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

Kingdom, William D.; Liemberger, Roland; Marin, Philippe

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

dc.contributor.author	Kingdom, William D.
dc.contributor.author	Liemberger, Roland
dc.contributor.author	Marin, Philippe
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T15:55:39Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T15:55:39Z
dc.date.issued	2008-06
dc.description.abstract	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	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676828/reducing-water-loss-developing-countries-using-performance-based-service-contracting
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11753
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Water P-Notes; No. 4
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCESS TO WATER
dc.subject	ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	CALIBRATION
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CASH FLOW
dc.subject	CONNECTIONS
dc.subject	CONTRACT DESIGN
dc.subject	CUBIC METER
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
dc.subject	FINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subject	FIXED FEE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT IN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	LEAK DETECTION
dc.subject	LEAK REPAIRS
dc.subject	LEAK-DETECTION EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	LEAKAGE
dc.subject	METER READING
dc.subject	METER REPLACEMENT
dc.subject	METERING
dc.subject	METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	PHYSICAL LOSSES
dc.subject	PRESSURE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PUBLIC WATER
dc.subject	PUBLIC WATER UTILITIES
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subject	SCARCE WATER
dc.subject	SCARCE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	SERVICE CONTRACTS
dc.subject	SUPPLY OF WATER
dc.subject	USERS
dc.subject	UTILITY MANAGERS
dc.subject	UTILITY STAFF
dc.subject	WATER CONSERVATION
dc.subject	WATER CRISIS
dc.subject	WATER LOSS
dc.subject	WATER LOSSES
dc.subject	WATER PROJECTS
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WATER SAVINGS
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SHORTAGE
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	WATER UTILITIES
dc.subject	WATER UTILITY
dc.title	Reducing Water Loss in Developing Countries Using Performance-Based Service Contracting	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676828/reducing-water-loss-developing-countries-using-performance-based-service-contracting
okr.globalpractice	Water
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000333037_20080716021833
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	9676828
okr.identifier.report	44722
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/07/16/000333037_20080716021833/Rendered/PDF/447220BR0Box321IC10Water0PNOTE41NRW.pdf	en
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 :: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topic	Water Resources :: Water Conservation
okr.unit	Urban Development Sector Unit (EASUR)
okr.volume	1 of 1