HYDROUSA_ Evidence Matrix dataset

The evidence matrix consists of cases demonstrating water reuse and recovery of other resources in cities, rural settlements, agriculture, coastal areas and industries, using technologies with Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 and above to recovery resources from wastewater, including NBS and any others. The aim was to identify cases demonstrated in Europe, and if the course of the search yielded cases demonstrated outside of Europe, but transferable to Europe, these were also taken up in the matrix (7 non-European cases, all located in the Southern Mediterranean). Demonstration cases include Horizon 2020 CIRC, WATER and WASTE and other EU-funded projects (total 96 cases), but also nationally funded projects (5 cases) and private sector projects (6 cases).European and national-level policy and framework initiatives for circular water economy were collected, including signed Innovation Deals (1 Innovation Deal for water reuse identified), public strategies, action plans, laws, Directives, Regulations, financing programmes, platforms, tools and frameworks, all at EU level or national level in EU member states. The collection process involved screening of online databases and reports related to circular economy, with a focus on water and wastewater, as well as reports published by the European Commission, the European Environment Agency, EUROSTAT, Cradle to Cradle, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Circle Economy, among others.The cases were categorized with key attributes to provide an overview and allow for filtering and targeted searching by users. Key information was retrieved from project websites, Cordis, reports and online articles.