ed Nations Statistics Division 2006
http://unstats.un.org/ unsd/environmentgl/
gesform.asp?getitem=1046)
Tailings Wastes separated out during the processing of crops and min- eral ores, including residues of raw materials (United Nations Statistics Division 2006
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/environ- mentgl/
gesform.asp?getitem=1119)
Transboundary Crossing or existing across national boundaries (Encarta World English Dictionary 2009
http://encarta.msn.com/diction- ary_1861721403/
transboundary.html)
Urban wastewater collection system
A system of conduits which collect and conduct urban waste- water. Collecting systems are often operated by public authori- ties or semi-public associations (United Nations Statistics Di- vision 2009
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/ENVIRONMENT/ wastewater.htm)
Urban wastewater treatment
All treatment of wastewater in urban wastewater treatment plants (UWWTP’s). UWWTP’s are usually operated by public authorities or by private companies working by order of public authorities. Includes wastewater delivered to treatment plants by trucks (United Nations Statistics Division 2009 http://un-
stats.un.org/unsd/ENVIRONMENT/wastewater.htm)
Waste assimilation
Both forests and wetlands provide a natural buffer between hu- man activities and water supplies, filtering out pathogens such as Giardia or Escherichia, nutrients such as nitrogen and phos- phorus, as well as metals and sediments. This benefits humans in the form of safe drinking water, and plants and animals by reducing harmful algae blooms, reduction of dissolved oxygen and excessive sediment in water (The University of Vermont
Willingness to charge
There is growing evidence that many urban and rural communi- ties are willing to pay more than the prevailing rates for water and sanitation, to ensure a better or more reliable service. However, governments seem unwilling to match this with a willingness to charge consumers for these services and the result is a continu- ing cycle of low revenues, high costs, unsatisfactory services and financial crisis (UNDP-World Bank 1999 http://124.30.164.71/ asciweb/kwa/site/Content%20Resources/Financial%20As- pects/National/Willingness%20to%20Pay%20Dehradun.pdf)
Willingness to pay
The amount an individual is willing to pay to acquire some good or service. This may be elicited from stated or revealed preference approaches (UNEP 1995)
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White elephant Something costly to maintain; an expensive and often rare or valuable possession whose upkeep is a considerable financial burden (Encarta World English Dictionary 2009 http://en-
carta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults. aspx?lextype=3&search=white%20elephant)
2004
http://ecovalue.uvm.edu/evp/modules/nz/evp_es_defi- nitions.asp)
Water stressed A country is water stressed if the available freshwater supply relative to water withdrawals acts as an important constraint on development (WHO, WMO and UNEP 2003 http://www.who. int/globalchange/publications/cchhbook/en/
index.html)
Water table
Level below which water-saturated soil is encountered. It is also known as groundwater surface (United Nations Statistics Di- vision 2006
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/environmentgl/ges- form.asp?getitem=1205)
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