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In 2011, the date when most of the contractual texts in the water supply and sanitation sector expire, the Government, to make decisions concerning the organization and forecast of the financial balance of the sector, decided to launch three key studies whose results will feed into a study on the institutional evolution of the sector. This study is one of three key studies.

In order to better match supply to demand and to preserve the financial balance of the water and sanitation sector, this study aims at two specific objectives:

• To have updated and improved knowledge on the willingness to pay of households for different levels of drinking water and sanitation services on the urban water supply perimeter
• Have an updated model for forecasting the total demand for water and sanitation services on the period 2009-2025, including all uses.

• Carrying out a household and large consumer survey to characterize:
  • Segmentation of the current drinking water market by spending and consumption levels and by customer typology
  • The level of current demand from populations in relation to the desired level of service
  • The willingness of unserved households to pay for water and sanitation services
• Establishment of an updated model of demand for water and sanitation services by 2030 using a two-step process:
  • Definition of basic data and realistic and concerted projection hypotheses
  • Appropriation of the model by the Senegalese authorities

Strategic recommendations, to both preserve the financial balance of the sector, respect equity between the different categories of users and support households to access/improve their water and sanitation services, integrated into an updated model forecast for 2030.