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

Methodological Guidelines for Sectoral Analysis in Water Supply and Sanitation

Published: 
February 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
Sector analysis reveals the visible and invisible demand for coverage and services and the deficits in this area, the strengths and weaknesses of sector institutions, operational limitations and the total resources needed in both public and private sector of every country in the Latin America...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Kazakhstan Field Report -- Proposed Chlorination System Improvements At Regional Water Systems: Kyzl Orda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Environmental Policy and Technology Project (EPT) Field Report "Interim Field . Investigations in Kazakhstan: Regional Water Systems in Kzyl-Orda Oblast" dated October 1994 included recommendations for providing a variety of new equipment to upgrade and improve the regional water...Read more
Regional focus: 
KazakhstanEurope and Central Asia

Improving The Efficiency of Two Water and Wastewater Districts in Slovakia

Published: 
April 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the findings of an audit designed to diagnose needs to improve the efficiency of two selected water and wastewater districts, the West Slova, Transmission Line District, and the Prievidza Water and Wastewater District. The immediate purpose of the assignment was to develop a...Read more
Regional focus: 
Europe and Central Asia

Third Amendment to Grant Agreement Between The Arab Republic of Egypt and The United States of America for Cairo Water Supply II

Published: 
September 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
the Cairo Water Supply II project will provide funding to construct the required storage reservoirs at Darrasa and Abassia and transmission lines from the Fostat Treatment Plant to these reservoirs. The project will also help upgrade the distribution system thus improving the efficiency in the Rod...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Cairo Water Supply II Project: Start - Up Workshop for The Mtss [Management Training and System Strengthening] Contract, Mena House Hotel, Cairo, May 9-11, 1993

Published: 
July 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
The General Organization for Greater Cairo Water Supply (GOGCWS) is responsible for the supply of potable water and untreated industrial and irrigation water to the residents and industries of Greater Cairo, Egypt's capital and largest city. The water is produced at 12 filtration plants using...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Performance Indicators for Selected Water Supply and Sanitation Utilities in Ecuador

Published: 
November 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study was to develop performance indicators for 13 selected water, wastewater, and combined water and wastewater utilities in Ecuador from data supplied by the utilities themselves. The performance indicators cover operational, financial, and personnel activities. Of the 13...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Water and Wastewater Sector Assessment in Jordan

Published: 
October 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of the USAID mission in Jordan, the WASH project organized a four-person team to prepare an assessment of the Jordian water and wastewater sector. The team's main focus was on municipal and industrial water supply and wastewater. This report provides a summary of the main points...Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

Potable Water and Wastewater Sector Review: Egypt

Published: 
November 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
When the AID program was resumed in Egypt in the mid-1970s, the water/wastewater infrastructure picture was an urgent concern. This report details a review of the infrastructure and the necessary means to improve the wastewater sector. Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Municipal Water Conservation in Jordan: Report of a Seminar

Published: 
February 25, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The scope of work included the development of an agenda for a seminar on water conservation practice which would address condition in Jordan with respect to water supply agencies.Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

Tariff Study for Taiz Water and Sewerage Authority, Yemen Arab Republic Report Vol. 1

Published: 
January 1, 1977
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents the findings of a tariff study for the improved Taiz water and sewerage systems, commissioned by AID contract.Read more
Regional focus: 
Yemen, Rep.Middle East and North Africa

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