The water supply price for water conservancy project plays an important role in ensuring the sound operation of the projects

regulating supply and demand

and promoting water conservation.In order to implement the requirements of deepen water price reform

this article explores the price

costs and affordability of water supply price for water conservancy projects based on the basic principles of price formation in Marxism.According to the basic principles of Marxist political economy

price is essentially the monetary expression of commodity value. The commodity water price that humans sell directly to water users through the use of water conservancy projects such as interception

storage

diversion

and lifting is the water supply price for water conservancy projects. The reflected commodity value includes the value of the means of production consumed and transferred to the commodity

the value created by necessary labor

and the value created by surplus labor. The monetary expression of the first two items is cost.A reasonable water price should take into account the affordability of water users

water conservancy project operators

and the government

which should not exceed the actual payment ability of water users and their willingness to pay and should be able to make up for the operating costs of the project and have reasonable profits. The government's financial resources can support and ensure the smooth operation of the water supply price system.