Institutionalization of a water user fee for watershed management

Issue Date

6-2006

Abstract

Four watersheds, namely, Angat, Ipo, Umiray and La Mesa watersheds, supply the water requirements of Metro Manila. Due to the increasing demand, water scarcity is getting to be a problem among the water users, which include the households and the industries. Hence, the concern is to maintain the health of these watersheds so that they can continuously provide water to all sectors especially during the dry season. The inadequacy of budget, however, remains to be a great challenge among the managers of these watersheds. There is a need to generate funds to finance the management activities in these watersheds. The contingent valuation study reveals that the Metro Manila households are willing to pay P29/month/household and this amount could be the basis of the water user fee, which is the most appropriate economic instrument. The preferred mechanism of payment would be through the monthly water bill collected by the water distributors. A Multisectoral Council, which will be responsible for the management of the fund, is proposed. © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Source or Periodical Title

Forest Science and Technology

ISSN

21580103

Volume

2

Issue

1

Page

51-56

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Subject

Institutionalization, Legal framework, Water user fee, Watershed management

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2006.9656299

Digital Copy

YES

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