Situation analysis and specific measures
Greater investments in our drainage systems
Dealing with and maintaining the infrastructure in a sustainable manner eventually is an intergenerational task, which the public sector only inadequately fulfils owing to several reasons – as revealed by numerous studies, for example, carried out by the Difu (German Institute of Urban Affairs), the German Association of Towns and Municipalities, or the KfW German Development Bank. This, in particular, affects the drainage systems being an essential element of infrastructure so that their sustainability in ecological, economic and social aspects is at risk at present. Effective sewer systems...
