Management of Municipal Water Services

2020 ◽  
pp. 179-203
Author(s):  
Michele Di Natale ◽  
Giuseppe Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Water Services ◽  
Municipal Water

Financial and Political Factors Motivating the Privatisation of Municipal Water Services

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Zafra-Gómez ◽  
Antonio Manuel López-Hernández ◽  
Ana María Plata-Díaz ◽  
Juan Carlos Garrido-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Water Services ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Municipal Water

Residential Demand for Water and the Pricing of Municipal Water Services

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randolph C. Martin ◽  
Ronald P. Wilder
Keyword(s):  
Water Services ◽  
Municipal Water ◽  
Residential Demand

scholarly journals Household preferences for municipal water services in Nicaragua

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Vásquez ◽  
Dina Franceschi ◽  
Gert T. Van Hecken
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Choice Models ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Municipal Water ◽  
Contingent Valuation Survey ◽  
Household Preferences ◽  
Departmental Administration

AbstractChoice models and a referendum format contingent valuation survey are used to investigate household preferences for improved water services and decentralization levels (actual departmental administration vs. further decentralization to the municipality) in urban Matiguás, Nicaragua. Choice models suggest that households prefer the current departmental administration over municipal provision for service and capacity, but believe that the municipality would be more interested in improving services. Results also indicate that households are willing to pay an increment of at least 112 per cent above their current monthly water bill for reliable and safe drinking water services, regardless of administration type.

scholarly journals Performance evaluation of water supply services in Chitungwiza: How water supply services mirrors poor governance and lack of management

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luckson Zvobgo
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Municipal Water ◽  
Non Revenue Water ◽  
Water Supply Services

Background: Provision of reliable water services is crucial for urban livelihood. In Chitungwiza, provision of water services has been deteriorating since the millennium with residents losing hope for better services. The poor supply of municipal water in Chitungwiza has led to a chronic ‘dry taps situation’ where household taps are dry from periods of several consecutive days to months.Aim: This article assesses the water supply challenges in Chitungwiza through performance evaluation of the water supply services.Setting: The study was conducted in 26 suburbs in the four residential zones of Chitungwiza Municipality.Methods: Performance evaluation of water supply services was carried out using seven performance indicators: coverage of water supply connection, extent of metering of water connections, presence of leakages, extent of non-revenue water, continuity of water supply, quality of water supplied and efficiency in redressal of customer complaints. Two hundred and ninety-eight semi-structured questionnaires were administered in four residential zones of Chitungwiza. Water distribution system surveillance and key informant interviews were also conducted.Results: The results indicate high non-revenue water, poor water infrastructure maintenance, lack of water investment leading to widespread leakages in the distribution system, poor water quality supply and unreliable services provision. A majority, 80.2%, rated the municipal water supply services as poor. To cope with this new reality, households in Chitungwiza implemented a ‘source switch’ to new sources.Conclusion: Household shallow wells were identified as the main adapting strategy with 51.7% households relying on wells despite concerns about the water quality of the wells. Chitungwiza municipality should implement structural reforms that allow the current water service provision to improve.

scholarly journals WATER POLICY IN GREECE: MANAGEMENT AND PRICING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
Polytimi Farmaki ◽  
Apostolos Tranoulidis
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Water Pricing ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Municipal Water ◽  
Service Water ◽  
The Status

This paper is related to Greece’s water policy as it was formulated after the incorporation of Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60. We examined the status and evolution of constitutional provisions for the protection and management of water resources spanning from the first Greek Constitution of 1843 up to the current constitutional text of 1975 as formulated in 2008 with the incorporation of its third revision. In parallel, we investigated the Greek water pricing legal framework in accordance with Article 9 "Recovery of costs for water services" of the WFD. We compared the actual rates of water services as set by Municipal Water Supply Sewerage Companies (DEYAs) operating in 11 cities across Greece. The findings reveal that there are considerable problems and delays in the implementation of WFD. Regarding municipal water pricing policies, we concluded that DEYAs do not follow a unified and structured pricing scheme. Furthermore, several companies do not discriminate between data costs either per service (water supply, sewerage) or per use (water supply, irrigation, etc.). Finally, it is evident that none of them has yet adopted the relevant provisions set by the European directive for full cost recovery and water pricing reflecting financial, environmental and water resources costs.

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