Presentation given during the European Seminar on Water Management in Malaga about management of urban waste water policy

1. European Seminar on Water Management
Water supply and sewerage system - comparative study
of management national and international models and
system
French and European urban waste water
(UWW) management
Bruno Rakedjian
European Commission
French Seconded National Expert
Directorate General for Environment
Unit C.2 - Marine Environment & Water Industry

2. Efficient organisation
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FRANCE
A common approach
under the Urban Waste
Water Treatment
Directive 91/271/EC
(UWWTD)
2 people in charge of
UWWTD in contact with
28 national
representatives and
waste water stakeholders
Good Ministry/River basin
organisation with people
dedicated to this policy.
But about 17,000 waste
water utilities
Europe
All people working together in the same direction
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management

3. Implementation Programmes
regularly updated
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FRANCE
2007 2012
EUROPE
Requirement updated
in 2014 under Article
17 of the Urban
Waste Water
Treatment Directive
91/271/EC
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management
Has also to include measures concerning water
quality objectives and at source measures
(Article 191 of the treaty on the functionning of the European Union)

4. Quality/quantity Indicators
regularly updated
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FRANCE EUROPE
Situation and results of the policy
1993 2012
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management
BOD water quality evolution EEA website
EU
Compliance
result

5. Finantial Indicators
Regularly updated
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FRANCE EUROPE
Costs but also jobs and activities related to this policy
Invest. in UWW: 4.3 b€/y
Jobs in WW: 71 000
Invest. in UWW: 19-25 b€/y
Jobs in WW: 600 000
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management

6. Carrot and stick
approach
Funds and sanctions
FRANCE : Water agency funds + Infringement
procedures
EU : DG Regio + Infringement procedures 6
+
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management

7. Efficient information
system
Need to have an efficient information system to
collect, qualify, assess and aggregate UWW
data and information
The Power of Europe and EU Member States
• A common data model
• A common reporting approach and process
(Importance of European Environmental Agency
qualification tool)
• A new common dissemination approach 7
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management

8. Improve
Transparency
Enlarge access and use of data/information
To improve knowlege 8
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management
FRANCE EUROPE
28 UWW websites available with
last reporting information 2014
> 700 users/day

9. A case by case approach
For each project
Objective to adopt
the most cost/efficient solution 9
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management
For each new project, need to have:
• Best practice available
• Comparative studies concerning
alternative solutions

10. Conclusion
Efficient organisation with data
management has to to be
implemented everywhere to improve
the quality of Environment and health
of people
UWW infrastructure investments and
operations contributes to economic
growth and job creation 10
French and European urban
waste water (UWW)
management

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Thank you for your attention
bruno.rakedjian@ec.europa.eu