Publication: Reducing Water Loss in Developing Countries Using Performance-Based Service Contracting

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2008-06
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2008-06
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Kingdom, William D.
Liemberger, Roland
Marin, Philippe
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A major challenge facing water utilities in the developing world is reducing water loss caused by leakage, theft, and improper billing. The difference between the amount of water put into the distribution system and that billed to consumers is known as Non-Revenue Water (NRW). The worldwide cost of NRW is conservatively estimated at $15 billion/year. More than a third of losses occur in the developing world, where some 45 million
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Kingdom, William D.; Liemberger, Roland; Marin, Philippe. 2008. Reducing Water Loss in Developing Countries Using Performance-Based Service Contracting. Water P-Notes; No. 4. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/ecdcd86b-49f8-516b-92cf-78ce420dca0d License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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