Water Utility Management International

Volume 4 Issue 3
September 2009

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Contents

NEWS, including:

Think tank report suggests water privatisation for Australia

A report from the Global Access Partners (GAP) Urban Water Forum think tank has recommended that Australia should adopt water privatisation, trading and cost transparency to ensure that household supplies remain secure into the future.

Montreal metering project investigated

Montreal's massive metering project, a key element in a complete rethink of the city's water infrastructure and management, has run into unexpected controversy with city opposition leader Benoit Labonte accusing the council of harbouring hidden costs and claiming the project could cost CAN$500 million ($450.5 million) rather than the projected CAN$356 million ($320.9 million).

ANALYSIS

Global expert forum report discusses Australia's water security

A report released by the Allen Consulting Group brings together the discussions of a panel of water experts on water shortages in Australia and the reforms needed in its water sector. Lis Stedman looks at the key points.

Montreal in significant need of water infrastructure overhaul

The massive water metering project developed for Montreal is part of a large scale change undertaken to improve the management of city-wide water infrastructure and resources.

FEATURES

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Financing small towns' water supply in Ghana

By Clifford A Braimah and Richard Franceys

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Experiences with performance management and benchmarking in sewage disposal

By Dr Arno Baumer

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Financing water and sanitation in low-income urban areas

By Victor Muyeba

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Suggestions for the optimal implementation of benchmarking studies to the water supply sector

By Roman Neunteufel

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The unequal geographical expansion of water privatization: global and European perspectives

By Stelios Gialis, Athanasios Loukas and Nikitas Mylopoulos

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A real options analysis of Singapore's water supply system

By Stephen Zhang and Vladan Babovic

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Regulation of water and wastewater services: an international comparison

By Rui C Marques, Pedro Simoes, Joao S Pires and Joao Almeida

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Level of service based on economic analysis

By Kenneth Kerri