The Analytical Support for the Development of the Water Supplly and Sewage Industry in Kharkiv Region

Abstract

The article is aimed at disclosing the regional features of the sphere of water supply and sewerage in Kharkiv region for formation of perspective directions of development of this industry. It is identified that the public utilities of Kharkiv region have tendencies of development, inherent for the Ukrainian public utilities in general: constant decrease of volumes of provision of water supply and sewerage services; high level of deterioration of water supply and sewerage networks; significant losses of water in the network; unsatisfactory technical condition of the enterprises of this industry; stable excess of the actual cost of utility services over the average rate of implementation; absence of own sources of improvement of technical condition of water supply and sewerage systems. Prospective directions for further researches are improvement of financial and economic mechanism for functioning of the industry, development of own sources of financing on the basis of a stimulating tariff formation, expansion of the existing sources of income by connecting of new consumers to water consumption and sewerage systems, search for additional sources of income.

Keywords

• water supply and sewerage
• dynamics of indicators
• losses of water in the network
• sources of financing