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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
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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)
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