Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities

Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities

In the 1990s, China's water supply infrastructure was in a very poor state. Municipal wastewater treatment was almost nonexistent. Public utilities were inefficient. Prices for water were unsustainably low. Since then, large investments have b...

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Main Authors:	Browder, Greg J., Xie, Shiqing, Kim, Yoonhee, Gu, Lixin, Fan, Mingyuan, Ehrhardt, David
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADEQUATE WATER BASINS CHANNEL COASTAL WATERS COLLECTION NETWORKS COLLECTION SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION DISTRIBUTION PIPES DRAINAGE NETWORK DRINKING WATER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUNDWATER HIGH LEVELS INFILTRATION KILOMETERS OF PIPELINE LEAKY DISTRIBUTION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER PERFORMANCE DATA PIPELINE POLLUTION PRIVATE COMPANIES PROGRAMS PROVINCIAL AGENCIES PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL WATER PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONS PUMPING PUMPING STATIONS QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF WATER RAPID URBANIZATION RIVERS SANITATION SANITATION COMMITTEE SERVICE AREA SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE STANDARDS STORMWATER TOWNS TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT PLANT URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SECTOR URBAN WATER SERVICES URBAN WATER UTILITIES USERS UTILITY GOVERNANCE WASTEWATER COLLECTION WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER AGENCIES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER BOARDS WATER BODIES WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER PRESSURE WATER PRICING WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WATER SCARCITY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9677402/improving-performance-chinas-urban-water-utilities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11760

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Summary:	In the 1990s, China's water supply infrastructure was in a very poor state. Municipal wastewater treatment was almost nonexistent. Public utilities were inefficient. Prices for water were unsustainably low. Since then, large investments have been made in water supply and wastewater infrastructure, and tariffs for water and wastewater have increased. China's national ministries and agencies have issued directives on water pricing, utility regulation, wastewater treatment, private sector participation, and other reforms. Chinese and international companies are now active in the sector. However, many complex financial, institutional, and technical challenges lie ahead. China's water supplies are limited, its rivers are among the most polluted in the world, and its coastal waters are on the brink of ecological collapse.

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