Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations

When several municipalities unite in a single administrative structure - a process known as aggregation - they can lower the cost of utility services through economies of scale. Aggregation of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services is establish...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING AGGREGATION OF WATER ASSET OWNERSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY LEADERS CONFIDENCE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DEMOCRACY DUE PROCESS EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY FINANCIAL VIABILITY LEADERSHIP LEASE FEE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL SERVICES MODELS OF AGGREGATION FOR WATER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES MUNICIPALITIES NEIGHBORING TOWNS NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS POLITICIANS POLLUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS RAILWAYS ROADS SANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SMALL COMMUNITIES URBAN CENTERS UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES WATER COMPANY WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER RIGHTS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676750/aggregation-water-sanitation-provision-finding-optimal-scale-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11750

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spelling	okr-10986-117502021-04-23T14:02:57Z Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations World Bank ACCOUNTING AGGREGATION OF WATER ASSET OWNERSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY LEADERS CONFIDENCE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DEMOCRACY DUE PROCESS EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY FINANCIAL VIABILITY LEADERSHIP LEASE FEE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL SERVICES MODELS OF AGGREGATION FOR WATER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES MUNICIPALITIES NEIGHBORING TOWNS NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS POLITICIANS POLLUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS RAILWAYS ROADS SANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SMALL COMMUNITIES URBAN CENTERS UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES WATER COMPANY WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER RIGHTS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY When several municipalities unite in a single administrative structure - a process known as aggregation - they can lower the cost of utility services through economies of scale. Aggregation of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services is established practice in some countries and is likely to spread, as decentralization policies leave some service providers too small to be efficient or sustainable. Aggregation offers returns such as shared overhead and lower unit costs through bulk purchasing and pooled operations, plus other benefits that lower costs to customers or improved service at the current cost. Other benefits include greater access to financing, better distribution of skills, more opportunities for cross-subsidization and efficiency, access to new water resources, and new solutions to pollution problems. In 2005, the author studied 21 instances of aggregation of WSS services aggregations, looking for innovative models and factors that contributed to success. The practices author identified may help other countries aggregate municipal utilities. 2012-08-13T15:55:07Z 2012-08-13T15:55:07Z 2008-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676750/aggregation-water-sanitation-provision-finding-optimal-scale-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11750 English Water P-Notes; Issue 1 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ACCOUNTING AGGREGATION OF WATER ASSET OWNERSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY LEADERS CONFIDENCE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DEMOCRACY DUE PROCESS EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY FINANCIAL VIABILITY LEADERSHIP LEASE FEE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL SERVICES MODELS OF AGGREGATION FOR WATER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES MUNICIPALITIES NEIGHBORING TOWNS NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS POLITICIANS POLLUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS RAILWAYS ROADS SANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SMALL COMMUNITIES URBAN CENTERS UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES WATER COMPANY WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER RIGHTS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTING AGGREGATION OF WATER ASSET OWNERSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY LEADERS CONFIDENCE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DEMOCRACY DUE PROCESS EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY FINANCIAL VIABILITY LEADERSHIP LEASE FEE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL SERVICES MODELS OF AGGREGATION FOR WATER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES MUNICIPALITIES NEIGHBORING TOWNS NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS POLITICIANS POLLUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS RAILWAYS ROADS SANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SMALL COMMUNITIES URBAN CENTERS UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES WATER COMPANY WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER RIGHTS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY World Bank Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations
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description	When several municipalities unite in a single administrative structure - a process known as aggregation - they can lower the cost of utility services through economies of scale. Aggregation of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services is established practice in some countries and is likely to spread, as decentralization policies leave some service providers too small to be efficient or sustainable. Aggregation offers returns such as shared overhead and lower unit costs through bulk purchasing and pooled operations, plus other benefits that lower costs to customers or improved service at the current cost. Other benefits include greater access to financing, better distribution of skills, more opportunities for cross-subsidization and efficiency, access to new water resources, and new solutions to pollution problems. In 2005, the author studied 21 instances of aggregation of WSS services aggregations, looking for innovative models and factors that contributed to success. The practices author identified may help other countries aggregate municipal utilities.
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title	Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations
title_short	Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations
title_full	Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations
title_fullStr	Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations
title_full_unstemmed	Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations
title_sort	aggregation of water and sanitation provision : finding the optimal scale for operations
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676750/aggregation-water-sanitation-provision-finding-optimal-scale-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11750
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Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations

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