Abstract

Virtually all rural households in the Netherlands are now supplied with piped and treated drinking water. This feat was largely accomplished over a 40‐year period, beginning in the early 1920s, by a combination of self‐help, sensible but affordable water rates, and partial government subsidies to promote extension of water services by regional utilities to remote areas. The Dutch experience could serve as a model throughout the world in providing safe and reliable water to villages and farms.

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