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https://lifeofresearch.com/articles/182 Sonia Ferdous Hoque Life of Research 2021 Rural water supply Private investments Reverse osmosis Water vending Water service providers Water distribution Bangladesh Seasonal water demand Journal article Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Small water service providers operating in informal markets across the Global South address critical gaps in public investments in the rural water sector. This study analyses the growth and operations of private desalination plants and distributing vendors in Khulna, Bangladesh, within the broader landscape of uncoordinated investments by government, donors and households. Household water choices and payment behaviour vary spatially and seasonally, with observable wealth differences in self-supply investments in rainwater tanks and tubewells. Monitoring and regulating informal private providers can improve sectoral coordination, increase efficiency of service delivery and unlock commercial finances against the backdrop of declining aid-based financing.