The Hows and Whys of Water Connection Charges
Asian Development Bank | January 2008
Abstract
Water connection charges often act as a major barrier to connecting the poor. So why charge for a connection? Mobile companies provide free phones to attract subscribers. Supermarkets do not charge entrance fees to potential shoppers. Why can this not be applied to water services?
There are several answers - from tradition to requiring proof of creditworthiness and willingness to pay, availing of a cheap funding source, and creating artificial bottlenecks to cater to vested interests. Whatever the utilities' reasons are, one thing is clear - connections should be paid since installing them involves legitimate costs that need to be covered.
This paper discusses the water utilities' need to charge for new connections, why such charges are often high, and why the prevailing practice of upfront payment of full connection charges should be reexamined.
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Asian Development Bank. 2008. The Hows and Whys of Water Connection Charges. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2147. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
WaterAccess To Water
Available Water
Water Resources Development
Demand For Water
Drinking Water
Drinking Water And Sanitation
Development Challenges
Development Issues
Rural Development
Rural Development Projects
Rural Development Research
Sustainable Development
Underdevelopment
Primary Energy
Health, Education, Water
Human Right To Water
Potable Water
Quality Of Water
Right To Water
Rural Water Supply
Safe Water
Water And Sanitation, Electricity
Rural areas
Rural planning
Rural poverty
Development assistance
Aid in kind
Standard of living
Strategic planning
Development strategy
Energy Resources
Energy crisis
Energy Demand
Energy Supply
Water Shortage
Energy development
Power supply
Economic development projects
Human rights and globalization
Developing countries
Community development
Water
Drinking water protection
Water-supply
Freshwater quality
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