Do we know what we are paying for when we receive a water bill? Do we have access to understandable information about water service tariffs?
In her insightful post on water utility billing, Sahana Singh shows how unclear utility bills can be with an example from India. She also points to the potential water utility bills can have as communication tools to engage with customers. She refers to research by the Water Research Commission (WRC) in South Africa on how to improve bill formats to make them more understandable.
This shows that transparent access to information is not only about receiving a bill (which is already a positive start) but about receiving it in a readable and comprehensive format.