The Center for Competitive Government

Reinventing Water and Wastewater Systems: Global Lessons for Improving Management

Paul Seidenstat, David Haarmeyer, and Simon Hakim

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

i. Introduction
1. An Overview of Private Sector Participation in the Global and U.S. Water and Wastewater Sector By David Haarmeyer and Debra G. Coy

PART II: THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

2. Comparative Analysis of Regulation: Water and Other Network Industries By Yogita Murnssen and Brian Williamson

3. Ten Years of Water Service Reform in Latin America: Towards an Anglo-French Model By Vivien Foster

4. The Pursuit of Efficiency Through Benchmarking: The Experience of the Water Industry in England and Wales By Stephen Ramsey

5. The Development of Competition in the Water and Sewerage Industries of England and Wales By George Day

PART III: FINANCING THE WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

6. Global Water and Wastewater Project Criteria
By Michael Wilkins, and Jane Eddy

7. Water Concession Design and the Poor
By Kristin Komives

8. Developing the Mexican Water Sector
By Edward Sondey and Neel A. Shah

PART IV: REINVENTING PUBLIC SECTOR OPERATIONS

9. Mexico's Federal District Water Reform: Lessons and Experiences
By Lillian Saade Hazin

10. Privatizing Manila's Water System
By Mark Dumol and Paul Seidenstat

11. Government-owned Public Limited Companies in the Dutch Water Sector By Klaas Schwartz and Maarten Blokland

PART V: RESTRUCTURING OPERATIONS IN SELECTED U.S. CITIES

12. Innovative Contracting for New Facilities: Seattle's Use of Design-Build-Operate for Implementation of Water Treatment Plants
By Elizabeth S. Kelly, Scott Haskins, and Rodney Eng

13. The Challenge and Benefits of Privatizing Wilmington's Wastewater Plant: A Case Study By James H. Sills, Jr.

14. Houston's Strategy to Secure Water Supply, Infrastructure, and Maintenance By Lee P. Brown

15. A New Standard for Long-Term Lease and Service Agreements
By Michael A. Traficante and Peter Alviti, Jr.

16. North Brunswick's Model Water and Wastewater Private Contract
By Peter J. Matacera and Frank J. Mangravite

17. Privatization of Operation and Maintenance ofWastewater Control Facilities: West Haven, Connecticut By H. Richard Borer, Jr.

18. Phoenix Water Services Reengineers to Improve Practices and Save Money By Skip Rimsza

PART VI: A VIEW OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

19. London's Private Water Supply: 1582-1902
By Nicola Tynan

20. Deregulation of Private Water Supply: A Policy Option for Developing Countries By Penelope Brook Cowen and Tyier Cowen

21. The Future: Structural Change and Competition in the UK Water Industry By Rebecca Rehal, Lehman Brothers

22. Creating Liquidity in an Illiquid Market: How the Internet Can Facilitate the Development of Efficient By Water Markets
Patrick J. Meyers

23. Project Financing of Desalination Plants: A Worldwide Trend
By James S. Harris

24. Global Lessons: Options for Improving Water and Wastewater Systems By Paul Seidenstat