2008 - 2009 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012 - 2013

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
The Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook is divided into four parts. Part 1, The World of Water takes a
look at trends noted in water and wastewater services worldwide over the past 12 months and
considers how these are set to evolve. Part 2 covers countries of interest in Asia and the Americas to
those involved in providing water and wastewater services. Part 3 covers companies providing these
services that are wholly or partly in the private sector; firstly the major international players and then
companies based in Asia and the Americas. The Appendices make up the final part and provide
background data about the sector, a Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations used in the Yearbook and a
listing of the main references used.
Country entries
Population and economic data is given in order to provide an indication of demographic trends and the
current state of economic development. The former outlines the size of the potential market, while the
latter highlights affordability issues and spending priorities. The surface water and ground water data
boxes outline how much water is available in each country on an annual basis, along with how much is
currently being taken out. For groundwater, water availability relates to the annual natural recharge of
water into water bearing rocks. For surface water, this refers to water that is in an abstractable form,
entering rivers, streams and lakes whether through rainfall or rivers in neighbouring countries.
Generally, any country that takes more than 25% of these renewable resources is likely to be facing at
least regional water shortages.
Two tables containing information about companies and contracts in each country aim to provide
access to company entries. Where reference is made to specific data, it is mentioned in the country
entry. Otherwise, a range of global and regional overviews have been used for compiling the common
data entries. Details can be found in the References section in the Appendices.
Company entries
The country entries provide a description of how each company became involved in the sector and its
overall strategies, when known. Wherever possible, a Profit & Loss account is provided along with
contact data (company address, main switchboard, and web site, along with senior management) and
details about water and wastewater services in their home and international markets. While the
company contact details are as up to date as possible, the turnover in senior management seen in the
sector means that sometimes names change between, for example, Annual Reports being published.
In addition, wherever possible, international contracts are tabulated to show [1] year of contract award,
[2] city/region, [3] contract type and duration and [4] population served and service provided.
Appendices
Three appendices provide an overview of the drivers affecting the water and wastewater service
sectors, where the private sector fits in (or does not) and pertinent issues affecting the role and
responsibilities of private sector players including risk management, assisting in meeting the
Millennium Development Goals and joint initiatives.
Glossary
The water and wastewater sectors are not immune to jargon and acronyms, especially the TLA (triple
letter acronym). The Glossary at the back of the Yearbook provides an explanation of those examples
that are to be found in this book. As with definitions of contract types, definitions of certain terms can
vary. In this book, we have kept with the most commonly accepted definitions and those that are most
likely to be of relevance to potential readers.
References
As well as outlining the major studies that have provided the basis for the country data entries, the
references are divided into thematic sections to provide a selection of the more pertinent publications
about water and wastewater services and their political, social, environmental, economic and
regulatory contexts. Web sites are not included in this section due to their transient nature, especially
when it comes to accessing pages within a particular site, but this will be reviewed in future editions.
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