In particular, the application of an increasing price system with a gradual decrease in the amount of government financing is proposed. Willingness to pay for water management services is not sufficient in and of itself. A combination of economic conditions, leading to the successful implementation of pricing tools for water management services, is needed. The tax component should be excluded from the price model for water management services. It is also advisable to introduce a draft statute on the provision of tax exemptions for water management services during the initial transition stage.
Most countries subsidize agricultural producers by refunding their water service expenses.
Since high mineralization of irrigation water greatly reduces the productivity of agricultural land, this project has proposed corrective coefficients which should be applied to the tariffs for irrigation water. The mineralization level of irrigation water in the Amu Darya and Syr Darya basins is currently stabilized, and corrective coefficients can be used until such time as steps are taken to demineralize the water resources in these basins. The government should support these associations with a system of preferential crediting and the establishment of a service infrastructure. Such organizational work has been started in the South Kazakstan oblast in the framework of this project within the boundaries of Zhetysaisky district. The establishment of associations and their support by the government should be developed at the second stage.