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Bringing competition to urban water supply

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posted on 2023-05-16, 23:15 authored by Sibly, HA, Tooth, R
This paper proposes a market-based reform that would introduce competition into the provision of urban water. This proposal calls for a decoupling of infrastructure control and ownership of water whereby the property rights to water would be transferred to private hands. The proposal involves periodically allocation (e.g. by auction) of existing water stock held in urban catchments to virtual suppliers who then compete in providing bulk water. This change when coupled with effective third party access and retail competition would lead to a competitive market for the provision of urban water. The approach aims to address concerns over inefficient pricing and infrastructure provision under the current arrangement.

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Publication title

The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volume

52

Pagination

217-233

ISSN

1364-985X

Department/School

TSBE

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia

Place of publication

Australia

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The definitive published version is available online at: http://interscience.wiley.com

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Socio-economic Objectives

Market-based mechanisms

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