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A spatial costing system for drinking water
Author(s) -
Clark Robert M.,
Fender Victor F.,
Gillean James I.
Publication year - 1982
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.1551-8833.1982.tb04839.x
Subject(s) - activity based costing , water supply , business , environmental economics , environmental planning , risk analysis (engineering) , water resource management , environmental science , environmental engineering , economics , marketing
The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 (PL 93‐523) has necessitated a fundamental reexamination of the ways in which drinking water is supplied in the United States. A primary feature of the act is that the economics and cost of water supply and water delivery must be considered before regulations are promulgated. The tools available to water utility managers that will enable them to make these assessments are limited. This paper describes the development and application of a spatial costing system that will allow the manager to determine the real costs associated with delivering water to the consumer.