{"id":2910,"date":"2026-05-22T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/projekt_\/navigating-policy-for-safe-water-supply-in-small-municipalities-smallback\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:25:11","slug":"navigating-policy-for-safe-water-supply-in-small-municipalities-smallback","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/projekt_\/navigating-policy-for-safe-water-supply-in-small-municipalities-smallback\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Policy for Secure Water Management in Small Municipalities (Sm\u00e5Trygg)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Project partners: <\/strong>Link\u00f6ping University, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, Sm\u00e5Kom, Vilhelmina Municipality, Norsj\u00f6 Municipality<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant:<\/strong> SEK 4 677 710<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project duration:<\/strong> 2026-07-01 &#8211; 2028-12-31<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact person:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:robert.jonsson@liu.se\">Robert Jonsson<\/a>, Link\u00f6ping University<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Description of the project<\/h3>\n<p>Small municipalities face increasing difficulties in ensuring a secure water and wastewater supply. They are expected to meet the same requirements as major cities, but with limited resources and shrinking populations. The Swedish Water Services Act, the Local Government Act\u2019s requirements for sound financial management, and the new Cybersecurity Act (2025:1506) following the EU NIS2 Directive together create a complex policy environment that often exceeds local capacity. The project Sm\u00e5Trygg aims to create the conditions necessary for small municipalities to deliver safe and sustainable water services by 2050. Through policy labs in the municipalities of Vilhelmina and Norsj\u00f6, and with the organisation Sm\u00e5Kom as a policy advocacy platform and discussion partner, the project examines how small actors can navigate national and European regulatory frameworks. Two types of outputs will be produced: \u201cHousehold Tips\u201d \u2013 practical guidance for financial and strategic management within the existing legal framework, and \u201cWarning Flags\u201d \u2013 reform messages highlighting areas where laws and regulations are incompatible with the conditions faced by small municipalities. The project is carried out by Link\u00f6ping University, RISE, Sm\u00e5Kom, and the pilot municipalities. The results will be disseminated through the networks R10, InfraMaint, and WaterWise Societies, thereby strengthening small municipalities and contributing to a safer, more resilient, and more vibrant Sweden.<\/p>\n<p><em>The text on this page was written by the project team. The content has not been reviewed by our editors. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","project_category":[],"project_mission":[62,65],"class_list":["post-2910","project","type-project","status-publish","hentry","project_mission-resilient-supply-and-management-of-water-in-society","project_mission-trygga-forsorjning-och-hantering-av-vatten-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/2910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=2910"},{"taxonomy":"project_mission","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_mission?post=2910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}