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Interagency Connections: Insurance Against Interruptions in Supply
Author(s) -
Boyle Daniel B.
Publication year - 1980
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.1551-8833.1980.tb04495.x
Subject(s) - backup , agency (philosophy) , business , water supply , environmental resource management , operations management , environmental science , engineering , environmental engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology
Occasionally, for either planned or unplanned reasons, a water agency can have a temporary breakdown in its water supply system. If this involves a major source of supply, the agency will have to use stored water or other backup sources to meet its needs. In Southern California, interagency connections have proven to be important backup sources.