Tools Released to Help Small Drinking Water Systems
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week released two new tools and a suggested affordability approach for small water utilities trying to balance the demands for quality water with their financial ability to deliver. The targeted systems serve 3,300 customers or fewer. The first tool, "Setting Small Drinking Water System Rates for a Sustainable Future," will help owners and operators understand the full costs of providing a quality and adequate supply of drinking water to their customers and guide them in setting water rates that will support these costs. The second tool, "Case Studies of Sustainable Water and Wastewater Pricing," provides real-world examples of eight drinking-water systems and their approach to determining and establishing rates. Both these tools are available on EPA’s Drinking Water Infrastructure webpage. |
2/17/2006 |
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