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Category : Privatization
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Response to Congress on Privatization of Wastewater Facilities
Author: Response to Congress on Privatization of Wastewater Facilities
Author: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781294020875
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health and the environment is seen through each of its official publications. These publications outline new policies, detail problems with enforcing laws, document the need for new legislation, and describe new tactics to use to solve these issues. This collection of publications ranges from historic documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and Environmental Health.
Response To Congress On Privatization Of Wastewater Facilities... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... July 1997
Author: H.R. 1907, the Federal-Aid Facility Privatization Act of 1995
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and TechnologyPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Response to Congress on Use of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Wastewater ManagementPublisher:
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Category : Sewage
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Privatization of Water Services in the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309170761
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those services. Unlike other utility services, local governments have generally assumed responsibility for providing water services. Privatization of such services can include the outright sale of system assets, or various forms of public-private partnershipsâ€"from the simple provision of supplies and services, to private design construction and operation of treatment plants and distribution systems. Many factors are contributing to the growing interest in the privatization of water services. Higher operating costs, more stringent federal water quality and waste effluent standards, greater customer demands for quality and reliability, and an aging water delivery and wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure are all challenging municipalities that may be short of funds or technical capabilities. For municipalities with limited capacities to meet these challenges, privatization can be a viable alternative. Privatization of Water Services evaluates the fiscal and policy implications of privatization, scenarios in which privatization works best, and the efficiencies that may be gained by contracting with private water utilities.
America's Water and Wastewater Crisis
Author: Lewis D. SolomonPublisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 1412847303
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This book examines the role of private firms in the American water and wastewater industry. As more water infrastructure shifts from public- to private-sector control, vendors, consultants, and facilities are taking on more importance. Lewis D. Solomon presents an historical overview of water supply and treatment needs and the role of the government, including how water policy has been crafted. He argues that water scarcity is becoming a problem due to groundwater depletion, contamination, and patterns of consumption. He examines the impact of climate change on water availability and quality considering voluntary conservation programs and mandatory restrictions for water use. Solomon points to how for-profit firms can use technology to increase water supply. He describes what privatization would look like in practice and reviews evidence from two case studies. Solomon proposes privatization as a viable response to America’s water crisis that can address both scarcity and capital problems. America’s Water and Wastewater Crisis presents a careful examination of how the water industry has operated in the United States in the past and how it may work as we move into the future. This book is invaluable to environmental specialists, businessmen, and government officials.
EPA National Publications Catalog
Author: United States. Environmental Protection AgencyPublisher:
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Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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