Simple water supply business - Kanisui Doujigyo

…Among businesses that supply water through waterworks according to general demand (waterworks), those with a planned water supply population of 101 to 5,000 people are called simple waterworks. Waterworks are, in principle, self-sustaining, but this is a classification and name established by the government for the purpose of spreading waterworks in areas such as farming, mountain, and fishing villages, where small communities cannot afford the construction costs of waterworks facilities, by providing high rates of national subsidies. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "simple water supply businesses" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…一般の需要に応じて水道により水を供給する事業(水道事業)のうち，計画給水人口が101人以上5000人以下のものを簡易水道事業という。水道事業は独立採算を原則としているが，農山漁村などで小集落のために水道施設の建設費を負担しきれない地域へ，高率の国庫補助を行って水道を普及させる目的で行政上設けた区分と名称である。…

※「簡易水道事業」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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