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Progressive block tariffs


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2002-01-09

One of the measures taken to promote water conservation and at the same time increase access and equity in water supply provision, is the establishment of different forms of tariff setting. In a progressive block tariff system (also called increasing block tariff system), the first 5 to 10 m3 have a low, subsidised tariff and the following blocks have an increasingly higher tariff. The rationale for the system is to promote water saving practices with all households and to ensure that low-income households can afford to use an amount of water that is necessary to keep themselves and their environment healthy, typically 50 litres/per capita/day.



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