Development of a Water-Pricing Model for Domestic Water Uses in Dhaka City Using an IWRM Framework

Dhaka city is experiencing high water use and rapid declination of groundwater. The current price in the low based on a uniform rate. To arrest resource degradation along with pursuing cost recovery promoting social equity, this paper develops new pricing model for domestic uses using integrated resources management principles. development accomplished through estimation usage, evaluation prices, assessment groundwater externalities Tejgaon area both primary secondary data. Two economic two environmental are incorporated. an increasing block tariff strategy, estimated unit prices first second blocks respectively 5% 75% higher than existing price. has potential to reduce by up 27%, increase revenue Water Supply Sewerage Authority 75%, bill poor households 67%. great practical deployment concept can also be applied other cities uses.