Governance of Water Regulators

Cover -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1: Overview of regulatory frameworks for water services in selected countries -- The challenges faced in the drinking water and wastewater service sector -- An overview of regulatory functions for WWS -- The variety of regulatory arrangements across countries -- The development of dedicated regulatory bodies for water services -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Results of the OECD Survey on the Governance of Water Regulators -- Institutional settings -- Mandate and roles -- Internal organisation -- Accountability mechanisms -- Tools and mechanisms to ensure regulatory quality -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Water regulators factsheets -- Albania -- Armenia -- Australia/Capital Territory -- Australia/New South Wales -- Australia/Victoria -- Australia/Western Australia -- Belgium/Flanders -- Brazil/Rio Grande Do Sul -- Bulgaria -- Chile -- Colombia -- Estonia -- Hungary -- Indonesia -- Ireland -- Italy -- Kosovo -- Latvia -- Malaysia -- Mozambique -- Peru -- Portugal -- Romania -- Ukraine -- United Kingdom/England and Wales -- United Kingdom/Northern Ireland -- United Kingdom/Scotland -- United States/Hawaii -- United States/Maine -- United States/Ohio -- United States/Pennsylvania -- United States/Tennessee -- United States/West Virginia -- Uruguay -- Annex A: Participants in the OECD Survey on the Governance of Water Regulators -- Annex B: Water tariff setting methodologies in selected territories -- Annex C: Selected examples of water performance indicators -- Glossary.