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The Interrelationship Between Water Consumption and Rates
Author(s) -
Call Harrison
Publication year - 1977
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.1551-8833.1977.tb02543.x
Subject(s) - water consumption , consumption (sociology) , economics , natural resource economics , price elasticity of demand , interest rate , environmental economics , microeconomics , water resource management , environmental science , macroeconomics , social science , sociology
Changes in the social and economic climate are affecting Utilities' rate‐making process. Utilities must be prepared for and carefully consider suggested rate proposals, such as life‐line, universal block, and conservation discount, especially in conjunction with the elasticity of demand.