The Basic Research On Urban Water Supply Price

In our country water resource is regarded as low price for a long time. It is go without saying that water is cheap, which is used for free. The main reason is that the water supply price betray water supply value, so water is wasted and polluted, aggravating the contradiction between supply and require.Urban water supply hadn't run for a long time, in the history the price of water supply only compensate water cost. After 1949', urban water supply put in practice along with welfare, so water price is lower and increase country finance burden. Until 1978', the system of water supply price had gone into normal phase. Because the conscious of "welfare water " foot in most people's mind, it is abnormal for urban water supply price management. It is conclude that: water price betray water resource value; the frame of water price is irrationality and can't reflect real water cost; the way of fix price can't stimulate the water efficiency usefully.In England the model of water price is accomplish the aim on the basis of the income of water expense can satisfy the essence demand, insuring the rate of return for all water company. Government only macro-regulate the upper limit of water price after an internal of five years, because of inflation. In fact real water price is regulated by water company , take into account government. This model can restrict water price and embody the function of government. The advantage not only account the most people capability, but also encourage investigation and ensure normal run for most water supply company. In some Asia country, water quantity is classified the different level, government prescribe the basic water number every month, in this basic level water expense is lower, however the more you exceed this basic level, the higher you must pay. This way consider the lower-earning demand, and make use of economy ways to saving water. In Canada, the model is unification expense rate, which is not relate with water quantity and can't save water greatly.The supply of water must account the water cost, the fix water price must guarantee the company continuity. Water company must return all cost, including reasonable costreturn; the management of water supply efficiently, such as the kinds of water price and better structure of water price; stimulate saving water. In our country, the structure of urban water supply price must run through cost price. Tap water price is a system concept. Entirely water price include: the cost of deal with water pollute, the cost of water resource and exterior cost, which water company can circulate with produce and reproduce be means of levying upon water expense. Otherwise, water price must along with market regulation. So really water price will have three principia: persist development, protect consumer's right, collocate water resource efficiently. Fixing different price to satisfy different demand, the only aim is to make use of water resource continuance.