Wastewater BenchmarkingCurrent activities in the Czech Republic

Jiri WannerJiri WannerInstitute of Chemical Technology, PragueInstitute of Chemical Technology, Prague

Czech Water AssociationCzech Water Association

Importance of wastewaterImportance of wastewatertreatmenttreatment

Importance of wastewaterImportance of wastewatertreatmenttreatment

Development in sewerage connectionDevelopment in sewerage connectionand wastewater treatmentand wastewater treatment

connection

treatment

Number of owners and operators ofNumber of owners and operators ofwater utility companieswater utility companies

((water supplies and sewerage services)water supplies and sewerage services)

1)2)

1) Owners2) Operators

Benchmarking•• on level of operating companieson level of operating companies

(groups with various numbers of(groups with various numbers ofmembers)members)

•• on national levelon national level –– organized by theorganized by theMinistry of Agriculture by lawMinistry of Agriculture by law

Example of company level of benchmarkingsize of served agglomerations

Example of company level of benchmarkinguse of design capacityuse of design capacity

Example of company level of benchmarkingConsumption of electric power kWh/PEConsumption of electric power kWh/PE

Example of company level of benchmarkingProduction of biogas m3/year/PEProduction of biogas m3/year/PE

National benchmarking of water supplyNational benchmarking of water supplyand sewerage service companiesand sewerage service companies

• new amendment of the law on waterservice No. 76/2006

• Ministry of Agriculture as the central officefor benchmarking in water services

• the obligation for companies to provideeconomic information to the Ministry(depending on the size of company)

• from more than 2000 operatingcompanies, 541 companies have thisobligation

Portion of groups of companies ofPortion of groups of companies ofthe water marketthe water market

drinkingwater wastewater

Drinking water supplyDrinking water supply

Invoiced water Price CZK/m3

Wastewater treatmentWastewater treatment

Invoiced water Price CZK/m3

Development in water and wastewater feeDevelopment in water and wastewater fee

water CZK/m3 wastewater CZK/m3 total CZK/m3

From now on, available for general publicFrom now on, available for general public

EconomicsEconomicsPrizePrizeInformationInformationevery yearevery year