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Case studyAQUATIM SA – Water and sewerage operator

in the Timis County

Ilie Vlaicu, PhD, General Director Aquatim SA

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Contents General information - Timis County General information - Aquatim SA Hystorical background of the water supply in

Timisoara Drinking water in Timisoara Applied research Reducing the water losses Sustainable development

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General informationTimis County

Area 8 697 km²; July 2007 : 670 000 inhabitants; Urban population 72.6 %.

69 % population connected to the water supply system; 54.7 % population connected to the wastewater collection system.

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General informationAquatim SA

Water supply and sewerage services, 350 000 consumers; 130 l water/day per capita, in

Timisoara; 1st class operating licence (NRAPS); Integrated management system

quality, environment, occupational health

(ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001).

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Hystorical background of water supply in Timisoara

2002 100% metering; 2007 Regional Operating

Company.

1912 Wastewater Treatment Plant;1914 Water Treatment Plant (ground sources);

1916 Treatment Plant for Water for industrial use;1959 Water Treatment Plant (surface sources);

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Supply from 2 sources: 30% drills, 70% River Bega; Automatic pressure control in the supply system;

Drinking waterIn Timisoara

State-of-the-art technology for water treatment - on-line monitoring and automatic dosing of the reagents on entire process flow, from catchment to distribution.

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Applied research

3 pilot plants scaled with the treatment facilities, to monitor the process flow for groundwater and surface water treatment, and wastewater treatment;

Studies on the optimisation of stages of the water treatment process;

Use of new coagulation agents; Biodegradation tests.

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Reducing the water losses Pressure monitoring throughout the water supply system; An approach to the sectorization of the water supply system; Organisation and prioritisation of the investments; Measuring the efficiency of the implemented investments.

ÎN CURS DE MONITORIZARE

MONITORIZATE

PROPUSE PENTRU MONITORIZARE

STA

STA STA

STA STAŢIE DE TRATARE

DEBITMETRE

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Sustainable developmentISPA Funds

Rehabilitation of the WWTP; Rehabilitation of 2.46 km and extension

of 10 km of the sewerage system;

Rehabilitation of the treatment technology of wastewater and improving the sewerage network for the population of Timisoara city, situated in the Timis County in Romania

45.36 mil. Euro, out of which 32.2 mil. Euro grant.

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Sustainable development Cohesion Funds

The ISPA Measure ensures the Technical Assistance for the preparation of the Timis County Master Plan and the Financing Application for Cohesion Funds;

The Feasibility Studies for priority investments are in progress;

The Financing Application is to be submitted by Aquatim at the end of January 2009.

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Investment Phasing

Phase I Phase II Phase III

2015Short-term, key projects

2018Compliance with Romania’s commitments towards EU

2038Strategic 30 year plan

INVESTMENTS COSTS

266.8 mil. Euro, out of which: 70.2 mil. water supply 196.6 mil. Euro wastewater collection and treatment

535.4 mil. Euro, out of which: 175.7 mil. water supply 359.8 mil Euro wastewater collection and treatment

2 069.9 mil. Euro, out of which: 857.2 mil. water supply 1 212.7 mil Euro wastewater collection and treatment

INVESTMENTS COST PER CAPITA

404 Euro 810 Euro 1 953 Euro

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Thank you!

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