South Africa- Institutional framework, water pricing structures and costs of domestic water services
South Africa- Institutional framework, water pricing structures and costs of domestic water services
| Title | South Africa- Institutional framework, water pricing structures and costs of domestic water services |
| Publication Type | Study report |
| Year of Publication | Submitted |
| Publication Language | eng |
| Abstract | This MSc thesis presents the national institutional and policy framework for the domestic water services and water tarifs and subsidy policy of several Water Services Authorities operating in the former homeland areas in the Olifants river basin. Focus is on the objectives of cost-recovery, economic efficiency, affordability, administrative costs and equity and on factual costs of government-supported rural water schemes. |
| Citation Key | 321 |
| Full Text | Institutional framework, water pricing structures and costs of domestic water services in rural poor areas of the Olifants River basin, South Africa This report by Marie Lefebvre, MSc student, focuses on the domestic water sector in South Africa. It presents the general institutional and policy framework for the domestic water services. Water tarifs and subsidy policy of several Water Services Authorities operating in the former homeland areas in the Olifants river basin are analysed with regards to the objectives of cost-recovery, economic efficiency, affordability, administrative costs and equity. It also analyses the costs of rural water schemes currently transfered by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry to local governments. MSc report submitted in Oct 2005 |
