Water supply and sanitation in Denmark
Overview
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!align="center" bgcolor="lightblue" colspan="3"|Data
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!align="left" valign="top"|Water coverage (broad definition)
|valign="top"| 100%
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!align="left" valign="top"|Sanitation coverage (broad definition)
|valign="top"| 100%
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!align="left" valign="top"|Continuity of supply (%)
|valign="top"| 100%
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!align="left" valign="top"|Average urban water use (l/c/d)
|valign="top"| 119 (2006)
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!align="left" valign="top"|Average urban domestic water and sewer bill
|valign="top"| DKK 398 or US$ 83/month (2006) for 10m3/month
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!align="left" valign="top"|Share of household metering
|valign="top"| High
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!align="left" valign="top"|Non-revenue water
Non-revenue water
Non revenue water is water that has been produced and is “lost” before it reaches the customer. Losses can be real losses or apparent losses . High levels of NRW are detrimental to the financial viability of water utilities, as well to the quality of water itself...
|valign="top"| 6%
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!align="left" valign="top"|Share of collected wastewater treated
|valign="top"| 100%
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!align="left" valign="top"|Annual investment in WSS
|valign="top"| n/a
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!align="left" valign="top"|Share of self-financing by utilities
|valign="top"| 100%
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!align="left" valign="top"|Share of tax-financing
|valign="top"| 0% (TBC)
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!align="left" valign="top"|Share of external financing
|valign="top"| 0%
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!align="center" bgcolor="lightblue" colspan="3"|Institutions
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!align="left" valign="top"|Decentralization to municipalities
|valign="top"| Yes
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!align="left" valign="top"|National water and sanitation company
|valign="top"| None
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!align="left" valign="top"|Water and sanitation regulatory agency
|valign="top"| No
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!align="left" valign="top"|Responsibility for policy setting
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!align="left" valign="top"|Sector law
|valign="top"| Water Supply Act of 1978 and subsequent amendments
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!align="left" valign="top"|Number of public service providers
|valign="top"| 2740 (2001)
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Public water supply
Water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...
and sanitation
Sanitation
Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
is characterized by universal access and generally good service quality.