Reykjavík City's sustainable drainage forum

Ritstjórn
Tjörnin

A well-attended open forum on the progress of the LIFE Icewater project in Reykjavík — covering improved water quality and ecosystems in Tjörnin and Vatnsmýri, flood protection in Kvosin, and the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems — was held at Tjarnarsal on Sept. 23. The forum was recorded, and the recording is available here: The forum.

Representatives from Reykjavík City, Veitur Utilities, the Icelandic Environment and Energy Agency, and other project partners shared updates on the status of ongoing work. 

Program:

  • Welcome and opening remarks — Guðný María Jóhannsdóttir, chair of the Department of Environment and Planning.
  • The LIFE Icewater project in Reykjavík — Anna Rósa Böðvarsdóttir, head of division at the Office of Environmental Quality, Reykjavík City.
  • Island restoration in Tjörnin — Þórhildur Þórhallsdóttir, landscape architect at Landmótun.
  • Vatnsmýrin — status and next steps — Jón Pétur Wilke Gunnarsson, project manager for water media at Veitur Utilities.
  • Monitoring priority substances in Tjörnin — Svava Svanborg Steinarsdóttir, monitoring project manager at Reykjavík Public Health.
  • Video: Lake Trekanten in Stockholm — facing challenges similar to those at Tjörnin in Reykjavík.
  • Why Sustainable Drainage Systems? — Halldóra Hreggviðsdóttir, planning consultant and executive director of ALTA.
  • Video — Sustainable Drainage Systems in Grundarfjörður
  • Flood assessment in Kvosin: Results — Sigurður Grétar Sigmarsson, water resources engineer at Verkís.
  • Redesigning the municipal sewer system in Þingholtar — Jón Pétur Wilke Gunnarsson, project manager for water media at Veitur Utilities.
  • The LIFE Icewater project in Iceland — Sæmundur Sveinsson, LIFE Icewater project manager, Icelandic Environment and Energy Agency.
  • Summary and closing remarks — Freyr Eyjólfsson, moderator and project manager at SORPA bs.

After the forum, an educational walk around Tjörnin was offered to interested attendees.