Utilities

According to the EPA, effectively managing all aspects of operations is critical for all utilities, regardless of size or location, in order to ensure their long-term sustainability and to keep the communities they serve strong, safe, and sustainable. Resources available in this sub-theme include performance indicators for utilities, country-wide utility reviews, and water utility conference reports, among other resources that support sustainable utility management.

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Utilities Resources

Adapting Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems to Stormwater Management in an Informal Setting

Published: 
January 1, 2011
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
A major problem in the informal settlement of Monwabisi Park, Cape Town, is flooding caused by the low-lying topography and lack of stormwater management systems. Conducting a case study and working with local residents, we created a guidebook that analyzed the physical and social conditions...Read more
Regional focus: 
South Africa

Assessing Prepay Water Metering in the Informal Settlements of Windhoek

Published: 
January 1, 2005
Collecting revenue for water in the informal settlements of Windhoek using the monthly billing system has been problematic. A pilot study is being conducted by the Department of Infrastructure, Water, and Technical Services evaluating prepay water metering as a solution to non payment. This project...Read more
Regional focus: 
Namibia

Saving Water and Energy Together: Helping Utilities Build Better Programs

Published: 
October 1, 2013
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Water and energy are inherently linked, intersecting at both the supply side (electric generation and water/wastewater facilities) and the end-use side (residential, commericial, industrial, and agriculture sectors). This intersection is commonly called the "energy-water nexus." On the...Read more

Planning for Sustainability: a Handbook for Water and Wastewater Utilities

Published: 
February 1, 2012
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This handbook describes a number of steps utilities can undertake to enhance their existing planning processes to ensure that water infrastructure investments are cost-effective over their life-cycle, resource efficient and support relevant community goals. This handbook outlines a range of...Read more

Quarterly Progress Report (July - September 2010) Egypt Water and Wastewater Sector Support Project

Published: 
October 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
This USAID quarterly report analyzed the success of program activities while at the same time refining and adapting USAID's approach for the third year activities. During the second year USAID 'ring-fenced' program activities and ended low-impact and/or unsustainable activities,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Guidelines for Improving the Financial Performance of Municipal Water and Sanitation Operators

Published: 
September 1, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
I could not find the drop-down LAC: Mexico, so I tagged it as NA: Mexico. This document recommends general guidelines for improving the financial performance of water and sanitation operators in Mexico. The guidelines can be used to inform municipal governments and water operators of regulatory...Read more
Regional focus: 
Mexico

Emerging Private Sector Participation Arrangements for Solid Waste Management in India

Published: 
May 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
India produces approximately 48 million tons of urban solid waste annually. Current generation is about 0.46 kg per capita per day, two to three times more than rural waste generation and is increasing by 1.3% per year. These increases and changes will further stress already limited financial...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Local Government Water Services (Lgws): Quarterly Progress Report No. 2 -- January-March 2001

Published: 
April 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
The local government water services project is providing direct financial, managerial and technical assistance and training 20 Indonesian municipal water utilities to achieve full cost recovery and expansion of their services over a 36 month period. Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Water Utilities Conference Report: July 15-16, 1999, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Published: 
July 1, 1999
U.S. Agency for International Development
Five Central Asian countries attended the water utilities conference in Kazakhstan to determine what water utilities need to do to obtain loans from international donors and how they will have to reform their operations.Read more
Regional focus: 
Europe and Central Asia

Audit of USAID/Egypt's Water and Wastewater Activities

Published: 
June 1, 1997
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document audits the progress of USAID/Egypt's water and wastewater (W/WW) activities and the Mission's use of the Agency's new planning and performance measurement systems to evaluate its program. Evaluation covers the period 8/29/79-12/31/96. USAID/Egypt's strategic plan...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

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