Investing in Water Infrastructure : Capital, Operations and Maintenance

This paper provides background information for development practitioners in the water and other infrastructure sectors. It outlines the major challenges related to financing the gap in global water infrastructure, including those systems that provi...

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Main Authors:	Rodriguez, Diego J., van den Berg, Caroline, McMahon, Amanda
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABUNDANCE OF WATER ACCESS TO WATER ADEQUATE SANITATION AGRICULTURAL WATER APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AQUIFER AQUIFER RECHARGE AQUIFERS ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE CASH FLOW CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CLASSES OF WATER USERS CLIMATE CHANGE CONNECTION FEE CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION COST RECOVERY CROSS-SUBSIDIES CUBIC METER CUBIC METER OF WATER CUBIC METERS DAMS DEMAND MANAGEMENT DESALINATION DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER DRIP IRRIGATION DROUGHT ENGINEERING FARMERS FARMING FLOOD CONTROL FLOOD PROTECTION FLOODS FOOD PRODUCTION GOOD GOVERNANCE GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER FOR IRRIGATION HIGH LEVELS HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS HOUSEHOLDS INDUSTRIAL USERS INDUSTRIAL WATER INDUSTRIAL WATER REUSE IRRIGATION SCHEME IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IRRIGATION WATER LARGE WATER UTILITIES LEAKAGE LEAST COST LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY MAINTENANCE COSTS METERING NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATIONAL CAPACITY OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS PIPE PIPED WATER POOR WATER QUALITY POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS PRESSURE PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN WATER PRIVATE WATER PROVIDERS PROGRAMS PROVISION OF WATER PUMPING PUMPS QUANTITIES OF WATER RAIN RAINWATER RAINWATER HARVESTING RAW WATER RECYCLING REVERSE OSMOSIS RUNOFF RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL WATER SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SEPTIC TANKS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SLUMS STREAMFLOW SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY SUSTAINABLE WATER TARIFF RATES TARIFF REFORM TARIFF STRUCTURE TOILETS TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT PLANTS URBAN AREAS URBAN UTILITIES USE OF WATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT UTILITY MANAGERS UTILITY REVENUES WASTEWATER WASTEWATER REUSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER UTILITIES WATER ASSET MANAGEMENT WATER AVAILABILITY WATER COMPANIES WATER CONNECTIONS WATER DEMAND WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER LEVELS WATER LOSSES WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER POLICIES WATER PRICING WATER PROJECTS WATER QUANTITY WATER REQUIREMENTS WATER REUSE WATER RIGHTS WATER SCARCITY WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR INVESTMENTS WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE DELIVERY WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFFS WATER USE WATER USER WATER USERS WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17007405/investing-water-infrastructure-capital-operations-maintenance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17252