Water and Wastewater Services in the Danube Region

To evaluate and reflect the sustainability of services in the region, an overall sector sustainability assessment was done taking into account four main dimensions: access to services, quality of services, efficiency of services, and financing of services. Each of these dimensions is measured through three simple and objective indicators. For each indicator, best practice values are established by looking at the best performers in the region, and countries closest to those best performers are deemed to have a more mature sector. A more complete description of the methodology to assess the sector sustainability is included in the Annex of the State of the Sector Regional Report from the Danube Water Program. The outcomes of this assessment for Bulgaria’s water sector are presented, which also shows average and best practices in the Danube region. The Bulgarian sector sustainability score is 66, which is just above Danube average sustainability of 64. The assessment shows that, on average, the country performs well in terms of access to piped water, staffing level, and nonrevenue water. The main deficiencies of Bulgaria’s water sector identified through the sector sustainability assessment are operating cost coverage, investment level, and customer satisfaction level.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-05
Subjects:	SANITATION, WATER QUALITY, TARIFFS, FLUSH TOILET, WATER SERVICES, FLOW, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ASSET OWNERSHIP, WATER ASSOCIATION, SANITATION SERVICE, ACCESS TO WATER, QUANTITY OF WATER, DAMS, WATER COMPANY, WATER SECTOR, INDUSTRY, SANITATION COMPANIES, OWNERSHIP OF WATER, WATER UTILITY, PROGRAMS, WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT, WATER SUPPLY, WATER RESOURCE, CATCHMENTS, RIVER BASINS, DOMESTIC WATER, REGULATORY AGENCY, TREATMENT PLANTS, SURFACE WATER, UTILITY STAFF, DRINKING WATER QUALITY, PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, MUNICIPAL COMPANY, SEWERAGE SERVICES, WATER LOSSES, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER RESOURCES, MUNICIPALITIES, WATER STORAGE, TRANSFER OF ASSET OWNERSHIP, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, COST RECOVERY, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, POPULATION GROWTH, BASINS, WATER COMPANIES, MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, OPERATIONAL COSTS, WATER, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, RAW WATER, SUSTAINABLE WATER, RAINFALL, SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER DEVELOPMENT, POLLUTION, SERVICE PROVIDER, PUBLIC WATER, FORESTRY, SERVICE PROVISION, WATER SCARCITY, RUNOFF, TOILETS, WASTEWATER COLLECTION, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, WASTEWATER, WATER STRATEGY, METERING, CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS, WASTEWATER SERVICES, FRESHWATER, PERFORMANCE DATA, UTILITIES, FLUSH TOILETS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, WATER DEMAND, CORROSION, SYSTEMS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, URBAN AREAS, WATER TARIFFS, SANITATION SECTOR, NONREVENUE WATER, RIVERS, LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, SERVICE QUALITY, PUBLIC WORKS, MUNICIPAL COMPANIES, SANITATION UTILITIES, SANITATION STRATEGY, WATER UTILITIES, PIPED WATER, WATER AVAILABILITY, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, LAKES, WATER COLLECTION, SANITATION SERVICES, DRINKING WATER, IRRIGATION, STATISTICS, GROUNDWATER, HOUSEHOLDS, WATER STATISTICS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OPERATORS, SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER MARKET, NATIONAL UTILITY, WATER SERVICE, DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION, SEA, INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER, WATERS, WATER SOURCE, QUALITY OF SERVICE, NATIONAL UTILITIES, SERVICE CONTINUITY, SERVICE PROVIDERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24640349/bulgaria-country-note-state-sector https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22134
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