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1 Hanjra, Munir A.; Drechsel, Pay; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Otoo, Miriam; Hernandez-Sancho, F.. 2015. Assessing the finance and economics of resource recovery and reuse solutions across scales. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.113-136.
Resource management ; Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Economic analysis ; Finance ; Cost benefit analysis ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Renewable energy ; Nutrients ; Food security ; Poverty ; Natural resources management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046964)
2 Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Rao, Krishna; Hanjra, Munir A.; Hernandez-Sancho, F.. 2015. Business models and economic approaches for recovering energy from wastewater and fecal sludge. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.217-245.
Business management ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Cost benefit analysis ; Investment ; Resource management ; Energy management ; Energy generation ; Feaces ; Sewage sludge ; Wastewater treatment ; Biogas ; Methane ; Private sector ; Sanitation ; Developing countries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046969)
3 Hernandez-Sancho, F.; Molinos-Senante, M.; Sala-Garrido, R. 2015. Pricing for reclaimed water in Valencia, Spain: externalities and cost recovery. In Dinar, A.; Pochat, V.; Albiac-Murillo, J. (Eds.). Water pricing experiences and innovations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. pp.431-442. (Global Issues in Water Policy Volume 9)
Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Economic aspects ; Cost recovery ; Cost benefit analysis ; Externalities ; Water users ; Stakeholders ; Case studies / Spain / Valencia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H047135)
The cost of reclaimed water and the tariffs paid by water users illustrate that the principle of cost recovery is not met in the majority of water reuse projects. However, such projects may also generate positive externalities, contributing to improved welfare of the entire society. This chapter describes the case of the Valencia region of Spain, referring to agreements among water stakeholders. It also includes a proposal of pricing for reclaimed water to be implemented in this area as a pilot case in order to develop a framework for costs and financial, institutional, and social arrangements for water reuse projects. A two-part tariff with a combination of a decreasing and increasing rate structure is proposed. This experience will help water associations and water companies to focus on new water reuse projects and opportunities they introduce. The chapter also explains why the cost-recovery principle is not met for almost all water reuse projects and identifies the major constraints hindering the implementation of this economic principle.
4 Hernandez-Sancho, F.; Lamizana-Diallo, B.; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. 2015. Economic valuation of wastewater: the cost of action and the cost of no action. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 72p.
Economic analysis ; Wastewater treatment ; Wastewater irrigation ; Water management ; Water pollution ; Water reuse ; Water quality ; Water supply ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Waterborne diseases ; Environmental impact ; Rice ; Industrial uses ; Sewage sludge ; Valuation ; Cost benefit analysis ; Drinking water ; Developing countries ; Periurban areas ; Resource management ; Case studies / Syria / Vietnam / Spain / Pakistan / Aleppo / Haroonabad
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047349)
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5 Bellver-Domingo, A.; Hernandez-Sancho, F.. 2022. Circular economy and payment for ecosystem services: a framework proposal based on water reuse. Journal of Environmental Management, 305:114416. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114416]
Circular economy ; Payments for ecosystem services ; Water reuse ; Frameworks ; Wastewater treatment plants ; Hydrological cycle ; Pollutants ; Pharmaceutical pollution ; Water quality ; Environmental impact ; Legislation ; Political aspects ; Stakeholders / Spain / Valencian Community
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050891)
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Water scarcity forces the use of non-conventional water sources, to satisfy water demand, such as the effluent of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Water reuse helps to close the urban water cycle and reduce pressure on available water resources, providing a bases for circular economy in the water sector. Under an ecosystem services (ES) point of view, if water reuse is considered the best management option in water scarcity areas, WWTPs are responsible for the ES of provisioning. One of the main requirements for the ES of provisioning is to guarantee the reclaimed water quality due to this water being discharged back into the ecosystem. Hence why removing pollutants, such as pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), is necessary to reduce the environmental impact of reused water. Considering the lack of legislation about PPCPs in effluents, this study proposes the use of the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) approach as an innovative solution to provide reclaimed water without PPCPs considering both the environmental and institutional context and the importance of WWTPs as non-conventional water sources. This study contributes to consider the PES as a water cycle management tool and its suitability to be used to remove PPCPs is highlighted, with the purpose of promoting water reuse in water scarcity areas under circular economy approach.
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