Description
America's Water and Wastewater Crisis
The Role of Private Enterprise
Author: Solomon Lewis D.
Language: EnglishSubjects for America's Water and Wastewater Crisis:
Keywords
Clean Water State Revolving Fund; Water State Revolving Fund; Lewis D; Solomon; Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; Public Private Partnerships; Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure; Private Activity Bonds; Wastewater Treatment Industry; America’s Water Supply; National Regulatory Research Institute; Wastewater Infrastructure; Tax Exempt Debt; Wastewater Industry; Groundwater Depletion; Urban Heat Islands; Current Ceo; Hudson Institute Study; Water Free Urinals; EPA’s Guidance; EPA Review; Energy Recovery; Tax Exempt Bond Market; City County Council; Climate Change Science Program; Revolving Loan Programs; United Water
Publication date: 08-2011
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 10-2012
Support: Print on demand
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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.