Risk management

Water-quality crisis

Communication during an acute water-quality crisis requires an approach that differs from regular risk communication. The goal of...

A strategy for exposure science

18 July 2019 — On the fourth and fifth of July 2019, I joined the de ISES Europe Exposure science strategy workshop.

Transparent communication to maintain and boost customer confidence

11 June 2019 — Drinking water customers have great confidence in the safety of Dutch drinking water and the drinking water companies...

Navigating the Smart Water Journey

29 May 2019 — On the 15th and 16th of May the 9th annual Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) conference took place...

Forecasting models and scenario development for the drinking water infrastructure

07 May 2019 — Forecasting models and scenario development can help water utilities better manage their current water infrastructure and also better...

Water in the City: rain after sunshine!

25 September 2018 — Our work on ‘Water in the City’ is based on an old piece of medical wisdom: prevention is...

Risk perception

On the basis of insights into customers’ perceptions, needs and experiences, communications guidelines are being developed with regard...

Future perspectives on peat polders

Our project ‘Making the Polder Futureproof’ maps out sustainable supported solutions for making the peat polder futureproof. To...

Norman network: European exchange of information about emerging contaminants

04 December 2017 — The NORMAN network enhances the exchange of information on emerging environmental substances, and encourages the...

1st International Water and Sanitation Safety Planning and Extreme Weather Events Conference

13 April 2017 — Last Friday, I attended the first Pan-European Water and Sanitation Safety Planning and Extreme Weather Events (WSSP) conference,...

Conclusion of multi-annual NanoNextNL programme

14 March 2017 — The NanoNextNL research programme was launched in 2011 with the objective of determining the possible applications, and the...

Big Data Epidemiology

The scientific literature reports on – sometimes contradictory – research results on the relationship between the quality of...

Seoul International Water Conference 2016

27 October 2016 — Organizers The Seoul Water Institute sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, the Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association,...

Presenting QMRA at Iranian Conference on Environmental Health and Sustainable Development

24 October 2016 — Iran is facing many challenges in the field of environmental health, including air pollution, water and food contamination...

University of Southern Queensland enters Watershare

12 October 2016 — On 12 October 2016, the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has entered Watershare, a consortium of several of...

Futures studies and response strategies

Futures research improves the resilience of the water sector by supporting anticipatory governance and by maximising the adaptive...

WHO practical guide to quantitative microbial risk assessment, QMRA

21 July 2016 — During the Singapore International Water Week the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a practical guide for carrying out...

QMRA of the distribution network

Drinking water companies use quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to demonstrate that the drinking water they produce is...

Stefan Kools PhD

Stefan Kools works at KWR as a researcher and team leader. He has more than 20 years’ experience...

Prof. Kees van Leeuwen PhD

Cornelis Johannes (Kees) van Leeuwen, PhD, is Principal Scientist at KWR, and Professor in Water Management and Urban...

Patrick Smeets PhD MSc

Patrick Smeets is a Senior Scientific Researcher in microbiological water quality and health, with over 20 years’ experience...