Precios y Costes de los Servicios del Agua en Dinamarca

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Fyns Amt Natur- og Vandmiljøafdelingen
Hydronomic Convention 2006. 13th-14th November 2006, Barcelona
Prices and Costs recovery of the water
services in Denmark
Harley Bundgaard Madsen
Head of Department, Fyn County, Denmark

1. Introduction
2. Legislation and structure of water services in
Denmark
3. Water supply – consumption and prices
4. Wastewater treatment – Effectiveness and
prices
5. Costs Recovery
6. The economic significance of water use in
Odense River Basin
7. The economic significance of the WFD in
Odense River Basin
8. Conclusions PRB_Maastricht_31okt03.NR

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Structure of water services in Denmark

Legislation

A clear and consistent legal system for
the provision of water services
The counties (from 2007 the state) are
responsible for:
The overall water planning and monitoring
(WFD etc.)
Extraction and wastewater permits and
supervision of wastewater discharges
The municipalities are responsible for:
The water supply and the wastewater
treatment and infrastructure 3
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Structure
Water supply – consumption and prices

The danish water supply is highly
decentralized
99% of the drinking water derives from
groundwater
165 utilities are owned by local authorities
(municipalities) and 2575 are private
The total drinking water extraction in DK is
about 405 mill. m3/year (61% public and 39%
private)
Delivery of water: 75 m3/person/year
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Structure

26% decline in water consumption:
In 1992: 101 m3/person
In 2004: 75 m3/person
The use of water from the water supplies is
divided into:
61% to households (128 litres/person/day in 2001)
26% to industri
7% to institutions
6% is water loss
The great decline in water consumption is due
to a reduction of water use in households
mainly because of instalment of water meters
in all houses
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Structure

Connection fee in the cities: 1625 EURO/one-family
house (average)
Connection fee in rural areas: 2229-9492 EURO/one-
family house
Drinking water fee (average):
Variable: 0.58 EURO/m3
Fixed: 42 EURO
Green tax on drinking water: 0.66 EURO/m3
Value added tax (VAT) is not included in the fees

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Wastewater treatment – Effectiveness
and costs
About 90% of the houses are connected to
public sewerage network
There are1600 wastewater treatment plants in
Denmark. 1400 of these are public and owned
by the municipalities.
50% of the wastewater is treated in only 25
plants > 100,000 PE
Half of the sewage derives from households
and the other half from the industri
50% combined sewer systems and 50%
separated sewer systems
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Wastewater treatment – Effectiveness and
prices
Very effective wastewater treatment in
the cities: 99% BOD-removal; 95% N-
removal and 98% P-removal
Connection fee: 4,000 EURO
Variable fee: 2 EURO/m3 (average)
Green tax on wastewater is paid by the
owner of the treatment plant and
depends on the degree of treatment
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Costs Recovery

In all: Price of water supply and wastewater
paid by the consumer: 3.3-8.8 EURO/m3
(median: 5 EURO/m3)
The water price is split into:
21% to the water supply
44% to the wastewater
35% to the danish state
The services are based on the full cost
recovery principle: Financial balance between
the costs and the income over a period of time
(few years) 9

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fee
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Water bill in Denmark
compared with other
contries

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EU WFD - Test Areas
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Odense Pilot River Basin
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Denmark, Europe
Odense Fjord

Natura 2000
L ke B
a ryrup

areas Odense City
(180.000 inhab.)
Ode nse Fiord

Odense River

Area: 1050 km2
250.000 inhabitants

Power plant

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Article 5 – Risk Analyses

Odense Fjord

Odense Fjord Water Main Pressures Pressures
Reasons for not fulfilling objectives
catchment bodies
at risk
Rivers 96% Physical
Regulation of river and river valley’s due to
land reclamation for agricultural purpose
Waste Water outlets
storm water, scattered settlements
Lakes 86% Nutrient loads from agriculture

Coastal waters 100% Nutrient Loads from agriculture
Hazardous substances
Groundwater 50% Nitrate load and Hazardous substances
tables High abstraction
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Programme of Measures
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Conceptual Diagram

Env. Objectives Env. Conditions
Economy ok?
- Cost effectiveness
Max. acceptable
- Disproportional?

loading
Households Physical
Agriculture
and Industri Conditions

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Integrated Programme of
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Measures

Odense Fjord
Odense River
80% retention
Basin Ground water

50% retention

Brahe Trolle
Arreskov lake Søbo lake Nørre Søby Lange lake Dallund lake Fjellerup lake
Slotslake
lake

50% retention 50% retention

Store Brænde-
Sorte lake Nørre lake
Øre lake gård lake

80% retention 80% retention 80% retention 80% retention

Ground water Ground water Ground water Ground water

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The most cost-effective Programme of Measures
to achieve Good Status in surface and groundwater

Socio-economic annual costs, 1.000 DKK
(1 DKK = 0,13 EUR)
Baseline Sc. 1 Sc. 2

Total 126,000 93,965 100,117

Increased environmental efficiency in agriculture 3,000 6,461 7

Set aside* 5,000 22,430 35,035

Set aside with regard to physical and hydro-morphological
improvements (watercourses) 10,338 10,338

Measures to improve the quality of groundwater 14,832 14,832

Measures to reduce point source pollution 118,000 39,904 39,904

*Set aside includes conversion of agricultural practice to e.g. forest, wetlands or permanent grassland
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Economic Analyses
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Expenses for Water Use in Odense River Basin
mill. DKK/year (1 DKK = 0.13 EURO)
Water Waste- VAT, Total Income/production % of Income/
value
charge water taxes production
value
charge etc.
Households 80 140 130 350 33,750 1.0

Industry and 54 158 6 218 80,050 0.3
services

Agriculture 34 2 8 44 2,800 1.6
(APAE II)

Total 168 300 144 612 116,600 0.5%
(WFD-Article 5 )
WFD-

WFD- (126)
baseline
WFD-PoM 94

Total 706 116,600 0.6%
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Conclusions
Denmark has a clear and consistent legal system for the provision of water
services.
Nearly all Danish drinking water derives from groundwater.
Over the last 10 year-period, the household consumption of water has declined
26%.
The amount of water use is about 128 litres/capita/day.
The consumer normally receives one overall bill for drinking water, wastewater,
green taxes and VAT.
The median price of water supply and wastewater treatment paid by the consumer
is about 5 EURO/m3.
The water price paid by the consumer is split into 21% to the water supplies, 44%
to the wastewater, and the Danish State receive about 35%.
The services are based on the full cost recovery principle.
Compared with other contries the total water bill in Denmark is rather expensive
but the quality of the water services are also in top.
In Odense River Basin the expenses for the current water services equals 0.5% of
the total income and production value in the basin
The Odense Pilot River Basin project shows, that implementing the WFD in the
basin will increase the expenses for water services to 0.6% of the total
income/production value in the basin.

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Hydronomic Convention 2006. 13th-14th November 2006, Barcelona
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services in Denmark

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