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Legal and Moral Responsibilities of Water Utility Management
Author(s) -
Murdoch John H.
Publication year - 1962
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/j.1551-8833.1962.tb00890.x
Subject(s) - water utility , obligation , business , moral obligation , preference , service (business) , water industry , public service , moral responsibility , legal responsibility , law and economics , public relations , marketing , law , economics , political science , water supply , engineering , microeconomics , environmental engineering
This article discusses the legal and moral responsibilities of water utility management. It states that a water utility has a legal responsibility to provide reasonably adequate water service to customers within its service areas without unreasonable preference or discrimination. As far as moral responsibility, the article states that a water utility has the moral obligation to run an efficient organization, without waste, building a team dedicated to public service, and to try diligently to guide the public in its territory toward acceptance of the higher goals of service which the industry is envisioning.