Stepping Up : Improving the Performance of China's Urban Water Utilities

Drawing upon the World Bank's experience in China, as well as the Bank's global knowledge, this report paints an attainable vision for the urban water sector in the year 2020. This vision entails the provision of safe and reliable drinking water for all, comprehensive stormwater drainage, and the collection and treatment of all municipal wastewater -- provided by efficient and financially sustainable water utilities. The strategic framework and set of recommendations presented in this report provide a starting point for achieving the 2020 sector vision. The development of specific policies and programs within this strategic framework will naturally need further research and testing, but the direction is clear and requires coordinated action from national, provincial, and municipal governments, as well as water utilities. The World Bank stands ready to deepen our partnership with China through continued financing of urban water projects, as well as conducting additional research, sharing international experience, and engaging in policy dialogue at all levels of government. We trust that this report will serve as the foundation for a new generation of World Bank support for China's urban water sector.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Browder, Greg J.
Other Authors:	Xie, Shiqing
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:	ACTUAL WATER SUPPLY, ADEQUATE WATER, ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY, AGGREGATION OF SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION, AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF, ASSET MANAGEMENT, BASINS, BLOCK TARIFFS, BOD, CITY WATER, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, COASTAL WATERS, COD, COLLECTION NETWORKS, COLLECTION SYSTEM, COLLECTION SYSTEMS, CONSTRUCTION, CONVEYING, COST RECOVERY, DEMAND MANAGEMENT, DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, DISTRIBUTION PIPES, DOMESTIC WATER, DOMESTIC WATER USE, DRAINAGE NETWORK, DRAINAGE PROBLEMS, DRAINAGE SYSTEM, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, DRAINAGE WORKS, DRINKING WATER QUALITY, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EXCESS WATER, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GROUNDWATER, HIGH LEVELS, INDUSTRIAL WATER, INDUSTRIAL WATER USE, INFILTRATION, INSTALLING WATER METERS, INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, INVESTMENTS IN WATER SUPPLY, JOINT VENTURE, JOINT VENTURES, KILOMETERS OF PIPELINE, LARGE CITIES, LARGE TOWNS, LEAKAGE, LEAKAGE RATE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WASTEWATER UTILITIES, WASTEWATER UTILITY, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER BOARD, WATER BOARDS, WATER BODIES, WATER COMPANIES, WATER COMPANY, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER DEMAND, WATER DEPARTMENT, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER INDUSTRY, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER MARKET, WATER METERS, WATER POLICY, WATER POLLUTION, WATER PRICES, WATER PRICING, WATER PROJECTS, WATER QUALITY, WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER REUSE, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SECTOR INVESTMENTS, WATER SERVICE, WATER SERVICES, WATER SHORTAGES, WATER SOURCE, WATER SOURCES, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY COMPANIES, WATER SUPPLY COMPANY, WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, WATER SUPPLY UTILITY, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TARIFFS, WATER TRANSFERS, WATER USE, WATER USERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8706826/stepping-up-improving-performance-chinas-urban-water-utilities https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6833
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