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Private Operators and Rural Water Supplies : A Desk Review of Experience
dc.contributor.author | Kleemeier, Elizabeth L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-11T21:11:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-03-11T21:11:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-11 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. The unanswered question is whether private operators are an option for more remote rural areas with low population density. This review therefore focused on operations that: 1) serve dispersed populations or settlements with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants in rural areas, 2) have been undertaken on a significant scale, and 3) engage individuals or for-profit organizations to manage water supplies. The rationale for examining rural private operator models is twofold: sustainability and expanded access. First, rural private operators may offer a solution to the high rates of nonfunctioning water points, especially in rural Africa. Second, private operator models may enable governments to leverage private capital and rationalize government subsidies for rural domestic water infrastructure. Those capacities would enable governments, in turn, to expand access to safe rural domestic water supplies. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13156153/private-operators-rural-water-supplies-desk-review-experience | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17248 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Water papers; | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO WATER | |
dc.subject | APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY | |
dc.subject | BILATERAL DONORS | |
dc.subject | BOREHOLES | |
dc.subject | BULK WATER | |
dc.subject | BULK WATER SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | CENTRAL GOVERNMENT | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION | |
dc.subject | CONNECTION FEES | |
dc.subject | CONSTRUCTION | |
dc.subject | CONTAMINATED WATER | |
dc.subject | COST RECOVERY | |
dc.subject | DELIVERY COSTS | |
dc.subject | DEMAND FOR WATER | |
dc.subject | DOMESTIC USE | |
dc.subject | DOMESTIC WATER | |
dc.subject | DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | DRILLING PROCESS | |
dc.subject | DRINKING WATER | |
dc.subject | EFFECTIVE DEMAND | |
dc.subject | ELEVATED STORAGE | |
dc.subject | ELEVATED TANKS | |
dc.subject | ENGINEERING | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL VIABILITY | |
dc.subject | GOOD GOVERNANCE | |
dc.subject | GRAVITY | |
dc.subject | GROUND WATER | |
dc.subject | GROUNDWATER | |
dc.subject | HANDPUMPS | |
dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS | |
dc.subject | INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL WATER | |
dc.subject | INVESTMENT COSTS | |
dc.subject | INVESTMENT FINANCING | |
dc.subject | IRRIGATION | |
dc.subject | IRRIGATION WATER | |
dc.subject | LARGE UTILITY | |
dc.subject | LOCAL AUTHORITIES | |
dc.subject | LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS | |
dc.subject | LOCAL OPERATORS | |
dc.subject | LOCAL PRIVATE OPERATORS | |
dc.subject | MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS | |
dc.subject | MAINTENANCE COSTS | |
dc.subject | MANUAL DRILLING | |
dc.subject | METERING | |
dc.subject | NATIONAL UTILITIES | |
dc.subject | NATIONAL UTILITY | |
dc.subject | NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS | |
dc.subject | PIPE | |
dc.subject | PIPED WATER | |
dc.subject | PIPELINE | |
dc.subject | POPULATION DENSITIES | |
dc.subject | POPULATION DENSITY | |
dc.subject | POTABLE WATER | |
dc.subject | POTABLE WATER SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | POWER CONSUMPTION | |
dc.subject | PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE FINANCING | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE OPERATOR | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE OPERATORS | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATORS | |
dc.subject | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | PROTECTED SPRINGS | |
dc.subject | PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT | |
dc.subject | PROVINCIAL WATER | |
dc.subject | PROVINCIAL WATER UTILITIES | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC UTILITIES | |
dc.subject | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | REGIONAL UTILITIES | |
dc.subject | REGULATORY AGENCY | |
dc.subject | REMOTE RURAL AREAS | |
dc.subject | RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER | |
dc.subject | REVERSE OSMOSIS | |
dc.subject | RURAL AREAS | |
dc.subject | RURAL COMMUNITIES | |
dc.subject | RURAL SETTLEMENTS | |
dc.subject | RURAL SMALL TOWNS | |
dc.subject | RURAL TOWNS | |
dc.subject | RURAL VILLAGES | |
dc.subject | RURAL WATER | |
dc.subject | RURAL WATER ACCESS | |
dc.subject | RURAL WATER SUPPLIES | |
dc.subject | RURAL WATER SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECT | |
dc.subject | SANITATION | |
dc.subject | SANITATION SERVICE | |
dc.subject | SERVICE CONTRACTS | |
dc.subject | SERVICE PROVISION | |
dc.subject | SHALLOW GROUNDWATER | |
dc.subject | SMALL ENTERPRISES | |
dc.subject | SMALL MUNICIPALITIES | |
dc.subject | SMALL TOWN | |
dc.subject | SMALL TOWN SCHEMES | |
dc.subject | SMALL TOWNS | |
dc.subject | SPARE PARTS | |
dc.subject | SPRINGS | |
dc.subject | STANDPIPE | |
dc.subject | STORAGE CAPACITY | |
dc.subject | STORAGE TANK | |
dc.subject | SURFACE WATER | |
dc.subject | TAPS | |
dc.subject | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
dc.subject | TOWN WATER | |
dc.subject | TOWN WATER INITIATIVE | |
dc.subject | TOWN WATER SUPPLIES | |
dc.subject | TREATMENT PLANT | |
dc.subject | TREATMENT PLANTS | |
dc.subject | URBAN AREAS | |
dc.subject | URBAN WATER | |
dc.subject | VILLAGE COMMITTEE | |
dc.subject | VILLAGE WATER | |
dc.subject | VILLAGE WATER COMMITTEES | |
dc.subject | WASHING | |
dc.subject | WATER COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | WATER COMPONENTS | |
dc.subject | WATER DEPARTMENT | |
dc.subject | WATER DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | WATER HEALTH | |
dc.subject | WATER INFRASTRUCTURE | |
dc.subject | WATER PARTNERSHIP | |
dc.subject | WATER POINTS | |
dc.subject | WATER QUALITY | |
dc.subject | WATER SALES | |
dc.subject | WATER SCHEMES | |
dc.subject | WATER SECTOR | |
dc.subject | WATER SECTOR REFORM | |
dc.subject | WATER SERVICE | |
dc.subject | WATER SERVICE PROVISION | |
dc.subject | WATER SERVICES | |
dc.subject | WATER SOURCE | |
dc.subject | WATER SUPPLIES | |
dc.subject | WATER SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | WATER SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION | |
dc.subject | WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS | |
dc.subject | WATER SUPPLY TECHNOLOGIES | |
dc.subject | WATER TABLE | |
dc.subject | WATER TREATMENT | |
dc.subject | WATER USER | |
dc.subject | WATER USER ASSOCIATION | |
dc.subject | WATER USERS | |
dc.subject | WATER USERS ASSOCIATION | |
dc.subject | WATER VENDORS | |
dc.subject | WELLS | |
dc.title | Private Operators and Rural Water Supplies : A Desk Review of Experience | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2010-11-24 | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Working Paper | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13156153/private-operators-rural-water-supplies-desk-review-experience | |
okr.globalpractice | Water | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000334955_20101124053900 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 13156153 | |
okr.identifier.report | 57831 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/11/24/000334955_20101124053900/Rendered/PDF/578310revised01ous0record10rpostudy.pdf | en |
okr.topic | Water Supply and Sanitation :: Water Supply and Systems | |
okr.topic | Water Supply and Sanitation :: Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions | |
okr.topic | Water Supply and Sanitation :: Town Water Supply and Sanitation | |
okr.topic | Water Resources :: Water and Industry | |
okr.topic | Water Supply and Sanitation :: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation | |
okr.unit | Water Unit (TWIWA) | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 |
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