Dutch Drinking Water Statistics 2015 European Benchmarking Co-operation Dutch Drinking Water Statistics 2015 INDEX Index Introduction 4 1. The drinking water companies 6 2. Water abstraction 10 3. Water production 13 4. Water distribution 15 5. Water sales 17 6. Household drinking water consumption 21 7. Business drinking water usage by economic activity 25 8. Drinking water taxes 27 9. Water price 30 10. Financial balance sheet and investments 35 11. Areas managed by the drinking water companies 37 Appendix 1 Supply areas and related municipalities 2015 38 Appendix 2 List of used resources 41 Colophon 42 3 DUTCH DRINKING WATER STATISTICS 2015 Introduction You are looking at the publication of Drinking Water Statistics 2015. The publication contains the basic information about the Dutch drinking water industry and its development over time. Through this publication Vewin contributes to providing transparent information on the Dutch drinking water industry. The data are also used for providing information to third parties such as ministries, the European Union, companies, institutions and consumers. Since 1997, the Dutch drinking water companies have participated in the Vewin benchmark report that is used to report the performance of the drinking water companies in terms of water quality, level of service, environmental performance, finance & efficiency. The data contained in this report are largely derived from the benchmark database. Drinking Water Statistics 2015 also contains a number of tables of which the data are available via other sources. The data in the overview of water charges (Table 17), for instance, are derived from the Vewin publications Overview of Water Charges 2014 and 2015. The data on the breakdown of drinking water consumption at home are derived from the report Household Drinking Water Consumption 2013, prepared by TNS NIPO on behalf of Vewin. A number of data obtained from Statistics Netherlands, such as the distribution of drinking water consumption by business users per business category (Table 12), have also been included in the report. The sector overview (Table 1) provides a summary of the data contained in the report. The different aspects of this overview are further explained in the following chapters: first general data on the drinking water companies (1), followed by water abstraction (2), water production (3), water distribution (4), water sales (5), household water usage (6), business water usage (7), drinking water taxes (8) and the water price (9). Chapter 10 focuses on the financial sector balance sheet and investments and finally, Chapter 11 discusses the areas managed by the drinking water companies. 4 INTRODUCTION Table 1 - Sector overview 1990 2000 2010 2013 2014 General number of drinking water companies 52 24 10 10 10 number of employees (FTE) 1) 8,422 6,803 5,228 5,002 4,939 number of connections (x 1,000) 2) 5,674 7,042 7,701 7,973 8,011 mains supply network (x 1,000 km) 93 108 118 119 119 Drinking water production (million m3) own production 1,227 1,183 1,136 1,126 1,124 import balance and purchase from third parties 104789 Drinking water supply sales (million m3) 1,167 1,127 1,090 1,076 1,068 turnover (million €) 3) 743 1,418 1,442 1,351 1,347 Financial aspects (million €) investments 263 419 458 431 472 drinking water taxes 4) . 334 399 258 402 1) Number of employees on the payroll, calculated as people working full time. 2) Since 2000 administrative connections (service addresses), before 2000 service connections. 3) Comprises reimbursements for the variable rate, standing charges and/or charges for available capacity. Excluding VAT and tap water tax. 4) Groundwater tax, provincial groundwater levies, distribution refunds, tap water tax and VAT. 5 DUTCH DRINKING WATER STATISTICS 2015 1. The drinking water companies General Tables 2 and 3 provide a number of general characteristics of the drinking water companies. Figure 1 shows the supply areas. Appendix 1 shows the municipalities per supply area. Figure 1 - Supply areas 6 DRINKING WATERS COMPANIES Characterisation All ten drinking water companies produce and distribute drinking water. In addition to producing and distributing drinking water, Waternet is also responsible for processing waste water, and groundwater and surface water management. In addition to the ten drinking water companies, Watertransportmaatschappij Rijn-Kennemerland (WRK) and Waterwinnings- bedrijf Brabantse Biesbosch (WBB) also operate on the Dutch market. WRK and WBB do not distribute drinking water themselves but deliver partly treated water to drinking water companies and the industry. Waternet and PWN are responsible for providing WRK’s day-to- day management, and Evides Waterbedrijf is responsible for WBB’s day-to-day management. Legal form Except Waternet (foundation), the drinking water companies are public limited companies. Shareholders are the municipalities and provinces. Evides N.V. performs the drinking water activities in a subsidiary called Evides Drinkwater B.V. Stichting Waternet is a foundation that was called into existence