Performance Benchmarking for Water Utilities

Abstract

Determines areas of water utility operations and management that would be appropriate for developing benchmarks to evaluate utility performance. Includes suggestions that water utility managers would be able to use to evaluate and improve performance of their individual operations. Published in 1996. Foundation subscribers can download this Web-only report.

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01/01/1997

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Performance Benchmarking for Water Utilities

Abstract

Resources

Performance Benchmarking For Water Utilities

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Climate Change in Water Utility Planning: Decision Analytic Approaches

Managing Infrastructure Risk: The Consequence of Failure for Buried Assets

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