Description: Social benefits: Fairness of calculations: The transition from standard charging to payment based on consumption eliminates social tension between different groups of consumers. Residents will pay only for what they have consumed, and will not cover the "average" losses in the village. Improving the quality of service (Pressure stabilization): The introduction of metering disciplines consumers and reduces irrational use of water (for example, overtime watering of household plots with drinking water). This allows stabilizing the hydraulic pressure in the network, ensuring the availability of water on upper floors or in remote houses even during peak hours. Transparency: Building trust in the utility company thanks to a clear charging mechanism. Social costs: Temporary inconvenience: Short-term interruption of water supply on individual streets during installation work in wells. Changing behavioral habits:

Environmental benefits: Water conservation: Establishing metering is the most effective tool to combat waste. Reducing water withdrawal from natural sources (or reducing water purchases from a wholesale supplier) reduces the burden on the ecosystem. Energy efficiency and decarbonization: Reducing water losses directly reduces the operating time of pumping equipment. This leads to electricity savings and, as a result, a reduction in indirect CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Detection of hidden leaks: Sectoral metering allows you to quickly localize underground surges, preventing waterlogging of soils and washing away of building foundations. Environmental costs: No harm (DNSH): The project does not foresee a negative impact on the environment. The generated construction waste (dismantled old valves, pipe remains) will be recycled or disposed of in accordance with current legislation.

Indirect benefits (Institutional and economic): Financial sustainability of the service provider: Reducing commercial losses (water theft) and increasing the level of payment collections will allow the utility to accumulate funds for current repairs, reducing the need for subsidies from the local budget. Digitalization of the community: Creating a technical base for the implementation of the “Smart Water” system (remote transmission of indicators, online balance monitoring), which improves the investment attractiveness of the community for international donors. Budgetary effect: Local budget funds saved on water utility subsidies can be redirected to the development of social infrastructure (education, medicine). Indirect costs: Operating costs: The need to finance periodic metrological verification of installed meters (once every 4 years) and maintain a staff of controllers or implement an automated data collection system.