The Palestinian Water Tariff Study

The Palestinian Water Tariff Study: The project aimed at formulating a water demand management policy that would use pricing as a tool to encourage water conservation and to economically provide sustainable water supply and wastewater services. The objective of the study was to provide a generally applicable tool for the determination of concrete tariffs for municipal water supply wastewater collection services, use of reclaimed wastewater and irrigation. A socio-economic survey to determine the affordability and willingness to pay for water and sewerage services was planned to be conducted in two residential areas in the West Bank and Gaza. This survey would form the basis for determining the “basic need” for water supply and sewerage services at a price that would be affordable to the more disadvantaged households.