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The provision of water supply, sanitation and wastewater services generates substantial benefits for public health, the economy and the environment. Benefit-to-cost ratios can be as high as 7 to 1 for basic water and sanitation services in developing countries. Wastewater treatment interventions, for example, generate significant benefits for public health, the environment and for certain economic sectors such as fisheries, tourism and property markets. The full magnitude of the benefits of water services is seldom considered for a number of reasons, including the difficulty in quantifying important non-economic benefits such as non-use values, dignity, social status, cleanliness and overall well-being. Also, information about the benefits of water services is usually hidden in the technical literature, where it remains invisible to key decision-makers in ministries. This report draws together and summarises existing information on the benefits of water and sanitation.

Sanitation -- standards. --- Water Supply -- standards. --- Water-supply. --- Water-supply --- Sanitation --- Sewage disposal --- Business & Economics --- Agricultural Economics --- Economic aspects --- Economic aspects. --- Waste disposal --- Cleanliness --- House drainage --- Sanitary affairs --- Sanitation services --- Sanitation systems --- Availability, Water --- Water availability --- Water resources --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Environmental health --- Hygiene --- Public health --- Sanitary engineering --- Natural resources --- Public utilities --- Water resources development --- Water utilities

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The investments needed to deliver sustainable water and sanitation services, including the funds that are needed to operate and maintain the infrastructure, expand their coverage and upgrade service delivery to meet current social and environmental expectations, are huge. Yet, most systems are underfunded with dire consequences for water and sanitation users, especially the poorest. Providing sustainable drinking water supply and sanitation services requires sound financial basis and strategic financial planning to ensure that existing and future financial resources are commensurate with investment needs as well as the costs of operating and maintaining services. Some of the key messages of the report are:- WSS generate substantial benefits for the economy- Investment needs to generate these benefits are large in both OECD and developing countries- Tariffs are a preferred funding source, but public budgets and ODA will have a role to play, too- Markets-based repayable finance is needed to cover high up-front capital investment costs- Strategic financial planning and other OECD tools can help Governments move forward

Sanitation -- Economic aspects. --- Water utilities -- Economic aspects. --- Water-supply -- Economic aspects. --- Water-supply --- Sanitation --- Water utilities --- Business & Economics --- Agricultural Economics --- Economic aspects --- Economic aspects. --- Water companies --- Cleanliness --- House drainage --- Sanitary affairs --- Sanitation services --- Sanitation systems --- Availability, Water --- Water availability --- Water resources --- Public utilities --- Environmental health --- Hygiene --- Public health --- Sanitary engineering --- Natural resources --- Water resources development