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Small Piped Water Networks
Helping Local Entrepreneurs to Invest

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This book is about small-scale private water providers in Asian cities and the entrepreneurial potential of small piped network operators. It proposes that city officials, city water utilities, and local banks work closely with small network entrepreneurs to bring water supplies to the poor and disadvantaged.

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Contents

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1. Introduction
• Research objectives
• Methodology
2. Small-Scale Private Water Providers
• SSPWPs as defined by the research
• How SSPWPs supply water
• SSPWP users
3. Scope and Scale of SSWPs in Asian Cities
• SSPWPs and their niche markets
• Non-SSPWP alternative sources
• SSPWP activities differ
• User charges by SSPWP type
4. A Closer Look at Small Piped Water Networks
• How networks get started
• The water network entrepreneur
• Network investments
• Network technologies
• Networks and utilities: Similarities and differences
• Small piped water networks: The realities
• Difficulties resulting from informal status
5. Policies and Actions to Support Small Piped Water Networks
• Why support small piped water networks
• Helping local entrepreneurs to invest
• Contents