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Water User Demand: Cost Allocation and Taxation
Author(s) -
Jack Stuart,
Berubé Clement,
Demard Hubert
Publication year - 1979
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.1551-8833.1979.tb04327.x
Subject(s) - environmental economics , user fee , cost allocation , on demand , demand management , business , computer science , operations research , microeconomics , economics , engineering , commerce , accounting , macroeconomics , political science , law
This study analyzes the impact of user demands on the design and operation of the Sainte Foy, Que., municipal water system. A method for allocating joint water costs to individual user groups is developed, and a tax structure oriented to management of demand is proposed.