Germans use water efficiently, with each citizen using about 130L per day due to high water prices, minimal loss in distribution systems, and efficient water circulation. Germany has high quality water supplied by over 6,200 local providers to private households and small businesses, while energy, industrial, and mining companies often abstract water directly. Municipalities are responsible for fresh water supply and sewage treatment through a network of around 500,000km of drinking water pipes. Water scarcity is low in Germany, which abstracts only 3% of its total renewable water resources.

1. In Germany

2.  Reasons for that are:
◦ Highest prizes in Europe  people save water
◦ Minimal loss in the water distribution system
◦ Efficient water circuit
Each German citizen uses
ca. 130l of water per day.

3.  The water supplied in Germany is of high quality. It is the
best monitored ‘food‘.
 Private households, community facilities and smaller
companies get fresh water from ca. 6,200 providers.
 Energy-producing, industrial and mining companies mostly
satisfy their need by abstracting water directly.
 Fresh water supply and sewage treatment are in the
responsibilities of municipalities
 The length of the drinking water network is ca. 500,000km.

4.  Water is not scarce in Germany.
 Only 3% of the
total renewable
water resources
are abstracted:
5.4 billion m³
out of 182 billion m³.

5. public water use %
residential and small commercial users
industries
other

7. water supply %
ground water
springs
bank filtration
surface water

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