1. We move
I n f o r m a t i o n

2. the Joint EPER Questionnaire
We move
Water Expenditure and
the Joint EPER Questionnaire
I n f o r m a t i o n
Austrian experience
Eva MILOTA
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3. Welcome

4. Joint OECD/EUROSTAT Questionnaire on the State of the Environment
Joint OECD/EUROSTAT Questionnaire on Environmental Protection Expenditure and Revenues
Follows the SERIEE – Manual and therefore CEPA
Therefore includes expenditure on:
Wastewater-Treatment and
Protection of Soil and Groundwater
Therefore NOT includes expenditure on
Water Supply

5. Data bases for the Joint Questionnaire on EPER
Environmental Protection Expenditure Accounts
Public Sector
Specialised
Non Specialised
Business Sector
Households

6. Analyses of public accounts and budgets from
Public Sector
Analyses of public accounts and budgets from
Central government
Regional government
Local government
business reports of non-profit environmental
organisations

7. Structural Business Statistics for basic data on
Business Sector
Structural Business Statistics for basic data on
process-integrated investment
end-of-pipe investment
current expenditure
A voluntary biennial sample survey at production and
services

8. Survey on environmental output of the manufacturing industry

9. Survey on economic data of specialised services (NACE 90)

10. Information on fees from local government
Households
Information on fees from local government
Information on fees from consumer price index
Information gained for the Environment Industry
(e.g. chimney sweepings, adjustments of central
heating or carburettors)

11. Nearly all this information is available for Wastewater-Treatment and
Protection of Soil and Groundwater
and for
Water supply as well

12. Problems:
Data gaps esp. for households or services

13. What means Water Expenditure?

14. OR Expenditure on : Wastwater treamtent +
Protection of soil and groundwater =
Σ water expenditure OR
Protection of soil and groundwater +
Water supply =

15. What could be done?
Additional account for water supply, as we did to gain information for the water framework directive?
Give away the linkage between the Joint Questionnaire and SERIEE, where water supply is seen as resource accounting?

16. Additional account for water supply
Same data basis as for wastewater treatment +
ÖNACE 41

17. Contact persons: Alexandra Aichinger +43 1 71128 7357
Eva Milota

18. Thank you for attention