Deregulation! Impacts on the Water Industry

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Reviews the ways in which recently deregulated utilities or industries have modified business practices to embrace more competitive modes of operation and identifies the lessons to be learned by water supply utilities from such changes. Identifies potential opportunities to partner or negotiate with deregulated utilities. Published in 2000.

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02/01/2003

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Deregulation! Impacts on the Water Industry

Abstract

Resources

Deregulation! Impacts on the Water Industry

Implementing Ecosystem Service and Natural and Social Capital Accounting Approaches

Strategic Business Planning as a Water Resource Management Tool

Advancing Benefits and Co-Benefits Quantification and Monetization for Green Stormwater Infrastructure: An Interactive Guidebook for Comparison Case Studies

Developing Strategic Consumer Messaging for Microplastics in Drinking Water Supplies

Establishing Industry-Wide Guidance for Water Utility Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories

Developing a Framework for Quantifying Energy Optimization Reporting

Your Water System is Not Isolated - Interdependencies are Important