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Affordability of water services

The WFD requires using economic instruments to promote efficient and sustainable water use and to contribute to the long-term protection of Europe’s water resources. EU Member States are requested to incorporate principles such as full cost recovery and incentive water pricing into their pricing schemes for water services. Simultaneously, water services should remain affordable for all segments of society, in accordance with the “Leaving no one behind” principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the EU 2030 target on poverty and social exclusion. The interplay between these policy objectives may limit the extent to which water tariffs can leverage cost recovery levels (OECD, 2020).

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veerenrob (Rob van der Veeren) 26 Jan 2022 18:34:02

'EU Member States are requested to incorporate principles such as full cost recovery and incentive water pricing into their pricing schemes for water services.'

This is not what the WFD asks from us: Art 9 says 'Member States shall take account of the principle of recovery of the costs of water services...'.

So we shall 'take account of' not 'incorporate'. And it does not require 'full cost recovery'.

Please stick a little bit closer to the text of the WFD here...
- zalllnih (Nihat Zal) 04 Mar 2022 15:23:21
  
  We have added revision to the text
  
  'EU Member States are requested to incorporate principles such as full cost recovery and incentive water pricing into their pricing schemes for water services.'
  
  This is not what the WFD asks from us: Art 9 says 'Member States shall take account of the principle of recovery of the costs of water services...'.
  
  So we shall 'take account of' not 'incorporate'. And it does not require 'full cost recovery'.
  
  Please stick a little bit closer to the text of the WFD here...

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