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How Much Is It Worth? An Overview of Valuing Water Utilities
Author(s) -
Mastracchio John,
McCartney Andy,
Fedder Toby,
Bui Ann,
King Philip,
Lane Mike
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/awwa.1554
Subject(s) - valuation (finance) , consolidation (business) , water sector , business valuation , water utility , environmental economics , business , economics , finance , water supply , engineering , environmental engineering
Key Takeaways Several situations for water utilities call for valuation of the water system, such as consolidation, sale, forming a new entity, and eminent domain. Valuing water utilities requires drawing upon well‐established standard valuation concepts and general approaches. Because the water sector is subject to numerous and complex regulations, valuing water utilities entails many considerations and requires water sector and business valuation expertise.