|
24 World Bank Group, "Toolkit 1: Selecting an Option for Private Sector Participation," The
<br />World Bank Group. http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/wstoolki~bs/kitl/coments.html.
<br />2, Phone conversation with Doug Holcomb of Texas Natural Resource Conservation
<br />Commission, ~lune 2009,.
<br />26 Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Utility County Reports, ~lune 4,9,002.
<br />Obtained from Doug Holcomb, TNRCC, Utilities & Districts Section, Austin
<br />
<br />27 Dysard ~loe, supra.
<br />ss Reed-Stowe & Co., supra, p. 39.
<br />29 Ibid. Attachments 1-2.
<br />s0 Ibid.
<br />s~ Tricia Cortez, "Water Workers Meet New Boss," May 9,1, 2009,. E1 Paso Morning Times
<br />ss Phone conversation with City of Houston Water Department Chief Engineer, Dominque
<br />Gbenoba, ~lanuary 9,9,001. Also see, ~lim Barlow, "Finding Efficiency in Water Delivery,"
<br />Houston Chronicle, April 9,7,2001. HoustonChronicle.com.
<br />ss USFilter, "Examine alternative institutional structures for the implementation of a water
<br />development and delivery sytem, and the cost implications of those alternatives." Part of
<br />Appendix D, Regional Water Plan, Region P, available at www.twdb.smte/tx.us. (copy also
<br />available from TCPS).
<br />s4 Telephone conversation with Freeport City Manager, Ron Bottoms on ~lanuary 17, 9,001.
<br />s, Reed-Stowe & Company, supra, pg 1 of 9, of Attachment.
<br />s6 Texas Administrative Code, 30 T.A.C. chapter 9,91.
<br />s? See generally Title 10, Texas Gov't Code. Specific city charters may also contain
<br />procurement regulations that affect potential privatization of water and wastewater services.
<br />ss Reed-Stowe & Company, supra, pp. 87-89.
<br />s9 House Research Organization, Bill Analysis, HB 19,81, prepared April 18,9,001, Texas
<br />House of Representatives, Austin, Texas.
<br />40 If the utility is within a municipality, the municipality approves the rate structure, unless
<br />it decides to relinquish that responsibility to the TNRCC.
<br />4~ Rachel Graves, "Acres Homes Residents Seek Lower Water Rates" Houston Chronicle,
<br />Wednesday, November 1, 9,000.
<br />42 Zeke MaeCormaek, "Water fee fight Settled: AquaSouree drops bid for Uniform Rates" San
<br />Antonio Express-News, Metro Section, Thursday, September 9,7, 9,001.
<br />43 Texas Water Development Board, Stakeholders Report--Policy Issues and
<br />
<br />Recommendations, pp. 19,-13, Fall 9,001, available at www.twdb.state.tx (click on
<br />"Stakeholders' Forum Report).
<br />44 While the 1999 Reed-Stowe study is a good starting point, it has some limitations. First, it
<br />is a bit dated and may not reflect more recent experience with privatization in Texas cities.
<br />Second, the study lacks quantitative data on purported cost savings of privatization in the
<br />various cities. It also reflects primarily subjective evaluations via an interview process,
<br />versus a more rigorous quantitative analysis of the risks and benefits. The report is also
<br />mainly focused on wastewater privatization, and there are additional concerns applicable to
<br />water privatization not reflected in the report. Finally, it appears to include several
<br />examples of systems being contracted to or bought by river authorities, which are not private
<br />companies, but no distinction between the two types of entities is made in evaluating cities'
<br />experience.
<br />4, Reed-Stowe & Company, supra, p.3.
<br />
<br />
<br />
|