Abstract
In this study,it is aimed to reveal the importance of water pricing in sustainable management of water in municipalities. The pricing of water on the case of Merzifon district was made within the scope of the relevant application. Water unit price is determined by considering management and operating expenses, depreciation, non-capitalized renewal, improvement and extension costs and profitability ratio. The total system cost was calculated for the management of wastewater collection service and the waste water was priced.
The unit price of water was 1.86 TL per unit m³ for 2017 and 2.08 TL for 2018. The price of waste water unit m³ was determined as 1,67 TL for 2018. According to the results of the evaluation, it has been determined that the depreciation of infrastructure assets should be used in renewal programs in order to manage the water and wastewater pricing as well as the sustainable management of water and wastewater services in the following years.