CAMPAS: 11.3B M3 Pure Water Produced in 2022/2023
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics issued today "Annual bulletin of drinking water and sanitation statistics in 2022/2023".
The most important indicators were the following: Total quantity of produced water reached 11.3 billion m3 in 2022/2023 compared to 11.2 billion m3 in 2021/2022, an increase by 1.1%. Total number of pure water stations Produced from surface water (Nile River) reached 1137 stations with production capacity of 10.1 billion m3 in 2022/2023. Total number of pure water stations produced from artesian water is 1559 stations with a production capacity of billion m3 in 2022/2023.
Total number of pure water stations produced from wells water is 40 stations with a production capacity of 0.04 billion m3 in 2022/2023. Total number of pure water stations produced from the sea (desalination) is 56 stations with a production capacity of 0.2 billion m3 in 2022/2023. Total quantity of consumed water reached 8.9 billion m3 in 2022/2023 compared to 8.8 billion m3 in 2021/2022 , an increase by1.5%.
Average per capita of produced water is 106.6 m3 in 2022/2023 compared to 106.9 m3 in 2021/2022 , a decrease by 0.3%. Average per capita of consumed water is 84 m3 in 2022/2023 compared to 83.9 m3 in 2021/2022 , an increase by 0.1%. Percentage of loss water by the Holding Company for Drinking Water and sewage is 26.1% in 2022/2023 compared to 26.5% in 2021/2022 , a decrease by 1.5%.
The Matching Percentage of samples submitted for inspection from the production stations of the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Sewage reached 99.4%, whereas it reached 96.4% for Suez Canal Authority in 2022/2023. The Matching Percentage of samples submitted for inspection from the distribution networks of the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Sewage reached 98.5%, whereas it reached 97% for Suez Canal Authority in 2022/2023.
Total number of treated sewage stations reached 508 stations in 2022/2023, compared to 484 stations in 2021/2022 , an increase by 5%. Total quantity of treated sewage is 5.4 billion m3in 2022/2023 compared to 5.23 billion m3 in 2021/2022 , an increase by 3.3%.