Analyzing barriers for stormwater management utilities

This study analyzed barriers for implementing stormwater utilities. Public budget constraints imply a need for prioritizing scarce public funds for financing water-related investment. In this sense, municipalities have ranked stormwater management services as a low priority compared to other public...

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Autores principales: Marcelo Motta Veiga, Renato Castiglia-Feitosa, Rui Cunha Marques
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cb4d8a0c78c6406d8e75a241fa7aafd32021-11-06T07:15:01ZAnalyzing barriers for stormwater management utilities1606-97491607-079810.2166/ws.2021.024https://doaj.org/article/cb4d8a0c78c6406d8e75a241fa7aafd32021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ws.iwaponline.com/content/21/4/1506https://doaj.org/toc/1606-9749https://doaj.org/toc/1607-0798This study analyzed barriers for implementing stormwater utilities. Public budget constraints imply a need for prioritizing scarce public funds for financing water-related investment. In this sense, municipalities have ranked stormwater management services as a low priority compared to other public needs, causing them to be underfunded. The creation of stormwater utilities for securing resources should be supported through economic, technical, and legal arguments. There is a global water and sanitation access gap. Municipalities should dedicate themselves more to investigate how these gaps can be reduced, which will bring a higher benefit–cost ratio. Overruling these local governments and financing low priority interventions seems immoral. Furthermore, compulsory charges on public services that supply universal benefits are illegal. HIGHLIGHTS Stormwater management utilities.; Taxing water-related services.; Analyzing the sustainability of public services.; Cost and benefits of public services.; Infrastructure financing.;Marcelo Motta VeigaRenato Castiglia-FeitosaRui Cunha MarquesIWA Publishingarticledrainagestormwater managementtarifftaxutilityWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506ENWater Supply, Vol 21, Iss 4, Pp 1506-1513 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic drainage
stormwater management
tariff
tax
utility
Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD201-500
River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)
TC401-506
spellingShingle drainage
stormwater management
tariff
tax
utility
Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD201-500
River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)
TC401-506
Marcelo Motta Veiga
Renato Castiglia-Feitosa
Rui Cunha Marques
Analyzing barriers for stormwater management utilities
description This study analyzed barriers for implementing stormwater utilities. Public budget constraints imply a need for prioritizing scarce public funds for financing water-related investment. In this sense, municipalities have ranked stormwater management services as a low priority compared to other public needs, causing them to be underfunded. The creation of stormwater utilities for securing resources should be supported through economic, technical, and legal arguments. There is a global water and sanitation access gap. Municipalities should dedicate themselves more to investigate how these gaps can be reduced, which will bring a higher benefit–cost ratio. Overruling these local governments and financing low priority interventions seems immoral. Furthermore, compulsory charges on public services that supply universal benefits are illegal. HIGHLIGHTS Stormwater management utilities.; Taxing water-related services.; Analyzing the sustainability of public services.; Cost and benefits of public services.; Infrastructure financing.;
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author Marcelo Motta Veiga
Renato Castiglia-Feitosa
Rui Cunha Marques
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title_short Analyzing barriers for stormwater management utilities
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