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WP 5 Analysis of present IWRM practices - Brahmatwinn

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The table and the chart below show that the major part <strong>of</strong> consumptive water in southern Germany<br />

is used for public water supply, but the water demand <strong>of</strong> the industrial sector is high as well. The<br />

sector agriculture has comparatively just a small water demand. In the twinning Asian basin the<br />

situation is different to this. For hydropower there is a large amount <strong>of</strong> water necessary. But this<br />

water is added to the stream system again. Consequently the losses are not significant.<br />

Water extraction for water using sectors in mio.m3<br />

Agriculture;<br />

1,76<br />

Industry; 747,3<br />

Public water<br />

supply; 791,4<br />

Public heat<br />

power plants;<br />

2229,3<br />

Fig. 3: Water extraction in the German DRB in 2001<br />

The largest percentage <strong>of</strong> water extraction lies in the federal state Bavaria, because the Danube River<br />

basin reaches here into a large part and 65% <strong>of</strong> the Bavarian population is living in the Danube River<br />

basin, including the population <strong>of</strong> the agglomeration Munich and a few other large cities.<br />

The per capita water consumption in the German Danube basin was fallen during the last decades.<br />

Major reason is the rising water price, but also more efficient technologies and in industry multiuses<br />

by water cycles. Today 136 l per person and day were consumed. The public water supply comprises<br />

domestic use and small trade in addition to public institutions. Issues <strong>of</strong> interest are in this context a<br />

changing population number and the development <strong>of</strong> the person oriented water demand. These two<br />

aspects have a significant influence to the prospective water demand <strong>of</strong> the end user.<br />

The water for drinking water supply is to 95% extracted from ground- and spring water (see table).<br />

98% <strong>of</strong> the population has access to the public water supply, 93% are connected with the sewage<br />

water system.<br />

Waste water discharges back through municipal waste water treatment plants as well as through<br />

direct sewage disposal <strong>of</strong> manufacturing industry and public thermal power plants. In 2001 about 4<br />

billion m 3 waste water discharged back.<br />

In total the water use in this sector was about 790 Mio m 3 in 2001. Following the sector public water<br />

supply can be described as one <strong>of</strong> the major water users.<br />

In Austria about 40% <strong>of</strong> extracted fresh water is used for public water supply. The water is extracted<br />

to similar parts <strong>of</strong> ground and spring water sources. The total water use in the Salzburger Land<br />

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