2016
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1067169
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Socially fair domestic water pricing: who is going to pay for the non-revenue water?

Abstract: To plan and develop a socially fair water pricing policy is a difficult task to do since many factors need to be taken into consideration. Usually, a significant part of a water tariff structure is the fixed charge that should be associated to the opportunity cost the consumers have to pay. In many cases though, it is set just to balance the water utility's revenues and expenses. This weird billing practice results in the underestimation of the Non-Revenue Water (NRW) and in the minimization of water use effic… Show more

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“…A water distribution network (WDN) is a critical civil infrastructure that supplies purified water to consumers. This purified water must be supplied in adequate quantities, at an adequate pressure, at an acceptable quality, and at affordable or socially fair prices that are based on the full water cost recovery principle [1,2]. When considering this, when an expanded water supply and a formation of district areas are required by a new town or large-scale residential complex construction, hydraulic and water quality modeling are essential to review the probability of a sufficient water supply and adequate residual chlorine.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A water distribution network (WDN) is a critical civil infrastructure that supplies purified water to consumers. This purified water must be supplied in adequate quantities, at an adequate pressure, at an acceptable quality, and at affordable or socially fair prices that are based on the full water cost recovery principle [1,2]. When considering this, when an expanded water supply and a formation of district areas are required by a new town or large-scale residential complex construction, hydraulic and water quality modeling are essential to review the probability of a sufficient water supply and adequate residual chlorine.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In fact, it mirrored deeper socio-political discrepancies between member states and with the Commission. Affordability, because of its focus on distribution issues and financial impacts can be considered as a "social-minded" approach [61,62]. Conventional CBAs instead focus on efficiency, on maximising human welfare, and although distribution effects can be theoretically incorporated [63], analysis of affordability does not enter the equation [26].…”
Section: Disagreements On Disproportionality Assessments In the Prepamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, fixed costs are the most widespread price structure to recover partial costs of maintenance and operation [34]. In fact, Kanakoudis [35] explains how, through the assessment of tariffs on residential water consumption in Greece, fixed rates do not represent the opportunity costs with which consumer behavior is affected. These costs are not fair to consumers and they serve to cover only part of the operational costs of the system.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%