Water governance in transition : Municipal Water Supply Policy report

Focus of the report: This report describes the fi rst phase of research for the project, which consisted of a pilot project in Ontario — a province that has experienced some of the most signifi cant changes in the water supply sector of any province in Canada over the past decade. [...] INTRODUCTION: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE Advancing water effi ciency, water conservation and water supply and demand management in Canada requires attention to the evolution and diversity of governance and business models for water supply delivery across the country. [...] Advancing water effi ciency, water conservation and water supply and Scope of the report demand management in Canada requires attention to Our research emphasizes how governance models can the evolution and diversity of governance and business either constrain or enable water conservation. [...] In addition, the report considers how utilities, between utilities and municipal governments, water supply management is simultaneously affected and between municipal and provincial governments.4 by trends in governance and infrastructure, as the robustness of this relationship is crucial to improving Sustainable water supply the sustainability of water supply management in management: The case of [...] Structure of the report Key concepts Chapter 1 sets the context of research in terms of The term DSM is often used interchangeably with the recent and continuing transitions in municipal water terms “water conservation” or “water effi ciency.” In this supply governance in Ontario.