATER Cycle® was presented on ZDF twice within a few days. On 17.09.2019 at "heute - in deutschland" and on 20.09.2019 at "drehscheibe". Both reports explain the basic principle of the innovative wastewater concept and future application possibilities.
HAMBURG WASSER
HAMBURG WASSER is the water and wastewater specialist in the hanseatic city of Hamburg, providing both water and wastewater services through one company. In addition to providing safe water and wastewater disposal at the highest quality for the residents of Hamburg, the company also uses its know-how to provide customized solutions for the water supply and waste management needs of the surrounding cities and municipalities in the metropolitan region.
More information can be found at www.hamburgwasser.de