Evaluation of Willingness to Pay for Reliable and Sustainable household Water Use in Ilorin, Nigeria
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2013-11-04
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African Journals Online
Abstract
This study focused on the evaluation of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for sustainable household water use in
Ilorin, Nigeria. The study involved assessment of the existing water supply situation particularly
considering water use indicators such as demography, adequacy of existing water supply system and
WTP for reliable supply. Field work involved the use of structured questionnaire to obtain data on
household water use and WTP for a reliable water supply of the sampled houses consisting three land
use patterns. Stata/SE 8.0 and Microsoft EXCEL software were employed to evaluate the variables that
affect WTP for improved household water use while ccontingency Valuation Method was adopted to
evaluate the WTP for reliable and sustainable service delivery. The findings of the study revealed that:
approximately 70 % of total sampled households were connected to municipal supply out of which 13 %
indicated satisfaction in terms of sufficiency and 87 % used alternative sources to augment water supply;
consumers are willing to pay an average sum of N737.22 per month for improved water supply services
and; gender, water quality and household income level have significant impact on WTP at 5% level of
significance. There is the need to put in place a framework to enhance improvement of system reliability
and sustainability.
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evaluation, willingness, reliability, sustainability, household, water
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Ayanshola, A.M., Sule, B.F. and Salami, A.W. (2013): Evaluation of Willingness to Pay for Reliable and Sustainable household Water Use in Ilorin, Nigeria, Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 6(6): 754-762, http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejesm.v6i6.6S