An Incentive Water Pricing Policy for Sustainable Water Use

Elnaboulsi, Jihad

doi:10.1007/s10640-008-9218-8

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“…Yet water pricing sets out to pursue not only greater economic efficiency but also a multiplicity of other relevant objectives. As such, in the literature on optimal water pricing, non-linear pricing schemes with two parts are commonly proposed, mainly for reasons of efficiency and producers' concerns with financial viability (see, for example, Castro-Rodriguez et al, 2002;Elnaboulsi, 2009;Monteiro & Roseta-Palma, 2011). This two-part theoretical structure typically includes a variable charge (VC), intended to reflect the service provider's marginal costs for supplying an additional cubic meter of water, and a fixed charge (FC), intended to cover the cost fraction that is independent of the amount consumed (production and distribution fixed costs), as well as ensuring that the service provider can break even.…”

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Assessing social concerns in water tariffs

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In the European Union, water supply services are referred to as 'services of general interest', meaning that they are subject to multiple, potentially conflicting, public service obligations. This paper considers empirical data for Portuguese municipalities and provides a comprehensive approach to assessing the social dimension hy evaluating whether the concerns of universal access to water services for hasic needs, affordability and equity are embodied in the corresponding water supply tariffs. Accordingly, 'essential minimum quantities' (EMQs) of water for representative households are calculated and then compared with the lowest tariff block's upper limit, by water utility. Next, charges underlying the EMQs are calculated and compared with the average income of each representative household, by municipality. The results show that, in general, the EMQs are enclosed in the first block of consumption and also that the corresponding water charges do not represent a disproportionate burden on average household size and income. Nonetheless, our findings indicate that, when considering the 20% poorest households, the water charges raise affordability concerns in an important number of municipalities. Further, the results show that there is a socio-economic inequity that favours the better-off households.

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“…Therefore, the government of Indonesia implemented the stipulation of tariffs for drinking water supplied to the community. Water tariff that sets the policies also apply in the member states of the European Union (EU) with the aim of increasing the sustainability of water resources (ELNABOULSI, 2008). Therefore, determining optimal water rates can affect smart water use and thus conservation and the availability of more efficient clean water can be maintained for a longer period of time (HEK ET AL., 2017).…”

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Effects of the implementation of a progressive tariffs policy on water management in DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Suratin

Triakuntini

Herdiansyah

2019

Environmental &Amp; Socio-Economic Studies

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A B S TR A C TThe status of the availability of water resources in DKI (Indonesia's Special Region of) Jakarta has reached a critical phase. Determination of progressive tariffs by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in 2007 aimed to encourage water users to use water resources rationally and in a sustainable way. However, since the launch of the policy, there has been no evaluation to determine the effectiveness of these progressive tariffs. This research analysed empirical data to examine the effect of policy interventions on water use behaviour in DKI Jakarta. An analysis was carried out by calculating water usage before progressive tariffs were applied and comparing them to water use after the tariffs were applied. Another analysis calculated the number of customers before and after the implementation of progressive tariffs and compared the changes. The increase in water prices plotted are stated in nominal value by assuming the average level of inflation in Jakarta (especially the price of water) was nearly under 2 percent and the price of water was not controlled by the market mechanism The results of this study indicate that before progressive tariffs were applied, water consumption had declined despite an increase in the number of customers, however, water consumption increased after the implementation. This shows that progressive tariffs are effective instruments to distribute clean water access through cross-subsidies, however, it has no effect on consumption levels. KEY WORDS: progressive water tariff, urban water supply, water use efficiency, water demand management ARTICLE HISTORY:

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“…Besides the water price shall gradually reflect total cost of water, promote the water company achieve real business operation, and promote the whole society to save water, use water efficiently [5].…”

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Environmental Water Price Based on Water Environment Capacity and Ecological Water Consumption: A Case Study of Hefei

Duan¹,

Liu²,

Ren³

et al. 2016

GEP

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With the development and reform of water price policy, the most common view is that the total cost of water price can reflect the tradable traits of water resources, which can enhance the water use efficiency and achieve water resources sustainable utilization. Besides in actual pricing operation, from the angle of protection cost, water price characterizes the cost of controlling pollution and protecting water environment. Based on the two factors of water environment capacity and ecological water consumption embodied by the environment water price, this paper puts forward an effective environmental water price calculation model based on three elements of sewage treatment fee, ecological water price and water quality maintenance fee. And this paper takes the data of Hefei as an example, calculates reasonable environmental price, comparing which with the existing price, and finds the main existing problem which needs to be solved urgently in management.

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An Incentive Water Pricing Policy for Sustainable Water Use

Cited by 18 publications

References 17 publications

Assessing social concerns in water tariffs

Assessing social concerns in water tariffs

Effects of the implementation of a progressive tariffs policy on water management in DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Environmental Water Price Based on Water Environment Capacity and Ecological Water Consumption: A Case Study of Hefei

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