2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

How to use this book
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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 to those involved in
providing water and wastewater services. Part 3 consists of entries of companies providing these
services that are wholly or partly in the private sector. 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 either 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. Greater shortages
indicate that remedial action will be needed in the medium term.
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 about
these 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 names can often change as the year goes by.
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.
The two tables that immediately follow these remarks are designed to provide access to company
entries, where different names are used for the same company or company circumstances have
changed or are about to change.
Glossary
The water and wastewater sectors are not immune to jargon and acronyms. 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.
Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2005-2006