Collaboration between the water operator and the water sources administrator Case study : SC APA CANAL SA SIBIU investments for improving the integrated management of Olt River Basin Author : Eng. Mircea Niculescu General Manager

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Collaboration between the water operator and the
water sources administrator Case study SC APA
CANAL SA SIBIU investments for improving the
integrated management of Olt River Basin Author
Eng. Mircea Niculescu General
Manager
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Contents

1. Brief historical information
2. Existing situation
3. Collaboration with the water resource
   administrator
4. Necessary investments for improving the water
   integrated management of Olt River Basin
5. Conclusions

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• County of Sibiu

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1. Brief historical information
City of Sibiu, located in the center of Romania,
was first historically mentioned in 1191 The
city has a population of 170.000 inhabitants In
2007 the city was, together with Luxemburg, the
European Capital of Culture
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1. Brief historical information
1881- execution of the first water source for
Sibiu city, with a flow of 23 l/sec. 1893- the
company Rumpel Niklas from Linz was nominated
as water supply operator for the city of Sibiu
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1. Brief historical information
1938 the Sibiu utilities company was founded,
company that, after many changes, became in 1998
the present SC APA CANAL SA SIBIU The activity
of the company comprises water catchment,
treatment and distribution, wastewater collection
and treatment. The company ensures water and
wastewater services in Sibiu, Paltinis, Ocna
Sibiului, Sura Mica, Selimbar, Sadu.
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1. Brief historical information
In 1966 the Gura Raului collection dam was
commissioned (on Cibin River), in present with a
volume of 75.000 m3/day. Two more underground
water sources and one surface water sources are
used for Sibiu city water supply.
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2. Existing situation
There are 480 employees at SC Apa Canal SA Sibiu,
the company has 168.000 clients and 2.500
economic agents and institutions. The annual
raw water volume is of 31.3 mil. m3, of which
38,3 represents economic agents consumption.
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2. Existing situation
The specific consumption is of 216 l/c/d,
decreasing compared to year 2000 (370
l/c/d). Water metering percentage is 93,2 96
of the Sibiu inhabitants are connected to the
water distribution network. 94 of the Sibiu
inhabitants are connected to the sewerage network
. In 2009 the percentage will be 100 , due to a
project financed by EU ISPA funds.
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2. Existing situation

• The main system flaws that have to be solved are
  
• High water consumption (216 l/c/d) that will be
  reduces also with all clients water metering
• Taking over of the water distribution, wastewater
  collection/treatment in the area of Avrig si
  Cisnadie (approx. 35,000 inhabitants)
• Appropriate wastewater collection and treatment
  by achieving tertiary treatment

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2. Existing situation

• Extension of polluter pays principle
• A flexible tariff policy
• Stored raw water treatment by using modern
  technologies and equipment
• Enforcement of agreements and technical standards
  regarding the new civil and industrial buildings

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3.Olt River hydrographic basin
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Collaboration between SC APA CANAL SA Sibiu and
National Administration Romanian Waters SC Apa
Canal Sibiu operates on Olt and Mures
hydrographic basins, collaborating also with
Sibiu and Mures Romanian Waters Directorates.
One of the companys main concerns is surface
water quality, regulated by GD 100/2002 and
662/2005 transposing into Romanian legislation
the EC Directive 75/440/EEC.The contractual
relationship is related to raw water supply and
wastewater discharge into natural emissaries
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Collaboration between SC APA CANAL SA Sibiu and
National Administration Romanian Waters There
is a good collaboration between the operator and
the water source administrator Thus, there are
periodical or random activities performed
together, for example - monitoring of the
quality parameters for raw/treated water as well
as for the discharged water - data transfer
between the two parties, data regarding quality
and quantity of the water provided/received -
prioritisation for river banks improvement and
protection works for aqueducts support systems
protection
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Collaboration between SC APA CANAL SA Sibiu and
National Administration Romanian Waters The
company and the Administration have joint goals,
as follows- correct water resources
use/operation - environment protection-
system water loss reduction SC APA CANAL SA
Sibiu makes continuous efforts to achieve an
efficient water taking over and transport system,
taking into account the social and economic
changes occurred in Romania after 1990. The old
system is over dimensioned, with obsolete and non
efficient equipment generating water loss.
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Collaboration between SC APA CANAL SA Sibiu and
National Administration Romanian Waters In
order to ensure a better water source protection
the company, through its own funding, together
with EU ISPA funds and, in the near future EU
Cohesion Fund, is aiming to make the
water/wastewater networks and the wastewater and
water treatment plants more efficient. This is
why there is a significant number of investment
projects in different implementation phases. One
of the most important is ISPA Measure no.
2002/RO/16/P/PE/022
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• 4. Investments included in Master Plan
• Municipality of Sibiu
• water distribution and sewerage networks
• tertiary treatment at the Wastewater Treatment
  Plant
• finalizing the works for building the Drinking
  Water Treatment Plant Sibiu Sud which will supply
  the city of Sibiu and the neighbouring localities
  Cisnadioara, Rasinari si Cisnadie

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• 4. Investments included in Master Plan
• B) Cisnadie town
• water distribution and sewerage networks
• wastewater collector Cisnadie WWTP Mohu
• C) Avrig town
• water distribution and sewerage networks
• wastewater treatment plant
• D) Valea Secaselor
• - Sibiu - Ocna Sibiului - Miercurea Sibiului
  mains

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5. Conclusions
According to the Feasibility Study elaborated
based on the Master Plan, the investments value
is 73 million Euro. The works will be finalized
by 2013. The works will increase the number of
the population connected to water/wastewater
network.
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5. Conclusions SC APA CANAL SA SIBIU
is willing to co-operate with companies providing
technical solutions and equipment related to
water distribution, treatment and wastewater
collection/treatment. Under the ISPA project we
already co-operate with companies from the
Netherlands, Great Britain, Turkey and Austria.
The future investments financed by EU Cohesion
Funds gives us another reason that the list of
our collaborators will be extended also with
companies from Israel. The future opportunities
will be advertised by using the procedures and
channels set by the European Union.
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Thank you! For more information about Apa Canal
Sibiu you can contact us Phone
004.0269.229639 Fax [phone] E-mail
office_at_apacansb.ro Web site www.apacansb.ro