Improving Water Services Through Competition

Water sector reforms in recent years have concentrated on involving the private sector in the operation and management of monopoly water utilities. Much effort has gone into regulation to stop utilities from abusing their monopoly power, but relati...

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Main Authors:	Webb, Michael, Ehrhardt, David
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADEQUATE WATER ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY BREWERIES BUILD-OWN BULK SUPPLY BULK WATER BULK WATER SUPPLY CHEAPER WATER COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONCESSION AREAS CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONSTRUCTION CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUILIBRIUM GAS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INDUSTRIAL USERS LARGE UTILITIES LEAKAGE REDUCTION LOCAL WATER LOCAL WATER UTILITY MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY POWER MUNICIPAL AREAS MUNICIPALITIES PIPELINE POTABLE WATER PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC WATER PUMPING PUMPING STATION QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY REGIME RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RIVERS SALINE INTRUSION SEWERAGE SECTOR SMALL TOWNS TOWN WASTEWATER WATER ABSTRACTION WATER COMPANIES WATER INDUSTRY WATER OPERATORS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER USERS WATER UTILITIES WATER SECTOR WATER UTILITIES BIDDING WATER POLLUTION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/441571/improving-water-services-through-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11511

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spelling	okr-10986-115112021-04-23T14:02:55Z Improving Water Services Through Competition Webb, Michael Ehrhardt, David ADEQUATE WATER ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY BREWERIES BUILD-OWN BULK SUPPLY BULK WATER BULK WATER SUPPLY CHEAPER WATER COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONCESSION AREAS CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONSTRUCTION CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUILIBRIUM GAS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INDUSTRIAL USERS LARGE UTILITIES LEAKAGE REDUCTION LOCAL WATER LOCAL WATER UTILITY MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY POWER MUNICIPAL AREAS MUNICIPALITIES PIPELINE POTABLE WATER PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC WATER PUMPING PUMPING STATION QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY REGIME RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RIVERS SALINE INTRUSION SEWERAGE SECTOR SMALL TOWNS TOWN WASTEWATER WATER ABSTRACTION WATER COMPANIES WATER INDUSTRY WATER OPERATORS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER USERS WATER UTILITIES WATER SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR WATER UTILITIES MONOPOLIES MARKET COMPETITION BIDDING WATER SUPPLY WATER POLLUTION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Water sector reforms in recent years have concentrated on involving the private sector in the operation and management of monopoly water utilities. Much effort has gone into regulation to stop utilities from abusing their monopoly power, but relatively little into considering ways to reduce that monopoly power. This Note explains how to bring competitive pressures to bear in the water industry. It shows that while it can be difficult to implement conventional product market competition, this option should not be ruled out. Better, cheaper water services can also be achieved by increasing the use of competition in purchasing inputs, relying on competitive bidding for the right to supply an area, and benchmarking rival utilities in different areas. 2012-08-13T15:16:02Z 2012-08-13T15:16:02Z 1998-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/441571/improving-water-services-through-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11511 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 164 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic	ADEQUATE WATER ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY BREWERIES BUILD-OWN BULK SUPPLY BULK WATER BULK WATER SUPPLY CHEAPER WATER COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONCESSION AREAS CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONSTRUCTION CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUILIBRIUM GAS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INDUSTRIAL USERS LARGE UTILITIES LEAKAGE REDUCTION LOCAL WATER LOCAL WATER UTILITY MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY POWER MUNICIPAL AREAS MUNICIPALITIES PIPELINE POTABLE WATER PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC WATER PUMPING PUMPING STATION QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY REGIME RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RIVERS SALINE INTRUSION SEWERAGE SECTOR SMALL TOWNS TOWN WASTEWATER WATER ABSTRACTION WATER COMPANIES WATER INDUSTRY WATER OPERATORS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER USERS WATER UTILITIES WATER SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR WATER UTILITIES MONOPOLIES MARKET COMPETITION BIDDING WATER SUPPLY WATER POLLUTION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
spellingShingle	ADEQUATE WATER ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY BREWERIES BUILD-OWN BULK SUPPLY BULK WATER BULK WATER SUPPLY CHEAPER WATER COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONCESSION AREAS CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONSTRUCTION CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUILIBRIUM GAS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INDUSTRIAL USERS LARGE UTILITIES LEAKAGE REDUCTION LOCAL WATER LOCAL WATER UTILITY MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY POWER MUNICIPAL AREAS MUNICIPALITIES PIPELINE POTABLE WATER PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC WATER PUMPING PUMPING STATION QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY REGIME RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RIVERS SALINE INTRUSION SEWERAGE SECTOR SMALL TOWNS TOWN WASTEWATER WATER ABSTRACTION WATER COMPANIES WATER INDUSTRY WATER OPERATORS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER USERS WATER UTILITIES WATER SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR WATER UTILITIES MONOPOLIES MARKET COMPETITION BIDDING WATER SUPPLY WATER POLLUTION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Webb, Michael Ehrhardt, David Improving Water Services Through Competition
relation	Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 164
description	Water sector reforms in recent years have concentrated on involving the private sector in the operation and management of monopoly water utilities. Much effort has gone into regulation to stop utilities from abusing their monopoly power, but relatively little into considering ways to reduce that monopoly power. This Note explains how to bring competitive pressures to bear in the water industry. It shows that while it can be difficult to implement conventional product market competition, this option should not be ruled out. Better, cheaper water services can also be achieved by increasing the use of competition in purchasing inputs, relying on competitive bidding for the right to supply an area, and benchmarking rival utilities in different areas.
format	Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author	Webb, Michael Ehrhardt, David
author_facet	Webb, Michael Ehrhardt, David
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title	Improving Water Services Through Competition
title_short	Improving Water Services Through Competition
title_full	Improving Water Services Through Competition
title_fullStr	Improving Water Services Through Competition
title_full_unstemmed	Improving Water Services Through Competition
title_sort	improving water services through competition
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/441571/improving-water-services-through-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11511
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