Historical Dictionary of Brussels

UTILITIES

Utilities: translation

Electricity. Communal service was implemented by an act of the city council of 4 August 1892. A concession was given to the India Rubber Company to establish an electrical works, which began operations in 1896. A trial run was made in supplying power at theParc de Bruxellesand at placeRogier. Early electric lighting of public spaces was subsequently furnished only at theGrand' Place. The Tramways bruxellois company installed masts to carry overhead wires to service itstramsat the turn of the 20th century. In 1929 the Intercommunale Bruxelloise de l'Électricité was created among Brussels and several surroundingcommunes. Production was ended in the 1950s and the city contracted for delivery of services from Société Gazelec. This was followed by service from Société Sibelgaz in 1974 through the Intercommunale bruxelloise de Gas et de l'Électricité. Today Electrabel is the largest power company in Belgium supplying electricity and natural gas. The Institut bruxellois pour la Gestion de l'Environnement (IBGE)/Brussels Instituut voor Mi-lieubeheer (BIM) regulates markets for electricity in theBrussels Capital Region(BCR).
Gas. The first gas works in continental Europe opened in Brussels on 24 August 1819. The first streets lit by gas were the newboulevardsof theinner ring roadfrom theWillebroeck Canalto the porte deSchaerbeek.The first works were located on the rue Saint-Roch and built by the Brian and Fischer Company of Manchester, England. A vast new facility opened on rue des Échelles inLaekenin 1875, which was operated by the city. A modern addition was built in 1909. In 1929, the Intercommunale Bruxelloise de Gaz was created among Brussels and several neighboringcommunes. The city discontinued production in the 1950s and contracted for delivery from the Société Gazelec. Public distribution was ended by a decree of 17 October 1974 when the Intercommunale Bruxelloise de Gaz et de l'Électricité secured service from the Société Sibelgaz. Thegazomètreconstitutes the sole surviving building from the city's early gas distribution network. Built in 1892 inMolenbeek-Saint-Jean, it is classed as a historical site. The IBGE/BIM regulates markets for gas in the Brussels Capital Region.
Water. Water was first secured from theSenneRiver, from reservoirs, and from wells. The Groote Pollepoel still stands in the Parc d'Egmont as a representative well. Nonpotable water was secured through reservoirs, dug as early as 1300, of which there existed about 15 by the mid-15th century. Water to power mills along the sluggish, shallow Senne was secured by means of basins dug along the river bank, which collected rainwater descending from higher elevations. Wells dug at the foot of theupper townon the eastern slope of the Senne valley brought water to thelower townby means of pipes, first made of wood and glazed pottery, and then lead. At the beginning of the 17th century sources outside the city began to be extensively tapped. In 1661, the city bought two plots inSaint-Gillesand the many pools in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean were sourced. In 1857, the city organized a water service for delivering potable water available through harnessing freshwater sources inEtterbeekand Braine l'Alleud. An intercommunal company serving many suburbs was created in 1891. The Compagnie Intercommunale Bruxelloise des Eaux/Brusselse Intercommunale Watermaatschappij/Brussels Intercommunal Water Company delivers drinking water to the BCR. Water is sourced largely fromWallonia(97 percent) with the remaining 3 percent obtained from subterranean sources in theForêt de Soignesand theBois de la Cambre. It is stocked in four reservoirs located around the region. The water is then distributed throughout the region by the Intercommunale Bruxelloise de Distribution d'Eau/Brusselse Intercommunale voor Waterdistributie/Brussels Intercommunal for Water Distribution. Two wastewater treatment plants were built in the north and south of the BCR following a 1980 purification plan. A decree of 23 March 1994 designated the Senne basin as a "sensitive zone" (zone sensible) in mandating that 80 percent of phosphorus and nitogen deposits be removed in the purification process. Annual consumption in the BCR totals approximately 60 million cubic meters.
There were many fountains throughout the city through the course of history, notably theManneken-Pisand the fountain at theSteen-porte, the latter in place from 1642 until 1825.

  1. utilities—. предприятия общественного пользования. коммунальные предприятия. коммунальные услуги коммунальные службы коммунальные сооружения коммунальные предприятия коммунальны...Англо-русский словарь по экологии
  2. utilities—Utilities translation State or privatesector enterprises providing public services such as gas electricity and water....Financial and business terms
  3. utilities—utilities translation...Philosophy dictionary
  4. utilities—предприятия коммунального обслуживания коммунальные услуги предприятия общественного пользования электростанции общего пользования платежи за коммунальные услуги ut...Англо-русский деловой словарь
  5. utilities—Коммунальные сооружения...Англо-русский морской словарь
  6. utilities—водоснабжение коммунальные услуги теплоснабжение энергоснабжение...Англо-русский научно-технический словарь
  7. utilities—n акции и облигации предприятий общественного пользования удобства...Англо-русский словарь Лингвистика-98
  8. utilities—подсобные цеха энергоисточники топливо пар электричество сжатый воздух вспомогательное оборудование вспомогательные системы инженерное оборудование инженерные коммун...Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности
  9. utilities—underaerodrome utilities...Англо-русский словарь по гражданской авиации
  10. utilities—n. коммунальные услуги бытовые помещения коммунальные предприятия коммунальные сооружения акции и облигации предприятий общественного пользования...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  11. utilities—.strong инженерные сети .strong электроэнергия и энергоносители поставляемые централизованно .strong коммунальные услуги .strong коммунальные сооружения .strong предприят...Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов
  12. utilities—предприятия коммунального обслуживания коммунальные услуги предприятия общественного пользования электростанции общего пользования платежи за коммунальные услуги ut...Англо-русский словарь финансовых терминов
  13. utilities—предприятия общественного пользования коммунальные сооружения акции и облигации предприятий общественного пользования здания установки...Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов
  14. utilities—коммунальные услуги водоснабжение теплоснабжение энергоснабжение...Англо-русский технический словарь
  15. utilities—эк. стат. амер. коммунальные службы по NAICS сектор и подсектор экономики в который включены организации занимающиеся предоставлением коммунальных услуг электроснабжение...Англо-русский экономический словарь
  16. utilities—плата за комунальн послуги комунальн послуги комунальн служби комунальн пдпримства...Англо-украинский бизнес словарь
  17. utilities—плата за комунальн послуги комунальн послуги комунальн служби комунальн пдпримства...Англо-український бізнес-словник
  18. futilities—марност...Англо-український словник
  19. utilities—приладдя утилти...Англо-український словник