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La Houille Blanche
Number 3, Juin 2003
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| Page(s) | 107 - 111 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/lhb/2003059 | |
| Published online | 1 juillet 2009 | |
Impact de la tarification sur les stratégies de consommation et d'approvisionnement en eau des ménages
Analysing the impact of drinking water pricing on household water supply and consumption strategies
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Cemagref-ENGEES
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Brgm
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Abstract
In France, the sharp increase of drinking water price observed during the 90's has lead a number of households to use raw water as a substitute for drinking water to satisfy part of their water need. Raw water sources include individual tube-wells, rainwater recovery systems or collective agricultural water delivery systems. This paper presents the consequences of such behaviour on the management of water utilities. A simple economic model representing households behaviour is proposed and used to highlight that water pricing can be used to regulate raw water use. The model is then applied to a southern France municipality.
© Société Hydrotechnique de France, 2003