2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

CROATIA PART 2: COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Urban Data
Served by piped water 90%
Access to sewerage 72%
Wastewater treated 40%
Water quality and environmental spending
Surface waters (rivers, lakes and artificial lakes), groundwaters and coastal sea areas are classified
into four classes, depending on their utilisation and quality. Corresponding new environmental quality
standards (of maximum allowable concentrations) are now under preparation. There are no emission
standards or guidelines at the national level. The Directorate for Environment estimated that US$152
million was spent on environmental protection in 1995. It can also be assumed that nonenvironmental
expenditures are included in this figure.
Freshwater
Annual availability (2000) 37.7km3
Per capita 8,429m3
Annual withdrawal (1996) 0.8km3
Domestic (1987) 50%
Industrial (1987) 50%
A sewage treatment works for Rijeka (260,000 people, including eight adjacent municipalities) was
built in 1999 for €13 million, 50% coming from the EBRD. RWE is involved in the DM400 million
Zagreb sewage treatment project serving 1.5 million people. The financing of this work has involved
mobilising DM150 million of project finance and DM250 million from multilateral loans and sponsor
finance. Construction started at the end of 1999.
Groundwater
Annual availability (1998) 11k m³
Per capita 2,459 m³
Major Cities
City 2000 2015 Comments
Zagreb 1,067,000 1,183,000 Sewage treatment facility project started
KfW, on behalf of the German Government, is to support a project with Aquamundo for upgrading
wastewater discharges into the Adriatic Sea. This is designed to help restore tourism. The coast has
150,000 permanent inhabitants and some 250,000 summer visitors. KfW made a grant of €37.5
million for this project in 2003.
Private sector contracts awarded (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Location Contract Company
Zagreb BOT sewage treatment ZOV
Private sector company operations (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Company Parent company (country)
Population served
Water Sewerage Total
ZOV RWE (Germany)/EVN (Austria) 0 750,000 750,000
Source:
MZOPU (2003) State of the Environment Report – Republic of Croatia, MZOPU, Zagreb
76 Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2005 – 2006