Managing Russia's Water Supply and Sewage Systems

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Even though Russia is a country with rich water resources, her people have suffered from poor drinking water and improperly treated wastewater. The country's water utility system has three agents: Users (Industries and households), Government, and Providers called Vodokanals. The property used directly in operations (networks, facilities, and process equipment) remains municipal or state property, but recent reforms in water resources and housing have encouraged private companies to join the management and operation of the Vodokanals by various contracts. These private companies are owned by powerful progovernment Russian oligarchs. Operators cannot own the water utility systems, but the possibility exists that the water utility systems will be privatized and given to the oligarchs. Such world communities as OECD have also encouraged private sector participation in the Vodokanals. At the same time OECD has also discussed the following: the possibility of a monopoly by private operators, guaranteeing the reliability and quality of water services, protecting the most vulnerable population segments, and the likelihood of staff reductions. We have to observe how government balances the needs of private sector participation and the protection of public property and the environment. To supervise the balance, public participation must be considered, but Russia lacks public participation. Private sector participation in water supply and sewage disposal must improve water quality. Russia must discuss the role of public participation in water resource management.
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