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Methodology

Given the known operational challenges with Article 9 of the WFD, referring to the lack of concrete harmonised methodologies and large contextual differences that restrict comparative analyses, the element on water pricing and financial cost recovery of this indicator has been kept limited to a visualisation of reported data without further computation. The WFD 2016 tables containing data on average price levels and financial cost recovery for public water supply services were reviewed, the data sorted and arranged according to service types and used to produce the charts and conduct the analysis. The following types of water services, mentioned in the WISE WFD database, have been considered: