Social equity in water tariff design

editorial reviewed ; Water tariff need to balance among several objectives: (1) sufficient and stable revenue for water providers, (2) equity and affordability for customers, (3) economic efficiency and conservation for society. Increasing block tariff (IBT) is often believed to increasing social equity and conservation due to higher price for higher amount of consumed water [1]. Yet it was also criticized for its complexity and ineffectiveness in practice [2]. While assuming total cost recovery, social equities of several hypothesized tariffs were compared using empirical data from Wallonia (... Mehr ...