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Water and Sanitation

Category KPI Result Performance to Benchmark SDG

Drinking Water Quality 98.98 %

Water Consumption 86.26 ℓ / day
(per capita)

Freshwater 100.00 %
Consumption

Wastewater 100.00 %
Treatment: Primary

Wastewater
Treatment: Secondary 100.00 %

Wastewater
Treatment: Tertiary 0.00%

Bizerte performs well in most of these indicators. Its daily water consumption per capita of 86.26 litres
is, however, higher than the African average of 53 litres per day.

Optimizing water consumption: It is recommended that Bizerte monitors how much residential and
business water demands account for of the city’s total water production volumes, evaluates peak day
and time water consumption trends, and then sets average annual or daily water production projections
and targets based on both customer demand and non-revenue water.

It is recommended that Bizerte reduces its high reliance on freshwater for its consumption needs.
The city should incentivize upgrade to more water-efficient appliances and should encourage water
conservation through recycling fresh water within homes via greywater re-use systems. Greywater
refers to the wastewater from normal usage (as opposed to sewage waste) and can be used for other
non-drinking purposes. On the commercial/industry side, Bizerte should support the adoption of new
water conservation technologies, encourage improvement in irrigation and support the adoption of
agricultural best practices.

L Suppl. 14: ITU-T L.1500: ‘Standardization gap analysis for smart water management’ and L Suppl. 15:
ITU-T L.1500 series: ‘Requirements for water sensing and early warning systems’ should be utilized by
cities when actualizing their smart water management policies.

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