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Aggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operations

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:55:07Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:55:07Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.description.abstractWhen several municipalities unite in a single administrative structure - a process known as aggregation - they can lower the cost of utility services through economies of scale. Aggregation of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services is established practice in some countries and is likely to spread, as decentralization policies leave some service providers too small to be efficient or sustainable. Aggregation offers returns such as shared overhead and lower unit costs through bulk purchasing and pooled operations, plus other benefits that lower costs to customers or improved service at the current cost. Other benefits include greater access to financing, better distribution of skills, more opportunities for cross-subsidization and efficiency, access to new water resources, and new solutions to pollution problems. In 2005, the author studied 21 instances of aggregation of WSS services aggregations, looking for innovative models and factors that contributed to success. The practices author identified may help other countries aggregate municipal utilities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676750/aggregation-water-sanitation-provision-finding-optimal-scale-operations
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11750
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11750
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWater P-Notes; Issue 1
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGGREGATION OF WATER
dc.subjectASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LEADERS
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONTINUITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectCROSS-SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDUE PROCESS
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEASE FEE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMODELS OF AGGREGATION FOR WATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL UTILITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNEIGHBORING TOWNS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP OF ASSETS
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSMALL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER COMPANY
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RIGHTS
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titleAggregation of Water and Sanitation Provision : Finding the Optimal Scale for Operationsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:34:48.148521Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676750/aggregation-water-sanitation-provision-finding-optimal-scale-operations
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid175641468313508259
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20080716012549
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9676750
okr.identifier.report44719
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/07/16/000333037_20080716012549/Rendered/PDF/447190BRI0Box31OTE11WSS1Aggregation.pdfen
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Slums Upgrading
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitUrban Development Sector Unit (EASUR)
okr.volume1 of 1
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