Private Operators and Rural Water Supplies : A Desk Review of Experience

This study examines experiences with using the private sector to manage domestic water supplies serving dispersed populations or very small settlements in rural areas. The potential contribution from private operators is well-known for small towns....

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Main Author:	Kleemeier, Elizabeth L.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO WATER APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY BILATERAL DONORS BOREHOLES BULK WATER BULK WATER SUPPLY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONNECTION FEES CONSTRUCTION CONTAMINATED WATER COST RECOVERY DELIVERY COSTS DEMAND FOR WATER DOMESTIC USE DOMESTIC WATER DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY DRILLING PROCESS DRINKING WATER EFFECTIVE DEMAND ELEVATED STORAGE ELEVATED TANKS ENGINEERING FINANCIAL VIABILITY GOOD GOVERNANCE GRAVITY GROUND WATER GROUNDWATER HANDPUMPS HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL WATER INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT FINANCING IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER LARGE UTILITY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS LOCAL OPERATORS LOCAL PRIVATE OPERATORS MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS MAINTENANCE COSTS MANUAL DRILLING METERING NATIONAL UTILITIES NATIONAL UTILITY NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS PIPE PIPED WATER PIPELINE POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION DENSITY POTABLE WATER POTABLE WATER SUPPLY POWER CONSUMPTION PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATORS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROTECTED SPRINGS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROVINCIAL WATER PROVINCIAL WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC UTILITIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL UTILITIES REGULATORY AGENCY REMOTE RURAL AREAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL SETTLEMENTS RURAL SMALL TOWNS RURAL TOWNS RURAL VILLAGES RURAL WATER RURAL WATER ACCESS RURAL WATER SUPPLIES RURAL WATER SUPPLY RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECT SANITATION SANITATION SERVICE SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE PROVISION SHALLOW GROUNDWATER SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL MUNICIPALITIES SMALL TOWN SMALL TOWN SCHEMES SMALL TOWNS SPARE PARTS SPRINGS STANDPIPE STORAGE CAPACITY STORAGE TANK SURFACE WATER TAPS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TOWN WATER TOWN WATER INITIATIVE TOWN WATER SUPPLIES TREATMENT PLANT TREATMENT PLANTS URBAN AREAS URBAN WATER VILLAGE COMMITTEE VILLAGE WATER VILLAGE WATER COMMITTEES WASHING WATER COMPANIES WATER COMPONENTS WATER DEPARTMENT WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER HEALTH WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER POINTS WATER QUALITY WATER SALES WATER SCHEMES WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR REFORM WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVISION WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS WATER SUPPLY TECHNOLOGIES WATER TABLE WATER TREATMENT WATER USER WATER USER ASSOCIATION WATER USERS WATER USERS ASSOCIATION WATER VENDORS WELLS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13156153/private-operators-rural-water-supplies-desk-review-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17248