Reykjavík City's sustainable drainage symposium

Ritstjórn
Tjörnin

A public symposium on the LIFE Icewater project's progress in Reykjavík — covering improved water quality and ecosystems in Tjörnin and Vatnsmýrin, flood protection in Kvosin, and the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems — takes place in Tjarnarsalur on Sept. 23 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Representatives from Reykjavík City, Veitur Utilities, the Icelandic Environment and Energy Agency, and other involved parties will share project updates.

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.

The symposium takes place in Tjarnarsalur at City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Following the symposium, interested attendees can join an educational walk around Tjörnin.

Everyone is welcome