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Costs for supplying alternative community water and sanitation systems in Brazil
Author(s) -
Demke Keith A.,
Lauria Donald T.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1982.tb04884.x
Subject(s) - sanitation , business , water resource management , service (business) , improved sanitation , environmental planning , natural resource economics , environmental science , economics , environmental engineering , marketing
Costs of systems that would provide different levels of water and sanitation services for a Brazilian community were analyzed by using local cost data and computer techniques. At all levels of service, the cost of supplying both water and sanitation is approximately twice that of providing water alone. Of the five systems investigated, one in particular appears to be economically feasible and attractive for many communities throughout the world.