Wastewater treatment 1963 - 2018   Table summary
Year 1963 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Specification
Total of purified charge in sewage treatment plant (in thousand population equivalent)Item summary   72.6   142.0   201.9   498.0   569.0   582.9   586.9   587.1   587.1   587.7   591.6   594.0   596.5   600.0   605.8   631.6   782.4   788.4   793.9   799.4   806.9   811.8   816.7   818.7   820.7   820.0   1 012.0   1 016.0   1 041.5   1 066.3   1 085.9   1 035.7   1 039.1   1 039.1   1 055.6   1 035.1   994.0   1 006.7   1 058.4
% of biologically purified chargeItem summary   10   20   29   71   81   83   84   84   84   84   84   85   86   87   88   89   91   92   92   93   94   94   94   94   95   95   95   97   96   97   98   98   98   98   98   98   98   98   99
Investments by the Water management Fund in Wastewater treatment (in millions EUR)   0.8   1.5   1.4   7.9   9.9   6.1   5.8   5.1   5.1   4.7   2.9   9.4   12.6   17.4   23.1   24.0   17.4   11.5   11.6   20.7   19.1   26.8   28.0   22.6   25.0   35.3   42.1   51.0   64.8   43.8   56.5   50.4   59.3   74.2   69.4   80.4   84.9   94.3   86.0




 


Publication date : 20/06/2019
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Wastewater treatment

 
The total polluting charge of the country is situated between 1 000 000 and 1 200 000 inhabitants or population equivalent.

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Population equivalent (PE)
Purification plant

 
Purification in a biological sewage treatment plant by active sewage sludge permits to elimiate about 90% of the organic polluting charge.