Water supply and sanitation in Russia

Russia: Water and sanitation
Data
Water coverage (broad definition)
Sanitation coverage (broad definition)
Continuity of supply (%) Continuous
Average urban water use (liter/capita/day) 248 liter (2004)[1]
Average urban water and sewer bill for 20m3
Share of household metering
Share of collected wastewater treated
Annual investment in WSS
Share of self-financing by utilities
Share of tax-financing
Share of internal debt financing
Share of foreign financing
Institutions
Decentralization to municipalities Partial
National water and sanitation company No
Water and sanitation regulator No
Responsibility for policy setting Ministry of Natural Resources
Sector law Various laws
Number of urban service providers About 2,800
Number of rural service providers n/a

In Russia, approximately 70 per cent of drinking water comes from surface water and 30 per cent from groundwater. In 2004, water supply systems had a total capacity of 90 million cubic metres a day. The average residential water use was 248 litres per capita per day.[2] One quarter of the world's fresh surface and groundwater is located in Russia. The water utilities sector is one of the largest industries in Russia serving the entire Russian population.

  1. ^ Practicies of water resources management, water supply and sanitation in the Russian Federation
  2. ^ United Nations:SANITATION COUNTRY PROFILE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 2004