A theoretical and practical study on urban water price--Taking price of running water in Jinan as a case

Based on the analysis of the value of water resources,the view that reasonable wa ter price consists of the valuation of water resources,water supply cost,external cost and opportunity cost is clarified.As many problems concerning water price exist in Jinan,standards of reason-able water resources charge should be worked out including the charges of surface water re-sources,underground water resources and channeling water resources from Yellow River.Criteri-ons of the charge for sewage treatment should be raised.The existing unreasonable water pricing methods must be reformed.In order to impel the whole society to economically use water re-sources,the seasonal water price and water price formulated according to the quantity of con-suming water should be put into practice.