Urban water services solutions: problems and options
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v8i2.4413Keywords:
urban water service delivery, local authority ownership, Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Reform proposals, Stormwater, Iwi Māori, kaitiakitanga', Productivity Commission, Public–private partnerships, crown entities, ouncil-controlled organisations (CCOs)Abstract
A number of bodies have advocated reform of urban water service delivery in recent times, including removal from local authority ownership and control. Water services are estimated to have a replacement cost of about $33 billion, with annual operating expenditures of $1.7 billion and annual capital expenditure of about $1.1 billion (SPM Consultants, 2009, pp.63-71). This article describes some of the reform proposals that have been made; considers what, if any, problems there may be with current arrangements for water services delivery; develops some criteria against which to assess reform options; and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of different reform options against those criteria.
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