R&D at İSTANBUL WATER AND SEWERAGE ADMİNİSTRATİON

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www.iski.istanbul/web/en-usistanbul, Türkiye
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About

The first water administration in Istanbul was established in 1869. Water and sewerage services in Istanbul were combined under İSKİ (Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration) in 1981. A subsidy of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, İSKİ is a public body with an autonomous budget. Almost the whole budget income is received from water sales. Its service area covers the whole territory within Istanbul’s borders. Duties of İSKİ • To provide water • To collect, treat and discharge wastewater • To protect water resources Key Figures on Istanbul • Total Length of Water Lines : 22.424 km • Total Length of Waste Water Lines : 22.608 km • Population Served : 16 million • Total Service Area of İSKİ : 9.271 km2 • Total Number of Customers : 6.6 million • Average Daily Water Supply : 2.9 million m3/day • Total number of staff including personnel of subcontractors : 9.813 • İSKİ provides service by 21 potable water treatment plants and 89 waste water treatment. İSKİ is a public institution. The R&D studies at İSKİ are carried out by the R&D Directorate under the Strategy Development Department and its latest works are listed below:

Clean environment and zero pollution

1 Innovative and advanced monitoring and modelling systems for revised air quality policies3 Environmental biotechnology applications in service of remediation of polluted ecosystems

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

4 Large-scale in situ biodiversity observations for better understanding of biodiversity state, drivers of its decline and impacts of policies11 Living labs and lighthouses co-creating innovative solutions for forests and freshwater ecosystems restoration

Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors

7 Demonstration, deployment and upscaling of circular systemic solutions in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative)

Land, ocean and water for climate action

5 Additional activities for the European Partnership Water Security for the Planet (Water4All)

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R&D Engineer

R&D at İSTANBUL WATER AND SEWERAGE ADMİNİSTRATİON