AUSTRIA: EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL IN WATER SUPPLY

Article Abstract:

A survey by the consultancy company Contrast estimates that a water supplier in Austria needs an area of at least 40,000 consumers in order to be able to be operate efficiently. Currently no more than 20 of Austria's 8,000 or so water supply enterprises meet this requirement. The 14 largest water suppliers cover about half of Austria's population between them. Investment efficiency of small operators is low, which is reflected in water prices. Contrast experts predict that in the medium to long term the number of water supply and sewerage companies in Austria might fall to less than 100 or even to 20-30. In autumn 2001 another consultancy company PriceWaterhouseCoopers is to present a study commissioned by the Min of Agriculture on the prospects of the Austrian water sector. In year 1999 Austria's drinking water companies employed about 2,500 staff and generated a turnover of EUR 567mn.

Austria, Labor force information, Water Supply & Use, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, Sewage Facilities Construction, Sewage Systems, Sewage Treatment Facilities, Water Supply Constructn, Water supply, Sewerage systems, Water supply construction, Sewage disposal plants, Sewer system construction, Sewer systems

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Switzerland: Lorry drivers criticise Gotthard times

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Lorry drivers have criticised the opening times of the Gotthard tunnel, which they claim mean that they have no possibility of stopping for two hours in the freezing weather. The police claim that the lorry drivers are being over-cautious and driving through the tunnel too slowly, increasing the waiting times and decreasing the number of lorries that are able to use the tunnel.

Government regulation (cont), Trucking, General Freight Trucking, Marketing procedures, Switzerland, Trucking & Courier Services, Ex. Air, Brief Article

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IRAN: AST-HOLZMANN IN WATER SUPPLY PROJECT

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The Austrian company Ast-Holzmann will participate in the construction of a water supply tunnel in Kerman province in Iran. The contract is worth Sch 2bn. The Austrian subsidiary of the big German construction group is participating with two other companies in the construction of the 63.5-km tunnel.

Capital expenditures, Iran, Ast-Holzmann

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