This document is based on work carried out by HR Wallingford Ltd with funding from the British Government’s Department for International Development. The work upon which it is based was originally presented in two reports prepared by HR Wallingford Ltd: Water charging in irrigated agriculture - lessons from the literature; and Water charging in irrigated agriculture - lessons from the field.
The case studies were prepared by: Frank Van Steenbergen, Nawal El Haouri, Chris Perry, Chris Finney and Consolidated Management Services.
The review of municipal and industrial charging policies is based on exchanges with John Brindley, an expert who was intimately involved in the privatization of water services in the United Kingdom, and who continues to work within the regulatory process.
Alan Hall and John Skutsch made substantive contributions to the task of drawing together the material to form this single document.
Thanks are also due to Leon Hermans and Thierry Facon of FAO for their constructive comments on the draft text.
