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A Status Report on
Public/Private Partnerships
in
Municipal Water and Wastewater
Systems
(Excerpts and Highlights from the US
Conference of Mayors, Urban Water
Council)
The results of this survey on public/private partnerships for
water and wastewater services are derived from the responses of
261 cities, providing water and wastewater services to over 40
million people. These cities are served by 560 facilities
(275 water; 285 wastewater).
Of the cities responding to this survey:
- 72% indicated that drinking water services are provided
by a city agency; 13% by a regional, county, state or
from another city; 9% have some water services provided
by a private company.
- 63% indicated that wastewater services are provided by a
city agency; 24% by a regional, county, state or from
another city; 6% have some wastewater services provided
by a private company.
- 75 % of the water systems are funded through user
charges; 4% are funded through general funds.
- 80% of the wastewater systems are funded through user
charges; 8% are funded through general funds.
- 39% currently have some form of public/private
partnership for wastewater services.
- 40% currently have some form of public/private
partnership for water services.
Of the cities that do not currently have a public/private
partnership for water services, 14% are considering implementing
a partnership arrangement.
Of the cities that do not currently have a public/private
partnership for wastewater services, 11 % are considering
implementing a partnership arrangement.
Of the cities which currently have a public/private partnership,
the most common water services being provided by the private
sector are:
Design and
Construction -- 71 %
Meter
Reading -- 33%
Billing and
Collection -- 31 %
Distribution
System O&M -- 25 %
Consumer/Customer
Education -- 21 %
Biosolids
Management -- 20%
Treatment
Facility O&M -- 19%
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