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Developing Regional Water Systems in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Eaton David J.
Publication year - 1985
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.1551-8833.1985.tb05556.x
Subject(s) - subsidy , government (linguistics) , business , rural area , water industry , water resource management , environmental planning , water conservation , economic growth , natural resource economics , agricultural economics , water resources , geography , water supply , environmental science , economics , environmental engineering , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law , market economy , ecology , biology
Virtually all rural households in the Netherlands are now supplied with piped and treated drinking water. This feat was largely accomplished over a 40‐year period, beginning in the early 1920s, by a combination of self‐help, sensible but affordable water rates, and partial government subsidies to promote extension of water services by regional utilities to remote areas. The Dutch experience could serve as a model throughout the world in providing safe and reliable water to villages and farms.