water/wastewater infrastructure in the romanian rural area ana drapa, seniour counselor high-level...
TRANSCRIPT
Water/wastewater infrastructure in the Romanian rural area
Ana Drapa, seniour counselor
High-Level Policy Dialogue on “EU Sanitation Policies and Practices in the 2008International Year of Sanitation”
Brussels, 29th January 2008
ROMANIA
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Content
Present status Long terms objectives Rural infrastructure – investments Conclusions
Romania – Administrative aspects
Total area: 238 391 km2
41 counties & Bucharest municipality
319 towns and municipalities, 2851 communes and 12 946 villages
21 623 849 inhabitants (July 1, 2005)- 11 879 897 inhabitants in urban area (54.9%)- 9 743 952 inhabitants in rural area (45.1 %)
Source: NSI Romanian Statistical Yearbook 2006
Water resources (1)
97.8% of Romania is part of the Danube River Basin (30.0% of the DRB)Total volume: 40 398 mill. cm/year of which - surface waters: 33 806
and groundwaters: 6 592Total lenght of watercourses: 78, 905 km
Water resources (2)
Sources of pollution for rural area:
punctiform and diffuse
discharges of waste water from the human settlements
and the livestock sector
agricultural activities (pollutants difficult for identification)
contamination with nitrates (pollution has a cumulative character), with phosphates, chemicals used for soil fertilization.
Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
1398 Drinking Water Treatment Plants1398 Drinking Water Treatment Plants
~~ 42 000 km of water distribution network
1 310 1 310 Waste Water Treatment Plants ~ 17 000 km of sewage network~ 17 000 km of sewage network
Gradual fulfillment of the EU Directives requirements
EU Directive Transition period Associated costs
(billions EURO)
Drinking water 98/83 2015compliance for quality parameters for drinking water
5.6
Urban Wastewater
91/271
2018By 2015 – 263 agglomerations with more than 10.000 p.e.
By 2018 – 2346 agglomerations between 2000 - 10.000 p.e.
9.5
Nitrates 91/676 2007 3.1
Romania’s obligations after the EU-accession
Status of drinking water infrastructurein the rural area
Drinking water supply: 87.6 % in urban area and 15.1 % in rural area
In 2003: 56.4% of total lenght of drinking water distribution network in the urban area, and 43.6% in the rural area
33% of rural inhabitants (3.4 million inhabitants) – access to the public water networks
70% of the rural households get their water from wells
National Rural Development Programme 2007 – 20132007 December 20th consolidated version
Status of infrastructure for public sewage network in the rural area
At the end of 2004: 373 communes (10% of the total rural population) had sewage networks
Sewage network (2003): 93,2 % of the pipes length in urban area and 6.8 % in rural area.
Total lenght of the sewage network is 16 812 km, of which
15 738 km in the urban area and 1 074 in rural area
Source: National Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013
– 2007 December 20th consolidated version
Investments in water/waste water infrastructure
Financial Strategy - Development of water/waste water infrastructure by environmental impact of waste water from agglomerations:
- big cities - >150,000 p.e.
- towns - 10,000 p.e.- 100,000 p.e.
- localities (communes) – 2,000 –10,000 p.e.
Investments in water/waste water infrastructure
Long term objectives
Population access to the water supplyPopulation access to the water supply Sewage and WW treatment
Evolution of EU pre-accession funds for Romania
0
150
300
450
600
750
900
1050
1200
1350
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Mil. Euro
Phare IB Phare ESC + CBC ISPA SAPARD
EU pre-accession funds
Phare Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession - ISPA SAPARD (as basis for implementation: National Plan for Agriculture and
Rural Development) includes 11 measures Total allocation 2000 – 2006: 1,522 million Euro of which:
33,85% for Measure 2.1 on Development and improvement of rural infrastructure: 780 applications (of which: 273 projects on centralized drinking water distribution network , 87 projects for centralized sewerage network).
Proposal for phasing investments on Water and Sewerage
-
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Mii
Eu
ro
Alte surse
Ag. Ec
EU
Buget
National Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013 (1)
- Development of rural areas will be achieve with the support of European Community through NRDP 2007 -2013 (9.970 bill. Euro)
- NPDR financed by European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development – EAFRD: 8. 022 billions Euro
- NRDP will finance the investments for localities with less than 10,000 e.p.
- Axis 1 “Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector” 3.17 bill. Euro - 45 %
- Axis 2 “Improving the environment and the countryside 1.8 bill. Euro - 25 %
- Axis 3 “The quality of life in rural area and the diversification of the rural economy – 1.97 bill. Euro - 27,5 %
- Axis 4 “LEADER” – 188 millions Euro - 2,5 %
National Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013 (2)
Axis 3 “The quality of life in rural area and the diversification of the rural economy”
- Measures 322 – Village renewal and development, improving basic services for the rural economy and population and upgrating of rural heritage
(i) basic physical infrastructure - road infrastructure, water supply and wastewater treatment, energy and gas/heating supply/waste
(ii) Community services (iii) Maintaining and preserving the rural heritage and the cultural
identity Financial allocation 2007 – 2013: 1,579,217,870 euro of which Public
expenditure 1,546,087,425 euro Investments: 6 317 km water supply pipelines (new works – 4 738 km;
extension and/or upgrading – 1 579) and 5 053 km sewage pipelines (new works – 4 043 km, extention and /or upgrading – 1 011 km)
Project “Control of pollution in agriculture’’
Global Objective: Reduction on long term of nutrients discharges (nitrogen and phosphorus) and other Pollutants from agricultural origin from Danube and Black Sea using integrated soiland water management
Implementation period: 2002 - 2006
Project Components: Manure Management; Tests/Demonstration of ecologic agriculturalpractices; Ecologic restoration; Monitoring of soil and water quality;Strengthening of buildingregulatory capacity on environmental policies; Public information campaign at local, regional(other countries from Black Sea) and national level
Pilot Project: Calarasi county
Total amount : USD 10.8 millions of which: 5.15 mil.$ from World Bank (GEF), 1.86 mil. $from Romanian Government, 0. 29 mil.$ from Calarasi County Council, 1 mil. $ fromGovernmental Project “Support for Agricultural servicies” and 2.5 mil. $ for direct beneficiaries,investments in equipments
Project Replication at national level (USD 50 Mil.) - support for Ministry of Environment and Water Management for implementation of relevant UE Directives( Nitrates Directives and WaterFramework Directive) taking into account the nutrients content of surface and ground waters.
Rural Development ProgrammeRural Development Programme
Financed by Financed by WorldWorld
BankBank
Total Total investment value investment value : 100 mil. US $: 100 mil. US $
Starting date : Starting date : 20052005
Pilot phase: 5Pilot phase: 5 countiescounties
Project on Integrated Nitrates Pollution Control
Total amount: 59,1 mill. Euro , of which 50 mill. Euro (BIRD) and 4.2 mill. Euro (grant GEF), local authorities budget: 4.9 mill. Euro
Implementation period: 2007 – 2013
Objectives: reduction of watercourses pollution, strentehning of the institutional capacities, demonstrative actions at commune level
Investments: 34 counties (10 hydrographic basins)
11 communes from 11 counties: establishment of Centres of testing/demonstration
Governmental initiatives on rural investments
Two programmes on water supply in the rural area (1st - 1995 – 1997: 260 mill. USD – 750 projects and 2nd – on-going: 340 mill. USD+90 mill.USD approved in 2004)
Rural Infrastructure Development Programme 2006 – 2009 (200 mill. Euro – 452 communes – water supply and sewerage)
Conclusions
Current situation of water services and infrastructure has a negative impact on quality of life in rural areas and on economic development of these areas.
Development and improvement of rural infrastructure are needed (basic physical infrastructure – especially streets/rural roads, water supply and sewage/waste water treatment, energy and gas/heating supply)
Need to reduce disparities between rural and urban areas Specific conditions of rural areas require different solutions Potential to improve water quality through investments in water infrastructure for rural
settlements Direct positive impact of rural water infrastructure on the population’s health condition
and development of the area Development and improvement of infrastructure for water/wastewater treatment
require a large amount of civil works – huge investments Larger investments are needed for small agglomerations due to the particular
technical solutions required Technical solutions – low costs of maintenance of works Gradual implementation – rural population affordability (a fast implementation would
lead to a sharp increase of the water service price) Diversification of financing source: state and local budget, EU funds, credit and PPP,
other sources
Thank you for your attention !
High-Level Policy Dialogue on “EU Sanitation Policies and Practices in the 2008International Year of Sanitation”
Brussels, 29th January 2008
ROMANIA
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development