Privatization of Water Services in the United States:

An Assessment of Issues and Experience

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Publication Year:2002

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Committee on Privatization of Water Services in the United States, National Research Council
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In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those services. Unlike other utility services, local governments have generally assumed ...
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"Essential reading for anyone concerned with US water systems. A few brief comments are made about privatization outside the US (in Bolivia, England, and Wales)..."
-- Future Survey, October 2003
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-9	(skim)
1. Key Issues in Water Services Privatization	10-28	(skim)
2. History of U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems	29-40	(skim)
3. Forces of Change in the Water Service Industry	41-55	(skim)
4. Models of Water Service Provision	56-80	(skim)
5. Structural, Pricing, and Regulatory Issues	81-99	(skim)
6. Broader Implications of Water Services Privatization	100-109	(skim)
7. Conclusions	110-113	(skim)
References	114-118	(skim)
Appendix A: Privatization of Water Services in England and Wales	119-127	(skim)
Appendix B: Overview of Safe Drinking Water Act, SDWA	128-130	(skim)
Appendix C: Seattle Public Utilities Treatment Plant, Design-Build-Operate Project, Risk-Sharing Matrix	131-134	(skim)
Appendix D: Biographical Information	135-138	(skim)
Index	139-146	(skim)

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In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those services. Unlike other utility services, local governments have generally assumed responsibility for providing water services. Privatization of such services can include the outright sale of system assets, or various forms of public-private partnerships from the simple provision of supplies and services, to private design construction and operation of treatment plants and distribution systems. Many factors are contributing to the growing interest in the privatization of water services. Higher operating costs, more stringent federal water quality and waste effluent standards, greater customer demands for quality and reliability, and an aging water delivery and wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure are all challenging municipalities that may be short of funds or technical capabilities. For municipalities with limited capacities to meet these challenges, privatization can be a viable alternative.

Privatization of Water Services evaluates the fiscal and policy implications of privatization, scenarios in which privatization works best, and the efficiencies that may be gained by contracting with private water utilities.

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"Essential reading for anyone concerned with US water systems. A few brief comments are made about privatization outside the US (in Bolivia, England, and Wales)..."
-- Future Survey, October 2003

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