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Funding strategies for water management in Austria

Funding strategies for water management in Austria. Christopher Giay Kommunalkredit Public Consulting. The Austrian water supply and sanitation support scheme Implemented investments Forecast. Today's presentation. The Austrian WSS support scheme Historic Overview.

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Funding strategies for water management in Austria

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  1. Funding strategies for water management in Austria Christopher Giay Kommunalkredit Public Consulting

  2. The Austrian water supply and sanitation support scheme Implemented investments Forecast Today's presentation

  3. The Austrian WSS support schemeHistoric Overview • Municipalitiesareresponsibleforwatersupplyandsanitation • 2350 municipalities in Austria with 8.5 Mio. inhabitants • 90% ofmunicipalitieshave a population < 5000  large rural area • Federal Austrian supportschemetocompensatelocaldisadvantagesandtoguaranteeaffordablewaterfees

  4. The Austrian WSS support scheme Historic Overview • Today • 1950s and 1960s

  5. The Austrian WSS support schemeHistoric Overview • Water act came into force (1959) • Set up of the Water Management Fund (WMF) (1959) - Priority task: Water supply for municipalities - In the 60s additional: wastewater sewerage - In the 70s: Focus on wastewater - In the 80s: Large plants in all major cities - Since the 90s: Small plants in rural areas • Passing of a resolution on the new law on environmental support in 1993 • introduction of new support rules • delegation of the management to Kommunalkredit

  6. Investments in WSS support scheme

  7. Connection rate wastewater

  8. Connection rate drinking water supply

  9. The Austrian WSS support scheme Eligible facilities Water supply: • Water extraction (spring, well) • Distribution pipes • Reservoirs • Drinking water treatment plants

  10. The Austrian WSS support scheme Eligible facilities Waste water disposal: • Sewer systems • Waste water treatment plants • Sludge treatment plants

  11. Eligible facilities – special programmes • Measures to increase energy efficiency and implementation of renewable energy • Digital cadastral register (2 Euro/m) • Small plants for remote objects (up to 4 objects)

  12. The Austrian WSS support scheme Applicants • Municipalities • Associations of municipalities • Water cooperative societies • Public Utilities • Individuals or enterprises (for own demand)

  13. The Austrian WSS support scheme • Rehabilitation • New construction • Adaptation

  14. The Austrian WSS support scheme Grant intensity Drinking water Aid intensity 1. Water supply 15 % 2. Individual water supply flat rate Wastewater Aid intensity 1. Wastewater disposal installation • new constructions 8 % - 50 % + flat rate(max. 20 %) rehabilitation 8 % - 50 % 2. Individual wastewater disposal up to 50 PE flat rate 3. Individual wastewater disposal > 50 PE up to 30 %

  15. The Austrian water supply and sanitation support scheme Implemented investments Forecast Today's presentation

  16. Implemented investments Existing assets • 79.300 km public sewers incl.combined sewers • 10.300 km stormwater sewers • 1.600 wastewater treatment plants (>50 PE)for 22 million PE

  17. Implemented investments Existing assets • 77.000 km water pipes • 11.800 wells and springs • 1.800water purification plants • 6.850 reservoirs  4,2 million m³

  18. Wastewater treatment plants • > 50.000 PE • 5.001 – 50.000 PE • 1.001 – 5.000 PE • 51 – 1.000 PE

  19. Small wastewater treatment plants • Treatment plants for remote objects < 50 PE • for alpine objects 50 - 500 PE

  20. The Austrian water supply and sanitation support scheme Implemented investments Forecast Today's presentation

  21. Investments planned for the next 10 years[Euro / inhabitant]

  22. Future challenges Development of subsidy scheme • Decrease for new investments ( connection rate >90 %) • More rehabilitation and reinvestment • Affordability of water services  grant intensity depending on average income of connected inhabitants per municipality • Instruments for efficient operation and conservationof value: - digital cadastral register - cost accounting - benchmarking

  23. Thank you for your attention! • Christopher Giay • Kommunalkredit Public Consulting • c.giay@kommunalkredit.at • +43 (0)664/8031631 – 370 • For further information please visit: • www.publicconsulting.at

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