This project will extend and modernise the water and wastewater infrastructure in Satu Mare county, Romania, ensuring the country complies with obligations in the Accession Treaty and EU Directives for drinking water quality and wastewater treatment.
Increasing access to drinking water and sanitation in Satu Mare county, Romania
- 14 July 2020
The project will ensure compliance with Directive 98/83/CE on the quality of water intended for human consumption. It will increase connections to the water network, ensure that the water provided meets legal standards and reduce water losses.
Currently, there are not enough water sources, treatment plants and storage tanks to meet the county’s demand. Some areas have no water supply, and water treatment, pumping and transport facilities are either outdated or inefficient.
For sewerage, the project will ensure compliance with Directive 91/271/CEE concerning urban wastewater treatment. The sewerage network will be extended, wastewater pumping stations installed and wastewater treatment plants will be built or extended. At the moment, there is insufficient network coverage and treatment capacity.
Extended water distribution network
The project covers Satu Mare and the following communes, towns and villages: Valea Vinului, Carei, Doba, Negresti Oas town, Tasnad town, Halmeu, Turt, Babesti, Tarna Mare, Valea Seaca, Bocicau and Tirsolt.
The distribution network will be extended by 258.7 km. Water mains totaling 175.9 km will be either built, or existing ones rehabilitated. Sixteen treatment plants, 36 pumping stations and 17 storage tanks will be built. A total of 22 wells will be drilled.
More sewage treatment capacity
For wastewater, the project covers 15 agglomerations and towns: Satu Mare, Carei, Negresti Oas, Tasnad, Ardud, Mediesu Aurit, Valea Vinului Cluster, Barsau, Micula, Turulung-Halmeu, Turt, Tarna Mare, Tirsolt-Camarzana, Batarci and Orasu Nou.
A total of 448.20 km of sewerage network and 133 km of pressure pipes will be laid. Two wastewater treatment plants will be extended and three new ones built, along with 301 wastewater pumping stations.
The project investment amounts to EUR 716 per capita for water supply infrastructure, and EUR 1 802 for wastewater infrastructure.
Total investment and EU funding
Total investment for the project “Regional project for the development of water and wastewater infrastructure in Satu Mare county” is EUR 248 897 607 with the EU’s Cohesion Fund contributing EUR 165 450 961 through the “Large Infrastructure” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period. The investment falls under the priority “The development of environmental infrastructure based on an efficient management of resources”.