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Water pricing (urban water supply- Philippines)
Urban water supply is a low-volume, high-value use. The value usually ranges between 10(six Pesos) and 100 US
cents per cubic meter. Conventional methods of financing and operating- the extraction, transmission, treatment and
distribution systems- are relatively high when compared to the opportunity costs (imposed on others as a result of use
of the water). Since, water is absolutely essential for existence, governments all over the world treated it as merit good.
Though most of them explicitly or implicitly charge their people for water usage, they cannot continue with the present
water management systems for long...
Ronda experiment-WorldWater Philippine Inc.
The Municipality of Ronda which is 81.5 Kms. away and is two and a half hour ride from Cebu City is situated in the
southwest coast of Cebu Province. As per the 1994 census, its population was 17,431. There were no industries and
financial intermediaries in this town and its revenues were very much limited. Its municipal water distribution system
had been in dire straits since 1980s.In 1984,World Bank gave $3.5 million loan to Cebu local government to improve
water resource management...
Challenges faced by the stakeholders in WorldWater experiment
Ronda’s residents were not averse to the idea of obtaining water with prepaid cards. John Herrman, president of
WorldWater Philippines said, “People here are already used to the concept because they use prepaid cards for their
cellular phones” Though currently, people have accepted the new technology, the success of the venture depends on
the reliable performance of the equipment in the future...
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