Legal Frameworks for Transparency in Water Utilities Regulation

Legal Frameworks for Transparency in Water Utilities Regulation
Author: Mohamad Mova Al'Afghani
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2016-08-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1317396383

Transparency in the regulation of water utilities is essential in order to ensure quality and fairness. This book explores and compares different regulatory arrangements in the water utilities sectors in three jurisdictions to determine which regulatory and ownership model is most transparent and why. The three jurisdictions considered are England (UK), Victoria (Australia) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Following an introduction to the importance of transparency in water utilities regulation, the book provides an overview of the three chosen jurisdictions and their legal and institutional frameworks. Through a comparison of these the author explores the contested and difficult terrain of "privatization", as (often) opposed to public ownership, in which it is shown that the relationships between transparency and ownership models are not as clear-cut as might be assumed. Chapters consider various aspects and outcomes of the regulatory process and the role of transparency, including topics such as regulators' internal governance mechanisms, utilities corporate governance, licensing and information flow, freedom of information and transparency in tariffs and pricing, as well as customer service. The book concludes with a summary of lessons learned to inform the refinement of transparency in utilities regulation.

The Community of Interest Approach in International Water Law

The Community of Interest Approach in International Water Law
Author: Julie Gjørtz Howden
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004426329

In The Community of Interest Approach in International Water Law, Julie Gjørtz Howden identifies the normative elements of the community of interest approach, and how the approach provides a legal framework for common management of international watercourses.

Creating Legal Space for Water User Organizations

Creating Legal Space for Water User Organizations
Author: Stephen Hodgson
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2009
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This publication describes the experience of a number of transition countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union with crafting regulatory frameworks for irrigation water users' organisations. It also seeks to distil a number of key regulatory requirements. As a result, this study serves as a design/drafting manual for policymakers and for drafters of legislation on water users' organisations.

Competition and Economic Regulation in Water

Competition and Economic Regulation in Water
Author: T. Ballance
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2005-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1843390493

Competition and Economic Regulation in Water: The Future of the European Water Industry reviews the main developments in economic regulation and competition in the European water industry and considers ways in which economic regulation and competition should be further developed. The book focusses on the best means of regulating or introducing competition into the industry in light of its present structure. Competition and Regulation in Water: The Future of the European Water Industry concentrates on the water industry, however, many of the conclusions are equally applicable also to the wastewater industry. Contents Introduction Water industry fundamentals: the rationale for regulation and the scope for competition A framework for evaluating different models of water industry regulation England & Wales: private ownership and independent regulation France: competition for the market and contract-based regulation Germany: public-private partnerships and multi-sector utilities Developing water sector regulatory frameworks in less developed countries Appendix: The legislative framework for the water industry in England & Wales

Rule

Rule
Author: Alejandro Omar Iza
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2009
Genre: Eau
ISBN: 2831710278

Effective water governance capacity is the foundation of efficient management of water resources. Water governance reform processes must work towards building capacity in a cohesive and articulated approach that links national policies, laws and institutions, within an enabling environment that allows for their implementation. This guide shows how national water reform processes can deliver good water governance, by focussing on the principles and practice of reform. RULE guides managers and decision makers on a journey which provides an overview of what makes good law, policy and institutions, and the steps needed to build a coherent and fully operational water governance structure.

Regulatory Systems and Networking of Water Utilities and Regulatory Bodies

Regulatory Systems and Networking of Water Utilities and Regulatory Bodies
Author: Arthur C. McIntosh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789715614160

Part I of this publication provides information on regulatory systems and experiences from different stakeholders in the water supply and sanitation sector. Part II contains an overview of regulatory systems around the world, 10 case studies, 8 country report summaries, and the summary of a stakeholders survey.

Manual on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation for Practitioners

Manual on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation for Practitioners
Author: Robert Bos
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2016-08-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1780407432

The Manual highlights the human rights principles and criteria in relation to drinking water and sanitation. It explains the international legal obligations in terms of operational policies and practice that will support the progressive realisation of universal access. The Manual introduces a human rights perspective that will add value to informed decision making in the daily routine of operators, managers and regulators. It also encourages its readership to engage actively in national dialogues where the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation are translated into national and local policies, laws and regulations. Creating such an enabling environment is, in fact, only the first step in the process towards progressive realisation. Allocation of roles and responsibilities is the next step, in an updated institutional and operational set up that helps apply a human rights lens to the process of reviewing and revising the essential functions of operators, service providers and regulators.

Improving Transparency, Integrity, and Accountability in Water Supply and Sanitation

Improving Transparency, Integrity, and Accountability in Water Supply and Sanitation
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0821378678

This volume will serve as a useful tool for those who wish to diagnose, analyze, and take action against systemic corruption in the water and sanitation sectors. On a global scale, more than 1 billion people live without access to safe, potable water, in part because of poor governance and corruption. Illegal connections and substantial losses caused by deferred maintenance have eroded the revenues of water utilities, leading to a downward spiral in performance. Embezzlement of funds, bribes for access to illegal water connections, manipulation of meter counters, and collusion in public contracts add to the litany of corrupt practices. This manual will serve as a practical guide for governments, civil society organizations, and citizens themselves in their quest for a model of service provision that responds to the pressing needs of people in the developing world.

Peri-urban Water and Sanitation Services

Peri-urban Water and Sanitation Services
Author: Mathew Kurian
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2010-08-17
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9048194253

More than 2.6 billion people in the developing world lack access to safe water and sanitation service. The Millennium Development Goal’s (MDG) target is to halve the number of people without access to a sustainable source of water supply and connection to a sewer network by 2015. That target is unlikely to be met. If there is anything that can be learnt from European experience it is that institutional reform occurs incrementally when politically enfranchised urban populations perceive a threat to their material well-being due to contamination of water sources.