Transcript RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA: CHALLENGES OF THE …

High-Level Policy Dialogue on
“EU Sanitation Policies and Practices in the 2008
International Year of Sanitation”
Brussels, 29th January 2008
Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 in Bulgaria –
opportunities for rural areas in the fields of water supply,
waste water treatment
Dr. Miroslava Georgieva,
Rural Development Directorate,
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supply
Bulgaria
General Overview of Problems of Water supply
Sewage
Water Supply
► Water supply system covers above 5000 settlements and 98.8% of
the population
► Total length of the water-supply network is about 71 000 km
► The larger part of the network (88%) was built in the 1960-1980’s
► Asbestos cement pipes account for 70% of the network and are in
poor condition and need to be replaced.
► Water shortages in some of the regions, leading to rationing of
water.
► The water quality in the country is good, except in specific
regions, which are facing problems of a local character.
General Overview of Problems of Water supply
Sewage (2)
Sewage system
► Sewage system, including waste water treatment, is a serious
problem for the environment as well as for human health.
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The share of the population with access to sewage infrastructure is
69% while only 41% of the population have access to waste water
treatment facilities.
Specific problems of Water supply Sewage in rural
areas
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The quality of technical infrastructure in rural areas differs by
type and size of settlements
A special problem is the high share of rural population living in
small settlements.
There are 3850 settlements with a population below 2000 people
and in this settlements reside nearly half of the rural population
In very small settlements below 500 residents live about 15% of
the rural population
The underdevelopment of the sewage system is a significant
problem in rural areas and particularly in villages (only 2.1% of
villages have sewage system)
Commitments
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Bulgaria will have to comply with the requirements of Council
Directive 91/271/EEC on urban waste water treatment:
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by December 31, 2010 for all agglomerations with a population
equivalent (PE) above 10 000 by 31 December 2014 for
agglomerations with PE between 2 000 and 10 000.
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This requires extension, reconstruction and modernization, as
well as construction of new sewerage systems including
UWWTPs in the settlements
Rural Areas in Bulgaria
231 municipalities out of total of 264
81% of total country territory;
42% of total population;
Rural Areas Needs
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Municipalities put priority to water and sewage
infrastructure in their strategies for the period 20072013
► Their strategies include:
 580 projects for rehabilitation of water supply – 255
MEUR and
 550 projects for sewage systems – 635 MEUR
Funds Allocated to Water and Sewage and Waste Water
Treatment
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OP Environment – 1284 MERO, 71% of total OP
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Rural Development –about 300 MEURO – 30% of Axis 3 budget
OP “Environment 2007 – 2013”
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The following types of activities will be supported :
(1) the construction / reconstruction / modernization of wastewater treatment
plants including the introduction of tertiary treatment, where necessary, for
settlements with more than 10000 PE,
(2) construction/extension/reconstruction/ of sewage networks within the
same settlements.
(3) the construction/reconstruction/modernization of wastewater treatment
plants, where necessary, for of settlements with PE between 2000 and 10000
and
(4) construction/extension/reconstruction/ of sewage networks within the
same settlements.
(5) the construction/reconstruction/modernization of wastewater treatment
plants, where necessary, for settlements with PE below 2000 located within
urban agglomeration areas
(6) construction/extension/reconstruction/ of sewage networks within the
same settlements.
Rural Development Programme 2007-2013
Under third axis RDP will support following activities in the field of water
supply, waste water treatment and waste management:
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Construction/reconstruction/rehabilitation of the water supply system and
related facilities;
► Construction/reconstruction/rehabilitation of the sewage system and related
facilities, including waste water treatment plants;
These actions will be supported within the settlements with population below 2
000 p. e. in the 231 rural municipalities.