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Water management authorities and water utilities in Europe face the challenge – as well as having the responsibility - to find a balance between efficiency of water distribution networks in using our natural water resources, and efficiency in the use of our human, financial and other natural resources. This balance is of key importance in contributing to achieving the environmental objectives of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Water, as a valuable natural resource, needs to be managed in a sustainable manner, and waste of this resource should always be minimised. Excessive leakage and excessive consumption, especially in areas of water scarcity and drought, have a direct negative impact – not only on the environmental objectives of the WFD, and on the proper application of the cost recovery principle - but also on EU citizens and economic sectors such as agriculture, tourism, industry, energy and transport. This may in turn affect competitiveness and the internal market. The sustainable level of leakage is dependent both upon the efficiency of the Water Utility and upon the efficiency of the national or basin administrative body responsible for the administration, management, protection and sustainable development of the raw water resources at a basin and water body level. Optimal water resource efficiency occurs when both the Water Utility and the administrative body responsible for the management of water resources prior to abstraction are both achieving their quantity and quality service objectives most cost effectively (i.e. both achieve their respective objectives at least cost).
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- Emner: Miljøpolitik og -beskyttelse
- Emne: beskyttelse af vand , biologisk mangfoldighed , EU's miljøpolitik , EU-farvand , klimaændring , landbrugsmæssig vandforsyning , miljøbeskyttelse , miljøøkonomi , rapport , vandforvaltning , vandressourcer
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-45069-3 | DOI 10.2779/102151 | Katalognummer KH-02-15-030-EN-N |
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