More than a million homes in Portugal are not connected to the public water supply and sewerage network. 861,000 homes are not connected to the public water network, and more than 1.3 million do not have sewerage, either because they do not have access or because they do not follow the rules. Newspaper.
Data from the Portuguese Water Distribution and Drainage Association (APDA) shows that 244,000 homes on the Portuguese mainland do not have a water supply. 126,000 of these households are located in the Northern region, where the problem has the greatest impact.
Although connection speeds have increased in recent years, about 11.5% of households are not connected to the network. The coverage gap did not change significantly between 2018 (4.5%) and 2020 (4.4%).
The availability and affordability of wastewater treatment services have a geographical similarity to a water supply service. Again, there are more homes without sewerage in the North. 834,000 households are not covered and over 505,000 are not effectively served (they did not join despite being covered).
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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