Tariffs and Cost Recovery in Water Reuse

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1797-1808

  Molinos Senante, M ^a   Hernandez Sancho, F ^a   Sala Garrido, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost recovery; Integrated water resources management; Two part tariff; Water framework directive; Water reuse pricing

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEPRECIATION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COST RECOVERY; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; TWO-PART TARIFF; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER REUSE;

WATER CONSERVATION;

PRICING POLICY; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WATER DEMAND; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84874975492     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0111-4     Document Type: Article

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