Water and Sanitation Utilities Development Training

Overview

This library provides USAID missions and clients with training materials on corporatization approaches and tools to help improve utility performance. A presentation on Good Practices in Public Water Utility Corporatization summarizes the principles and mechanisms associated with successful corporatization. The presentation is informed by case studies of utilities that have undergone corporatization and appear to be on a path to sustainable improvement. Documents that can serve as instruments in structuring a specific corporatization and might be tailored by other countries engaging in corporatization are included as references.

Case Studies

The Water Utility Corporatization library also provides examples of instruments that have been used successfully by utilities around the world. USAID selected the following utilities based on input from USAID Missions and utility experts.

• Aqaba Water Company, Jordan Case Study
• City of Bielsko-Bialav Water Utility (AQUA), Poland Case Study
• State of Minas Gerais Water Authority (COPASA), Brazil Case Study
• Johannesburg Water Utility (JNB), South Africa Case Study
• National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Uganda Case Study
• Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore Case Study
• Sydney Water Corporation, Australia Case Study

References

• Models of Successful Water Sector Reform: Identifying the Building Blocks, Presentation, Allen Eisendrath, Office of Infrastructure & Engineering, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Implementing Water Sector Reform: Changes at the Sector Level, Presentation, ARD, Inc. March 2008
• Internal Utility Reforms That Work: A Review of Trends, Presentation, Allen Eisendrath, Office of Infrastructure & Engineering, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Introduction to Water Operating Contracts, Presentation, U.S. Agency for International Development, March 2008
• How Is Water Infrastructure Financed?, Presentation, ARD, Inc. March 2008
• Good Practices in Water & Sanitation Utility Regulation: Presentation of Study Information, Presentation, PA Consulting Group, November 2005
• Service Models for Providing Water and Sanitation Services to the Poor in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas, Presentation, ARD, Inc. March 2008
• Sub-Saharan Africa: Water and Sanitation Overview, Presentation, ARD, Inc. March 2008