Approach paper on criteria for determination of bulk water tariff 2013-16
The Maharashtra Water Resource Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) has in March 2012 circulated its approach paper on criteria for determination of bulk water tariff for the period 2013-2016. The draft is now put out for public consultation, which is the next step in the exercise as per the regulations. The MWRRA, established in August 2005 by the State government under an Act of the Legislature, completed its first tariff exercise in May 2011. The exercise ended with the issue of a tariff order conveying water charges for volumetric use by various categories of users for the period 2010-2013. The order was preceded by the finalization of the criteria for bulk water tariff in June 2010 through an elaborate process of public consultation as prescribed by section 11 (d) of the Act. Under another section of the Act {Section 11(u)} the Authority is required to review and revise the water charges every three years. Thus the first revision in water charges becomes due from 2013 for the period 2013-16.