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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Auteurs principaux:	Marcelo Motta Veiga, Renato Castiglia-Feitosa, Rui Cunha Marques
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Langue:	EN
Publié:	IWA Publishing 2021
Sujets:	drainage stormwater management tariff tax utility Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
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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)
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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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Analyzing barriers for stormwater management utilities

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