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2006 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
WATER SUPPLY OF BUCHAREST - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE: A STUDY CASE
Author : EPSICĂ CHIRU
Published in: Integrated Urban Water Resources Management
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
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The history of water supply of Bucharest is presented starting with the first drinking water systems with faucets till the actual situation when the water supply in Bucharest is provided by the company “Apa Nova”, controlled by the French Group Veolia Water and by the Municipality Council. The main conditions of the Concession Contract, evolution of few key indicators/levels of services and technical/operational results are presented. The average water consumption per inhabitant, as well as specific consumption in industry is higher than in other countries and this due and to exaggerated losses along the delivery and distribution networks, to waste and to inefficient technologies that were used. The main measures taken in order to improve the situation of the water supply system of Bucharest: