French Turkish exchange of experience in integrated water resources management through
EU Directives Implementation – Ankara – 28 & 29 November 2013
Implementing and financing the wastewater treatment
illustration from Artois-Picardie River Basin (France)
Arnaud Courtecuisse
Agence de l’Eau Artois-Picardie
Content of the presentation
1. The wastewater treatment a major issue for
Artois-Picardie River Basin
2. The role of the Water Agency in financing the
wastewater treatment
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1. The wastewater treatment a major issue for Artois-Picardie
River Basin
Urban
pollution
(E and E’)
Industrial
pollution
Tx (%)
Tx=[E’+C]/B
Demography
%
Tx
Urban pollution
going to a WWTP
(D = Tx * E’)
Taxing +
subvention
system
Urban pollution
going to
a self sewage
treatment system
F=E-E’
Inlet
pollution
(B)
Tx
Industrial pollution
after treatment
Industrial pollution
going to a WWTP
(C)
%
subvention
system
(%)
Urban pollution
going to
the underground
Urban
pollution
going to the river
(G = [1-Tx] *E’)
%
WWTP pollution
going to the river
Industrial
pollution
going to the the river
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1. The wastewater treatment a major issue for Artois-Picardie
River Basin
4,7 billions of € to achieve
the Good Ecological Status
Urban sanitation
(WWTP and
Sewerage network)
3 800 M€
Industry
178 M€
Diffuse pollution
River
management and
hydromorphology
Drinkable
water
144 M€
18 M€
525 M€
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2. The role of the Water Agency in financing the wastewater
treatment
Households
Agriculture
Industry
The Water Agency Artois-Picardie collects around 200 millions euros every year
from water taxes (Abstraction and Waste Water Discharge).
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2. The role of the Water Agency in financing the wastewater
treatment
The financing Scheme
illustration Urban Waste Water Treatment Plant
Sources of financing
Water &
sanitation bill
Municipality
Water Agency
• No subsidies from the State
• The Municipality is the
owner of the assets
Loans
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2. The role of the Water Agency in financing the wastewater
treatment
Municipality
Water Agency
Financial support of the Water Agency
Soft loan of 40% of the Investment cost +
Subsidies of 25% of the Investment cost
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2. The role of the Water Agency in financing the wastewater
treatment
Water Agency
Municipality
• Staff from water agency works with staff from
Municipality for the financial support application
• All data from these applications are stored in a database
in the Agency in order to have « Reference Costs » for
WWTP
• The amount of the financial support will be calculated on
a value of the Investment taking into account these
reference costs
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2. The role of the Water Agency in financing the wastewater
treatment
• Financial approach : the type of financial support (Subsidies +
Soft Loan ) has been modified to cover a larger part of the
financing
• The level of the financial support can be decreased in time in
order to create an incentive for Municipalities to implement
Waste Water Treatment Plant faster (and comply with the
Urban Waste Water Directive)
• The functionning costs of the Waste Water Treatment Plant is
also partially financially supported by the Water Agency and
the efficiency of the WWTP promoted (Arethuse award)
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Evolution of the price paid by households of Artois-Picardie River
basin for water and sanitation services – 1994 to 2012
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Which impact of Programme of Measures on
water price paid by households
Water price
survey (scale :
municipality)
Model
Price in 2015
forcasting
Water price
Measures targeting urban
sanitation
Households mean income
(scale: municiaplity)
Programme of
measures
• 2015 Water price
• Water bill/available
income
National
statistics office
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