Project #2950

Regional Solutions to Water Supply Provision

$420,662
Completed
Principal Investigator
Robert
Raucher
Research Manager
Susan Turnquist Ph.D., MPA
Contractor
Abt Associates, Inc.
Water Supply Planning
Utility Management
Integrated Planning & Water Management

Abstract

Identifies a suite of options to assist utilities in considering regional strategies to develop new or more reliable water supplies, facilitate compliance, or gain appreciable efficiencies. Provides information on successful regional approaches and an interactive tool for decision-making. Emphasizes the importance of identifying benefits early in the process. The Second Edition includes a checklist and discussion of the elements of a wholesale water supply agreement, among the most commonly used of regional agreements. Includes a CD-ROM. Research partner: USEPA. The First Edition was published in 2006. The Second Edition was published in 2008.

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