Traduction de «Réseaux de distribution d'eau et d'égouts » (Français → Anglais) :

water and sewage facilities

water distribution systems technician

sewer and water mains maintenance worker

As to the investments in rural infrastructure, the most important activities relate to investments in local roads, water supply and sewage systems with the level of investments depending on the situation in their respective rural communities and the objectives set out.

While 90% of the population of the EU is connected to water distribution systems and 70% to mains drainage, in the candidate countries 60% of the population is connected to a mains water supply and only 42% of waste water is treated, well below the figure required by Community standards.

As a concrete example, NEFCO will provide co-financing for the improvement of the Narva water and wastewater network renovations that are both financed by ISPA.

76. Recalls that, through water bills, EU citizens are bearing the cost of purification of water and water treatment, and stresses that enacting policies that effectively combine and reconcile water resource protection objectives with cost savings, such as ‘control at source’ approaches, are more efficient and financially preferable; recalls that according to the EEA’s 2015 report on the state of the environment, more than 40 % of rivers and coastal waters are affected by diffuse pollution caused by agriculture, while between 20 % and 25 % are subjected to pollution deriving from point sources such as industrial structures, sewage systems and wastewater management networks; highlights the importance of effective implementation of the WFD ...[+++]and the Drinking Water Directive, better coordination as regards their implementation, more coherence when drafting legislation and more proactive measures for saving water resources and substantially increasing water use efficiency across all sectors (industries, households, agriculture, distribution networks); recalls that ensuring sustainable protection of natural areas such as freshwater ecosystems is also key to development and crucial for providing drinking water supplies, and reduces costs for citizens and operators;