THE GERMAN WATER SECTOR - POLICIES AND EXPERIENCES - Publisher Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Postfach 120629 53048 Bonn Telefon: 01888 / 305-0 Telefax: 01888 / 305-32 25 Internet: http://www.bmu.de Federal Environmental Agency Postfach 33 00 22 14191 Berlin Telefon: 030 / 89 03-0 Telefax: 030 / 89 03-22 85 Internet: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de E-mail:
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[email protected] Berlin - Bonn - Witten, October 2001 ISBN 3 - 934898 - 27 - 0 English Translation: Richard Miller and Hans-Nikolaus Lauer ITUT, Internationales Transferzentrum für Umwelttechnik GmbH Messe - Allee 2 04356 Leipzig print: Lonnemann GmbH Ludgeristraße 13 59379 Selm This publication was printed* on environmentally friendly, chlorine-free bleached, recycled paper. * printed in: german, russian, spain The German Water Sector The German Water Sector Policies and Experiences I Table The German Water Sector 0. PREFACE ..................................................................................................................... 1 1. SYNOPSIS.....................................................................................................................3 2. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................