In most industrialized countries more than 80% of the population lives in cities or other urban communities. The residents of the urban areas are provided with a variety of water services, including water supply, sewage collection and treatment, and wastewater disposal. The volumes of water...

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the user-pay principle as it applies to the municipal water industry in Canada. The user-pay principle requires that users pay the full economic costs of the goods and services they consume. Equity, efficiency, and water conservation are promoted by the...

This chapter is an appraisal of the major issues in the pricing of municipal water. The topic is ideally suited for a report devoted to a discussion of the potential for financing water resource projects through means of fees and charges, since the provision of municipal water fulfills the two...

Global 2000's alarming statements about the future state of the world's water resources are inconsistent with - in face, are completely opposed to - the report's own analysis of what can be reasonably said about these resources. Since the materials on water represent such a clear example of the...