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Abstract
Economic valuation of water is useful in the administration
and management of water. Population growth and urbanization
caused municipal water demand increase in Iran.
Limited water resource supply and urban water network
capacity raised complexity in water resources management.
Present condition suggests using economic value of water as a
criterion for allocating policies and feasibility study of urban
water supply projects. This study use contingent valuation
method for determining economic value of drinking water in
Kohkiloye & Boyerahmad province. Required data set were
obtained from 177 questionnaires by applying stratified random
sampling in 2011 year. From 136 investigated urban households
111 ones are willing to pay more for qualified drinking water.
Also, from 41 investigated rural households only 3 ones are
willing to pay more for qualified drinking water. Results
indicated that economic value of drinking water is 6877 Rial
per cubic meter.