Meeting report - SDC Water Network
Meeting report - SDC Water Network
Meeting report - SDC Water Network
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Is this a common problem?<br />
Yes!<br />
Adequate revenue collection through tariffs is a must for<br />
sustainable water & sanitation utilities<br />
Even simple systems need funds exceeding regular (e.g.<br />
monthly) O&M costs – e.g. pump repair after 5 years<br />
Community based organisation, with a lack of (financial)<br />
management expertise and often without a strong institutional<br />
and legal status, is common for rural areas<br />
But ...<br />
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Is this a common problem? (contd.)<br />
Typically ...<br />
Attaining sufficient revenues for cost recovery is a problem in rural<br />
areas and is often not achieved immediately<br />
Existing systems have to cope with delapidated infrastructure<br />
awaiting repair or replacement<br />
In regions where full cost recovery is realistic, new infrastructure<br />
has been financed (partly) through loans which need to be paid<br />
back<br />
In all these cases the problem of cash accumulation is less of an issue.<br />
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