by the city of Amsterdam and the Water Board Amstel Gooi and Vecht. In addition to the drinking water supply, the foundation is responsible for the municipal sewerage and also for the sewage treatment and water management activities on behalf of the Water Board. Table 2 - Key figures supply areas per 31-12-2014 Population Surface area Employees Network x 1,000 km2 FTE 1) length (km) n Brabant Water 2,460 5,026 700 18,135 n Dunea 1,267 601 517 4,775 n Evides Waterbedrijf 2,085 3,226 527 13,152 n Oasen 756 1,115 267 4,108 n PWN 1,682 3,628 523 9,918 n Vitens 5,613 15,208 1,226 47,192 n Waternet 982 287 399 2) 3,107 n Waterbedrijf Groningen 597 2,403 227 5,065 n Waterleidingmaatschappij Drenthe 434 2,486 154 4,937 n WML 1,118 2,209 399 8,757 The Netherlands 16,993 36,189 4,939 119,146 1) FTE own payroll 2) Personnel employed serving the drinking water supply 7 DUTCH DRINKING WATER STATISTICS 2015 Table 3 - Drinking water supply per supply area 2014 Connections 1) Production Sales Turnover x 1,000 million m3 million m3 million € n Brabant Water 1,125 175 164 158 n Dunea 611 77 72 125 n Evides Waterbedrijf 1,032 168 154 198 n Oasen 343 41 45 66 n PWN 783 88 99 169 n Vitens 2,598 341 326 357 n Waternet 495 88 67 99 n Waterbedrijf Groningen 281 45 42 43 n Waterleidingmaatschappij Drenthe 201 31 28 29 n WML 541 70 71 103 The Netherlands 8,011 1,124 1,068 1,347 1) Administrative connections per 31-12-2014 8 DRINKING WATER COMPANIES Development of the number of companies In the middle of the 19th century the first water companies were established, starting with the water company of Amsterdam. Gradually, the entire Netherlands was connected to the water mains. As a result of various mergers the number of companies was later reduced. The development of the number of drinking water companies is shown in Figure 2. Currently, ten drinking water companies are responsible for the supply of drinking water in the Netherlands. Number Figure 2 250 Development of the 200 number of drinking water companies 150 100 50 0 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010 Personnel Figure 3 illustrates the development of the personnel working in the sector. Between 1990 and 2005, the number of FTEs on the payroll of drinking water companies decreased by more than 40%. After this, the number of FTEs has been around 5000. In 2014, the number of FTEs was 4,939, with an additional 389 FTEs in temporary employees. Figure 3 FTE 9,000 Development of 8,000 personnel own payroll 7,000 6,000 5,000 Own payroll 4,000 3,000 2,000 Temporary staff (employment agencies) 1,000 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 9 DUTCH DRINKING WATER STATISTICS 2015 2. Water abstraction Water balance Figure 4 shows the water balance of 2014. The balance shows the quantities of water abstracted, produced and supplied by the entire sector. Water abstraction has been indicated per type of raw water source and according to the processing method used (direct processing and infiltration). Supply has been categorised into supply to households and the business market, as well as supply among drinking water companies (wholesale supply). The WRK supply to drinking water companies has been included as wholesale supply. WBB, however, has been included as part of Evides Waterbedrijf. Other water has only been included in the water balance to the extent that it is produced and supplied by the drinking water companies (excluding subsidiaries) and by WRK. Water abstraction At the top of the water balance (Figure 4) the quantities of water abstracted in the sector as a whole are indicated per type of raw water source. These quantities are specified per water company in Table 4. Table 4 - Water abstraction 2014 (million m3) Total Ground- River- Natural Surface water groundwater dune water water n Brabant Water 181 181 - - - n Dunea 77 - - - 77 n Evides Waterbedrijf 1) 204 17 - - 187 n Oasen 43 6 37 - - n PWN 32 5 - 2 25 n Vitens 352 342 10 - - n Waternet 36 - - 12 25 n Waterbedrijf Groningen 47 42 - - 5 n Waterleidingmaatschappij Drenthe 32 32 - - - n WML 72 51 21 - - n Watertransportmaatschappij 148 - - - 148 Rijn-Kennemerland Nederland 1,224 675 68 14 466 1) Including Waterwinningsbedrijf Brabantse Biesbosch 10 WATER ABSTRACTION Figure 4 - Water balance 2014 (million m3) Abstraction Abstraction of Abstraction of river Abstraction of groundwater natural dune water groundwater of surface water 675 14 68 466 1,224 Artificial infiltration Direct processing ¹) 85 1,142 Wholesale purchase of semi-processed water 93 Infiltration processes Stock development Stock development –2 –2 Abstraction Other from dunes abstraction 180 anders0 180 Third parties Supplied other water 5 Purchase of 69 semi-processed water Production processes 27 (water treatment) Wholesale Production losses 22 39 Wholesale supply of semi-processed water 117 1,124 Abroad 11 Purchase of drinking water Non-revenue water ²) Wholesale 49 Distribution processes 65 purchase 38 1,070 Wholesale supply 37 783 285 2 Households Business market Abroad ¹) 93 million m³ is still infiltrated after wholesale supply.