Indicators and data

Total water consumption broken down by sector

Total water consumption broken down by sector (m3) 2003 2004
- energy sector 77.233 103.739
- water sector 177.475 156.996
- environment sector 87.397 83.454
- other sectors 19.327 14.567
TOTAL 361.432 358.756

Total energy consumption broken down by sector

Total energy consumption broken down by sector (GJ) 2003 2004
- energy sector 262.064 171.958
- water sector 130.558 127.507
- environment sector 63.975 42.783
- other sectors 58.707 91.263
TOTAL 515.304 433.511

Integrated water cycle

Integrated water cycle 2003 2004
Water withdrawn from the environment (thousands of m3) - springs - -
- groundwater 10.547 9.652
- surface 26.625 24.960
total water from environment (thousands of m3) 37.172 34.612
Water billed to users and sold to other operators (thousands of m3) 20.770 20.835
Distribution losses (%) 40,74% 38,26%
Purified water (thousands of m3) 25.181 24.892
Energy - Gas Distribution 2003 2004
Distributed gas (thousands of m3) 203.837 209.352
Energy - Electricity production (GJ) 2003 2004
Electric energy produced - from assimilated sources 48.658 66.188
- from renewable sources - -
TOTAL 48.658 66.188
Thermal energy produced - from renewable sources 292.731 292.627
geothermal 278.964 278.860
Ferrara treatment plant 13.767 13.767
- from assimilated sources 77.292 14.004
- from conventional sources 173.628 275.012
TOTAL 543.651 581.643
Thermal energy input to district heating 529.884 567.876
Waste collection 2003 2004
Total waste collected (t) 92.537 96.741
Segregated waste (t) 30.677 35.092
Percentage of segregated to collected (%) 33,15 % 36,27%

Waste treatment (t)

Waste treatment (t) 2003 2004
Recovery 48.904 69.893
WTE treatment 36.154 38.866
Treatment and disposal 53.818 69.737
Other 5.244 13.607
TOTAL 144.120 192.103

Emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions 2003 2004
CO2 equivalent (t) 246.068 334.756

This value includes emissions resulting from all services (motor vehicles used, district heating, biogas treatment plant and WTE plants).