Wastewater collection and treatment continues to improve overall in the EU, but planning and financing remain the weak links, according to the report on the implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) published by the European Commission on Thursday 10 September.
This report - the tenth of its kind - shows that compliance rates with EU rules on the collection and treatment of wastewater are high and have increased compared to the previous reporting period, but...