- Cyprus 67% · Greece 37% · Romania 34% - Portugal 31% · Italy 27% · Spain 26.5%Two challenges hitting simultaneously:Water scarcity. MBR technology produces high-quality effluent that meets reuse standards - for irrigation, industrial cooling, groundwater recharge. In regions under water stress, this isn't a nice-to-have. It's the point.Energy pressure. Heatwaves drive peak electricity demand through air conditioning. Grid capacity tightens. For wastewater operators, running energy-intensive aeration systems at exactly this moment is a real operational constraint.Low-energy MBR systems become a strategic advantage - not just an efficiency metric.The infrastructure decisions made now will determine how resilient these systems are next summer, and the one after that.

Every July, the Irrigation Association's Smart Irrigation Month spotlights efficient water use across agriculture and landscaping worldwide — Supratec is joining in, and we'd encourage others in the water sector to do the same.One piece of that conversation doesn't get enough airtime: treated wastewater reuse for irrigation. The technology for irrigation-grade quality already exists — membrane filtration can deliver the pathogen removal and consistency reuse standards demand. So what's actually slowing adoption?Genuinely curious what you'd rank as the biggest barrier: regulation, cost, or public perception. Drop your take below — or tell us what we're missing.Supratec — membrane technology since 1974.