Private Sector Delivery of Rural Piped Water Services in Bangladesh : A Review of Experience, 2003-2015
This note explores the Bangladesh experience in implementing the widespread use of a private operator model for building and operating rural piped water schemes. Since the early 1990s, the World Bank has, through a series of development projects, d...
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WATER QUALITY POPULATION DENSITIES WATER SUPPLIES SMALL TOWN WATER WATER SERVICES URBAN COMMUNITIES WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SERVICE STANDARDS TARIFF RATES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY ASSET OWNERSHIP QUALITY OF WATER OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE SAFE DRINKING WATER WATER SECTOR WATER SYSTEMS COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY POOR WATER QUALITY WATER SUPPLY TARIFF SETTING PROCESS URBAN WATER WATER SHORTAGES SAFE’ WATER PRIVATE PARTICIPATION SAFE WATER TARIFF SETTING ADEQUATE FINANCING WATER SCHEMES ACCESS TO SAFE WATER PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS JOINT VENTURES LOCAL PARTNERS TOWNS WATER SUPPLY SERVICES RURAL WATER MAINTENANCE COSTS MUNICIPALITIES WATER SYSTEM PRIVATE OPERATOR INVESTMENT PROGRAM COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS SERVICE CONTRACTS COST RECOVERY RURAL WATER SUPPLY TOWN WATER OPERATIONAL COSTS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER WATER USE WATER PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCAL ENGINEERING SERVICE PROVISION RURAL DRINKING WATER SMALL TOWN SERVICE DELIVERY SUSTAINABLE SERVICES TOWN WATER SUPPLY URBAN UTILITIES WATER OPERATORS INVESTMENT DECISIONS WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS RURAL COMMUNITIES WATER USER HAND PUMP WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILITIES RURAL SANITATION COLLECTION EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS ACCESS TO ‘SAFE’ WATER WATER PRODUCTION COMMUNITY WATER URBAN AREAS WATER TARIFFS SANITATION SECTOR LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT SERVICE QUALITY QUALITY WATER TOWN WATER UTILITIES WELLS LOCAL COMMUNITY WATER NETWORKS WATER SOURCES OPERATIONAL EXPENSES SMALL TOWN WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SERVICES WATER PROJECTS LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER GROUND WATER CONNECTION FEES HOUSEHOLD USE HOUSEHOLDS INVESTMENT CLIMATE URBAN WATER SUPPLY ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY CLEAN WATER CONTRACT PERIOD WATER MARKET WATER SERVICE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE COMPANIES LOCAL OPERATORS INVESTMENT COSTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT URBAN WATER UTILITIES WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE MUNICIPAL WATER QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE PROVIDERS |
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WATER QUALITY POPULATION DENSITIES WATER SUPPLIES SMALL TOWN WATER WATER SERVICES URBAN COMMUNITIES WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SERVICE STANDARDS TARIFF RATES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY ASSET OWNERSHIP QUALITY OF WATER OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE SAFE DRINKING WATER WATER SECTOR WATER SYSTEMS COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY POOR WATER QUALITY WATER SUPPLY TARIFF SETTING PROCESS URBAN WATER WATER SHORTAGES SAFE’ WATER PRIVATE PARTICIPATION SAFE WATER TARIFF SETTING ADEQUATE FINANCING WATER SCHEMES ACCESS TO SAFE WATER PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS JOINT VENTURES LOCAL PARTNERS TOWNS WATER SUPPLY SERVICES RURAL WATER MAINTENANCE COSTS MUNICIPALITIES WATER SYSTEM PRIVATE OPERATOR INVESTMENT PROGRAM COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS SERVICE CONTRACTS COST RECOVERY RURAL WATER SUPPLY TOWN WATER OPERATIONAL COSTS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER WATER USE WATER PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCAL ENGINEERING SERVICE PROVISION RURAL DRINKING WATER SMALL TOWN SERVICE DELIVERY SUSTAINABLE SERVICES TOWN WATER SUPPLY URBAN UTILITIES WATER OPERATORS INVESTMENT DECISIONS WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS RURAL COMMUNITIES WATER USER HAND PUMP WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILITIES RURAL SANITATION COLLECTION EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS ACCESS TO ‘SAFE’ WATER WATER PRODUCTION COMMUNITY WATER URBAN AREAS WATER TARIFFS SANITATION SECTOR LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT SERVICE QUALITY QUALITY WATER TOWN WATER UTILITIES WELLS LOCAL COMMUNITY WATER NETWORKS WATER SOURCES OPERATIONAL EXPENSES SMALL TOWN WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SERVICES WATER PROJECTS LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER GROUND WATER CONNECTION FEES HOUSEHOLD USE HOUSEHOLDS INVESTMENT CLIMATE URBAN WATER SUPPLY ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY CLEAN WATER CONTRACT PERIOD WATER MARKET WATER SERVICE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE COMPANIES LOCAL OPERATORS INVESTMENT COSTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT URBAN WATER UTILITIES WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE MUNICIPAL WATER QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE PROVIDERS World Bank Private Sector Delivery of Rural Piped Water Services in Bangladesh : A Review of Experience, 2003-2015 |
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This note explores the Bangladesh
experience in implementing the widespread use of a private
operator model for building and operating rural piped water
schemes. Since the early 1990s, the World Bank has, through
a series of development projects, designed, piloted, and
attempted to scale up use of the model as a mechanisms to
address the very real issues of arsenic contamination and
delivery at scale. The latest of these projects is still in
implementation. The experience with these projects to date
has been disappointing, and while a limited number of
schemes are still in operation, the model has not been
replicated in a large number of communities as intended and
has not proved to be particularly sustainable. Over this
same period, the government and other development partners
also have been using alternative methods to deliver the same
kinds of services in rural areas. Some of these efforts
seem to have been modestly successful. However, much of the
evidence about the performance of these other models is
anecdotal and there has been little rigorous analysis to
compare the performance of these different models with the
private sponsor approach. This paper attempts to do this on
the basis of a desk review of existing World Bank
literature, including project documents and research
reports, coupled with interviews with key stakeholders and
World Bank staff. The first section of the paper provides an
overview of the rationale and key issues associated with
efforts to scale up a private operator model in Bangladesh.
