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Charging for Irrigation Services: Guidelines for Practitioners
Contributor(s): Van Steenbergen, F. (Author), Cornish, G. (Author), Perry, C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1843391414     ISBN-13: 9781843391418
Publisher: IWA Publishing (Intl Water Assoc)
OUR PRICE: $101.65  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: November 2006
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Irrigation
- Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply
- Science | Applied Sciences
Dewey: 333.339
LCCN: 2006937672
Physical Information: 0.22" H x 8.25" W x 11" L (0.56 lbs) 102 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 09/01/2007 pg. 7
 
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Publisher Description:
Irrigation is the dominant consumer of fresh water world-wide, accounting for as much as 80% of use in many water-short countries. Two issues dominate the problems in water resources management generally, and especially the management of irrigation systems: shortage of water to meet competing demands, and schortage of funds to finance operation, maintenance and renewal of existing facilities. Various international conferences, donor policies and academic papers have pointed to the contribution that appropriate irrigation service charging systems can make to both problems. This book is unique in that it connects policy objectives in water pricing with the practicalities of a setting up an irrigation water charging system. It discusses the different types of water charging systems as well as the basis for quantifying and calculating the charges in the real world. Based on practical experiences in a range of countries, it also looks at possibilities for cost rationalizations and developing a broad range of revenue streams. The book concludes with a systematic explanation on how to design an irrigation water charging system - looking at assessment, billing and improving collection performance. The book is uniqu in that it does not cover the theory of cost recovery but the practicalities of it.
 
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