Water Supply And Sanitation In Germany
This article has been written in 2007/08. Please update it. The German article includes information that may be helpful in updating the English article.
| Germany: Water and Sanitation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Data | ||
| Water coverage (broad definition) | 100% | |
| Sanitation coverage (broad definition) | 100% | |
| Continuity of supply (%) | 100% | |
| Average urban water use (l/c/d) | 121 (2010) | |
| Average urban domestic water and sewer bill | €32/month | |
| Share of household metering | 100% | |
| Non-revenue water | 7% (2001) | |
| Share of collected wastewater treated | 100% | |
| Annual investment in WSS | €100/capita | |
| Share of self-financing by utilities | 100% | |
| Share of tax-financing | 0% | |
| Share of external financing | 0% | |
| Institutions | ||
| Decentralization to municipalities | Full | |
| National water and sanitation company | None | |
| Water and sanitation regulator | None | |
| Responsibility for policy setting | Not clearly defined | |
| Sector law | None | |
| Number of service providers | about 6,000 | |
Public water supply and sanitation in Germany is universal and of good quality. Some salient features of the sector compared to other developed countries are its very low per capita water use, the high share of advanced wastewater treatment and very low distribution losses. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the states. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. As in other EU countries, most of the standards applicable to the sector are set in Brussels (see EU water policy). Recent developments include a trend to create commercial public utilities under private law and an effort to modernize the sector, including through more systematic benchmarking.
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