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Avoiding Litigation and Preserving Public Confidence Through Compliance Auditing
Author(s) -
Koorse Steven J.
Publication year - 1992
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.1551-8833.1992.tb07426.x
Subject(s) - audit , compliance (psychology) , business , process (computing) , risk analysis (engineering) , subject (documents) , process management , accounting , public relations , computer science , political science , psychology , social psychology , operating system , library science
This article encourages water suppliers to engage in a systematic compliance evaluation of their operations with respect to the host of environmental laws and regulations to which they are subject. The article begins with an overview of the compliance auditing process and then discusses its potential benefits. A description is given of the auditing procedure and how it can be tailored to fit the needs of individual water systems.