使用再生水来抵消饮用水需求正变得越来越普遍。设定再生水费率和收费是建立和运行再生水系统的一个重要因素。这一过程很复杂，因为提供再生水的成本往往高于提供饮用水的成本，尽管再生水的质量通常较低。然而，再生水的长期效益非常显著，大多数公用事业公司都希望鼓励使用再生水。为了说明公用事业公司应该如何为再生水定价以鼓励其使用，本文总结了23家运营再生水系统的美国公用事业公司使用的费率和定价策略的调查结果。此外，根据亚利桑那州图森市水利局的案例研究，讨论了设定再生水费率的策略。 在某些情况下，将再生水定价低于其服务成本水平是有充分的经济理由的。包括5个参考文献、表格。

The use of reclaimed water to offset potable water demands is becoming more popular. Setting reclaimed water rates and charges is an important factor in establishing and operating a reclaimed water system. This process is complex because it often costs more to provide reclaimed water than it does to provide potable water even though reclaimed water is generally of lower quality. The long-term benefits of reclaimed water, however, are significant enough that most utilities want to encourage its use. To illustrate how a utility should price reclaimed water in order to encourage its use, this article summarizes results of a survey of rates and pricing strategies used by 23 US utilities that operate reclaimed water systems. In addition, strategies for setting reclaimed water rates are discussed based on a case study developed for the city of Tucson, Arizona, Water Department. In some circumstanes, sound economic justifications exist for pricing reclaimed water below its embedded cost-of-service level. Includes 5 references, tables.