Urban Water Supply and Sanitation

by World Bank

• ISBN13: 9780821344620
• ISBN10: 0821344625
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-31
• Publisher: World Bank Publications

Summary

India's economic policies are aimed at increasing economic growth, improving market efficiency and competitiveness, and integrating the Indian economy with global markets. Much of the population and industrial growth is expected to occur in urban centers. Consequently, the demands on the urban water supply and sanitation sector (UWSS), will be great. 'Urban Water Supply and Sanitation' states the UWSS sector needs urgent attention both to meet these new demands and to ensure that all city-dwellers have access to basic services at reasonable costs.This book outlines the way forward which includes a discussion on institutional reform and financial reform as well an action plan.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and Acronyms	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Bank Preface	xi
GOI Preface	xiii
Executive Summary	xv
Sector Issues and Assessment	1	(16)
Background and Context	1	(2)
Current Situtation and Sector Performance	3	(4)
Institutional Arrangements	7	(3)
Financing Urban Water and Sewerage	10	(7)
The Municipal Reform Agenda	17	(12)
Democratic Decentralization and Professionalizing Municipal Management	17	(4)
Commercialization and Private Sector Participation	21	(5)
Customer Responsiveness and The Role Of Civil Society	26	(3)
Appropriate Institutional Arrangements and Regulation	29	(12)
Reform of State Water Boards	29	(1)
Multi-Municipal Schemes	30	(2)
Reform in Small, Medium and Large Municipalities	32	(2)
Better Service for Disadvantaged Groups	34	(3)
Regulation and Comparative Competition	37	(4)
Evolving Appropriate Financial Systems	41	(14)
Tariff Reforms	43	(4)
Developing Capital Market Access	47	(5)
Leveraging Limited Governmental Resources	52	(3)
Summary and Getting Started	55	(12)
Implementing the strategy	57	(1)
Getting started	58	(9)
Annex 1. International Experience in Decentralization and Private Sector Participation	67	(40)
1. Overview of International Experience	67	(11)
2. South Africa --- Case Study in Decentralization	78	(2)
3. Brazil --- Case Study in Decentralization	80	(1)
4. Puerto Rico --- Case Study in PSP	81	(2)
5. Trinidad and Tobago --- Case Study in PSP	83	(2)
6. Guinea --- Case Study in PSP	85	(6)
7. Ostrava (Czech Repblic) --- Case Study in PSP	91	(9)
8. Buenos Aires (Argentina) --- Case Study in PSP	100	(3)
9. Manila (Philippines)	103	(4)
Annex 2. Indian Experience in Community Participation	107	(6)
Introduction	107	(1)
Study 1. Urban Basic Services for the Poor (UBSP) --- poverty alleviation through community action	107	(1)
Study 2. Swabhiman Movement (Bangalore) --- a citizen-government initiative	108	(1)
Study 3. Sulabh International --- innovation and entrepreneurship in sanitation	109	(1)
Study 4. Orangi Pilot Project (Karachi)	109	(1)
Study 5. EXNORA International (Chennai) --- community partnership for clean surroundings	110	(1)
Study 6. Report cards (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Pune) --- a mechanism to measure public opinion on quality of public services	111	(1)
Study 7. Express Groups of Citizens (Poona)	112	(1)
Annex 3. Municipal Bond Experience from the USA	113	(6)
Type of Municipal Bonds	113	(2)
Potential Issuers of Municipal Bonds	115	(3)
Other Support Issues	118	(1)
Annex 4. UWSS Workshop 11 & 12 April 1997, New Delhi, India	119	(6)
List of Participants	119	(1)
Program	120	(1)
Workshop Output	120	(5)
Annex 5. Workshop on Urban Water Supply and Sanitation	125	(8)
Group I: Delivery of UWSS --- Institutional Reforms	125	(2)
Group II: Financial Management and Financing of Urban Water and Sanitation	127	(2)
Group III: Private Sector Participation in Urban Water Supply and Sanitation	129	(4)
Annex 6. Supplementary Indian UWSS Statistics	133	(4)
Annex 7. Selective List of Persons Met	137	(4)
References	141