Economic performance of water supply and sanitation services in Algeria, case of Souk-Ahras
Water supply and sanitation services (WSSS) face numerous institutional, technical and financial constraints. The expectations of customers and, more broadly, the social and environmental dimensions also determine the supply of services. The objective of this article is to analyze the economic situation with the aim of improving the performance of WSSS in Algeria, using the example of the Souk-Ahras Department. This research includes an empirical analysis (technical and financial) of the management of WSSS, by analyzing data collected from the WSSS management services of the department of Souk-Ahras. According to our results, drinking water and sanitation tariffs do not cover operating costs, rehabilitation and renewal investment costs and tariff grids give large consumers the benefit of the "solidarity" tariffs for the first billing periods.