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Wastewater treatment needs to continue to play a critical role in the protection of Europe's freshwater although significant investment will be required simply to maintain infrastructure in many European countries (OECD, 2009). Cohesion Policy funds can continue to make an important contribution through co-financing improvements to wastewater treatment (EC, 2009). The overall burden on the treatment process can, however, be reduced through a greater control of pollutants at source, an approach that is not only beneficial environmentally, particularly with respect to pollutants for which the treatment process was not specifically designed, but also in terms of cost-effectiveness (EEA, 2005a). Full-cost pricing for wastewater services will help drive controls at source.