Current trends of public opinion towards block water tariff in developing countries: A case study from Al-Bireh City, Palestine

The aim of this study was to estimate the socio-economic determinants of the residential water tariff system for Al-Bireh city, Palestine. Results confirmed that similar to 60% of respondents considered that the current water pricing as high in Al-Bireh. The majority (76.4%) of households would be willing to pay 1%-3% of their monthly income for possible new water tariff in return for services provided for them have arisen. More than 55% of families having greater than six family members showed to be more willing to pay higher percentages for water. This correlated to the increase of family members, households found the water pricing more reasonable (36.6%). Large households with higher income that have increased water consumption are more willing to pay larger amounts for their needs. Households with larger family members with limited income and education tend to think water pricing is high and their knowledge behind water pricing is mostly inadequate.