The second section reviews government efforts and those of
its other development partners, to use a more traditional
mode of service provision, involving community management.
The third, fourth, and fifth sections review efforts by the
government and the World Bank to design, test, and scale up
a private operator model for service provision. A sixth
section reviews some of the international research that
provides insights into the use of such models in other
countries and sectors. The paper ends with tentative
conclusions about the experience in Bangladesh, lessons
learned, and several options for further analysis. |
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Private Sector Delivery of Rural Piped Water Services in Bangladesh : A Review of Experience, 2003-2015 |
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Private Sector Delivery of Rural Piped Water Services in Bangladesh : A Review of Experience, 2003-2015 |
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Private Sector Delivery of Rural Piped Water Services in Bangladesh : A Review of Experience, 2003-2015 |
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Private Sector Delivery of Rural Piped Water Services in Bangladesh : A Review of Experience, 2003-2015 |
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Private Sector Delivery of Rural Piped Water Services in Bangladesh : A Review of Experience, 2003-2015 |
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private sector delivery of rural piped water services in bangladesh : a review of experience, 2003-2015 |
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okr-10986-247842021-04-23T14:04:23Z Private Sector Delivery of Rural Piped Water Services in Bangladesh : A Review of Experience, 2003-2015 World Bank WATER QUALITY POPULATION DENSITIES WATER SUPPLIES SMALL TOWN WATER WATER SERVICES URBAN COMMUNITIES WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SERVICE STANDARDS TARIFF RATES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY ASSET OWNERSHIP QUALITY OF WATER OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE SAFE DRINKING WATER WATER SECTOR WATER SYSTEMS COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY POOR WATER QUALITY WATER SUPPLY TARIFF SETTING PROCESS URBAN WATER WATER SHORTAGES SAFE’ WATER PRIVATE PARTICIPATION SAFE WATER TARIFF SETTING ADEQUATE FINANCING WATER SCHEMES ACCESS TO SAFE WATER PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS JOINT VENTURES LOCAL PARTNERS TOWNS WATER SUPPLY SERVICES RURAL WATER MAINTENANCE COSTS MUNICIPALITIES WATER SYSTEM PRIVATE OPERATOR INVESTMENT PROGRAM COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS SERVICE CONTRACTS COST RECOVERY RURAL WATER SUPPLY TOWN WATER OPERATIONAL COSTS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER WATER USE WATER PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCAL ENGINEERING SERVICE PROVISION RURAL DRINKING WATER SMALL TOWN SERVICE DELIVERY SUSTAINABLE SERVICES TOWN WATER SUPPLY URBAN UTILITIES WATER OPERATORS INVESTMENT DECISIONS WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS RURAL COMMUNITIES WATER USER HAND PUMP WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILITIES RURAL SANITATION COLLECTION EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS ACCESS TO ‘SAFE’ WATER WATER PRODUCTION COMMUNITY WATER URBAN AREAS WATER TARIFFS SANITATION SECTOR LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT SERVICE QUALITY QUALITY WATER TOWN WATER UTILITIES WELLS LOCAL COMMUNITY WATER NETWORKS WATER SOURCES OPERATIONAL EXPENSES SMALL TOWN WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SERVICES WATER PROJECTS LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER GROUND WATER CONNECTION FEES HOUSEHOLD USE HOUSEHOLDS INVESTMENT CLIMATE URBAN WATER SUPPLY ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY CLEAN WATER CONTRACT PERIOD WATER MARKET WATER SERVICE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE COMPANIES LOCAL OPERATORS INVESTMENT COSTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT URBAN WATER UTILITIES WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE MUNICIPAL WATER QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE PROVIDERS This note explores the Bangladesh experience in implementing the widespread use of a private operator model for building and operating rural piped water schemes. Since the early 1990s, the World Bank has, through a series of development projects, designed, piloted, and attempted to scale up use of the model as a mechanisms to address the very real issues of arsenic contamination and delivery at scale. The latest of these projects is still in implementation. The experience with these projects to date has been disappointing, and while a limited number of schemes are still in operation, the model has not been replicated in a large number of communities as intended and has not proved to be particularly sustainable. Over this same period, the government and other development partners also have been using alternative methods to deliver the same kinds of services in rural areas. Some of these efforts seem to have been modestly successful. However, much of the evidence about the performance of these other models is anecdotal and there has been little rigorous analysis to compare the performance of these different models with the private sponsor approach. This paper attempts to do this on the basis of a desk review of existing World Bank literature, including project documents and research reports, coupled with interviews with key stakeholders and World Bank staff. The first section of the paper provides an overview of the rationale and key issues associated with efforts to scale up a private operator model in Bangladesh. The second section reviews government efforts and those of its other development partners, to use a more traditional mode of service provision, involving community management. The third, fourth, and fifth sections review efforts by the government and the World Bank to design, test, and scale up a private operator model for service provision. A sixth section reviews some of the international research that provides insights into the use of such models in other countries and sectors. The paper ends with tentative conclusions about the experience in Bangladesh, lessons learned, and several options for further analysis. 2016-08-03T19:26:09Z 2016-08-03T19:26:09Z 2015-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/26399253/private-sector-delivery-rural-piped-water-services-bangladesh-review-experience-2003-2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24784 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh |