Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities
In the 1990s, China's water supply infrastructure was in a very poor state. Municipal wastewater treatment was almost nonexistent. Public utilities were inefficient. Prices for water were unsustainably low. Since then, large investments have b...
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okr-10986-117602021-04-23T14:02:57Z Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities Browder, Greg J. Xie, Shiqing Kim, Yoonhee Gu, Lixin Fan, Mingyuan Ehrhardt, David ADEQUATE WATER BASINS CHANNEL COASTAL WATERS COLLECTION NETWORKS COLLECTION SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION DISTRIBUTION PIPES DRAINAGE NETWORK DRINKING WATER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUNDWATER HIGH LEVELS INFILTRATION KILOMETERS OF PIPELINE LEAKY DISTRIBUTION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER PERFORMANCE DATA PIPELINE POLLUTION PRIVATE COMPANIES PROGRAMS PROVINCIAL AGENCIES PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL WATER PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONS PUMPING PUMPING STATIONS QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF WATER RAPID URBANIZATION RIVERS SANITATION SANITATION COMMITTEE SERVICE AREA SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE STANDARDS STORMWATER TOWNS TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT PLANT URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SECTOR URBAN WATER SERVICES URBAN WATER UTILITIES USERS UTILITY GOVERNANCE WASTEWATER COLLECTION WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER AGENCIES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER BOARDS WATER BODIES WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER PRESSURE WATER PRICING WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WATER SCARCITY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY In the 1990s, China's water supply infrastructure was in a very poor state. Municipal wastewater treatment was almost nonexistent. Public utilities were inefficient. Prices for water were unsustainably low. Since then, large investments have been made in water supply and wastewater infrastructure, and tariffs for water and wastewater have increased. China's national ministries and agencies have issued directives on water pricing, utility regulation, wastewater treatment, private sector participation, and other reforms. Chinese and international companies are now active in the sector. However, many complex financial, institutional, and technical challenges lie ahead. China's water supplies are limited, its rivers are among the most polluted in the world, and its coastal waters are on the brink of ecological collapse. 2012-08-13T15:56:50Z 2012-08-13T15:56:50Z 2008-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9677402/improving-performance-chinas-urban-water-utilities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11760 English Water P-Notes; No. 11 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China |
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ADEQUATE WATER BASINS CHANNEL COASTAL WATERS COLLECTION NETWORKS COLLECTION SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION DISTRIBUTION PIPES DRAINAGE NETWORK DRINKING WATER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUNDWATER HIGH LEVELS INFILTRATION KILOMETERS OF PIPELINE LEAKY DISTRIBUTION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER PERFORMANCE DATA PIPELINE POLLUTION PRIVATE COMPANIES PROGRAMS PROVINCIAL AGENCIES PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL WATER PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONS PUMPING PUMPING STATIONS QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF WATER RAPID URBANIZATION RIVERS SANITATION SANITATION COMMITTEE SERVICE AREA SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE STANDARDS STORMWATER TOWNS TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT PLANT URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SECTOR URBAN WATER SERVICES URBAN WATER UTILITIES USERS UTILITY GOVERNANCE WASTEWATER COLLECTION WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER AGENCIES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER BOARDS WATER BODIES WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER PRESSURE WATER PRICING WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WATER SCARCITY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY |
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ADEQUATE WATER BASINS CHANNEL COASTAL WATERS COLLECTION NETWORKS COLLECTION SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION DISTRIBUTION PIPES DRAINAGE NETWORK DRINKING WATER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUNDWATER HIGH LEVELS INFILTRATION KILOMETERS OF PIPELINE LEAKY DISTRIBUTION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER PERFORMANCE DATA PIPELINE POLLUTION PRIVATE COMPANIES PROGRAMS PROVINCIAL AGENCIES PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL WATER PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONS PUMPING PUMPING STATIONS QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF WATER RAPID URBANIZATION RIVERS SANITATION SANITATION COMMITTEE SERVICE AREA SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE STANDARDS STORMWATER TOWNS TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT PLANT URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SECTOR URBAN WATER SERVICES URBAN WATER UTILITIES USERS UTILITY GOVERNANCE WASTEWATER COLLECTION WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER AGENCIES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER BOARDS WATER BODIES WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER PRESSURE WATER PRICING WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WATER SCARCITY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY Browder, Greg J. Xie, Shiqing Kim, Yoonhee Gu, Lixin Fan, Mingyuan Ehrhardt, David Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities |
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Water P-Notes; No. 11 |
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In the 1990s, China's water supply
infrastructure was in a very poor state. Municipal
wastewater treatment was almost nonexistent. Public
utilities were inefficient. Prices for water were
unsustainably low. Since then, large investments have been
made in water supply and wastewater infrastructure, and
tariffs for water and wastewater have increased.
China's national ministries and agencies have issued
directives on water pricing, utility regulation, wastewater
treatment, private sector participation, and other reforms.
Chinese and international companies are now active in the
sector. However, many complex financial, institutional, and
technical challenges lie ahead. China's water supplies
are limited, its rivers are among the most polluted in the
world, and its coastal waters are on the brink of ecological collapse. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Browder, Greg J. Xie, Shiqing Kim, Yoonhee Gu, Lixin Fan, Mingyuan Ehrhardt, David |
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Browder, Greg J. Xie, Shiqing Kim, Yoonhee Gu, Lixin Fan, Mingyuan Ehrhardt, David |
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Browder, Greg J. |
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Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities |
| title_short |
Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities |
| title_full |
Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities |
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Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities |
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Improving the Performance of China’s Urban Water Utilities |
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improving the performance of china’s urban water utilities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9677402/improving-performance-chinas-urban-water-utilities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11760 |
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