Explanatory Notes on Key Topics in the Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services

The Explanatory Notes on Key Topics in the Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services provide a consistent set of principles and practices that respond to these questions. Such information will be of interest to service providers, policy makers, a...

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Main Authors:	Groom, Eric, Halpern, Jonathan, Ehrhardt, David
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AREAS OF REGULATION ASSET CONDITION ASSET OWNERSHIP BENCHMARKING CAPITAL COSTS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVE PRESSURE COMPETITORS CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS CONSUMER PROTECTION CUSTOMER SERVICE DECISION MAKING DELIVERY OF WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC REGULATION ECONOMICS EFFECTIVE REGULATION EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS FORMS OF REGULATION GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS GOVERNMENT CONTROL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES HOUSEHOLDS INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORS INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES JURISDICTIONS LABOR COSTS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGAL INSTRUMENTS MAINTENANCE COSTS MAKING METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS MINISTER MINISTERS MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY POWER NATURAL MONOPOLIES OPERATING EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES PERFORMANCE TARGETS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISION OF WATER PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY SERVICES PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE PUBLIC COMPANY PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATED INDUSTRIES REGULATION REGULATION BY CONTRACT REGULATION OF INVESTMENT REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY DESIGN REGULATORY FUNCTION REGULATORY FUNCTIONS REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS REGULATORY MECHANISM REGULATORY MODELS REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REGIME REGULATORY REGIMES REGULATORY RULES REGULATORY SYSTEMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SENIOR REGULATORY SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE STANDARDS SET OF RULES SEWERAGE SYSTEM SUCCESSFUL WATER SECTOR TARIFF CONTROL TARIFF SETTING TARIFF STRUCTURE TAXPAYERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL REGULATION TYPES OF REGULATION URBAN AREAS UTILITIES COMMISSION UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY RESEARCH CENTER WASTEWATER SERVICES WATER COMPANIES WATER COMPANY WATER DEPARTMENT WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SALES WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR REFORM WATER SECTOR REGULATION WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7094913/explanatory-notes-key-topics-regulation-water-sanitation-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17236