The Price of water : trends in OECD countries / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Economic aspects--OECD countries.

Water-supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, [1999]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The price of water is a key determinant of both the economic efficiency and the environmental effectiveness of water services. This book reviews current practices and recent trends in water pricing practices for the household, agriculture, and industrial sectors in OECD countries. It addresses pricing issues related to the full range of water services, including public supplies, sewage treatment and disposal, abstraction and discharge fees, and cost recovery. It also outlines recent developments in institutional arrangements related to water pricing, and briefly considers questions concerning the affordability of water services and the responsiveness of water demands to changes in price levels. Its broad coverage of issues, sectors, and countries makes it a unique overview of trends in the water pricing field.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Executive Summary

Chapter 2. Introduction

Chapter 3. Context

-3.1 Demand for Water

3.2 Environmental Effects of Water Use

3.3 Links to Sustainable Development

Chapter 4. Recent Institutional Developments

-4.1 Evolution at the International Level

4.2 Evolution at the National Level

Chapter 5. Public Water Supply

-5.1 Tariff Structures

5.2 Tariff Levels

Chapter 6. Direct Abstractions

-6.1 Sources of Industrial Water

6.2 Abstraction Charges

Chapter 7. Sewerage and Sewage Disposal

-7.1 Domestic Sewerage and Sewage Treatment

7.2 Industrial Sewage Services Provided by the Public System

7.3 Trade Effluent Charges

7.4 Direct Discharges

Chapter 8. Subsidies

-8.1 Subsidies to the Household Water Supply

8.2 Subsidies to the Industrial Water Supply

8.3 Subsidies to Irrigation Water Supply

8.4 Subsidies to Sewerage and Sewage Disposal

8.5 Cross Subsidies

Chapter 9. Effects of Water Pricing on Demand

-9.1 Effects of Price Changes on Household Water Demand

9.2 Effects of Price Changes on Industrial Water Demand

9.3 Effects of Price Changes on Agricultural Water Demand

Chapter 10. Social Tariffs and Affordability

-10.1 Access to the Public Water Supply

10.2 Tariff-Based Solutions to Affordability Problems

10.3 Target Group Solutions to Affordability Problems

10.4 Measures of Aggregate Affordability

Chapter 11. Conclusions

11.1 Context and Institutional Change

11.2 Public Water Supply Systems

11.3 Abstractions

11.4 Sewerage and Sewage Disposal

11.5 Subsidies

11.6 Effects of Pricing on Water Demand

11.7 Social Objectives

Annex: Full Cost Recovery

References

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-173).

ISBN:

1-280-08370-0

9786610083701

92-64-17399-4

OCLC:

1024283792