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Small Systems Can Help Shape National Water Policy
Author(s) -
Scheltens John P.
Publication year - 2002
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.1551-8833.2002.tb09503.x
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , quality (philosophy) , business , public administration , limited resources , public relations , political science , environmental economics , economics , risk analysis (engineering) , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology
US government officials may know that small systems are having difficulty meeting new water quality regulations but most probably aren't fully aware of how limited small systems' resources are. This article discusses how small systems can influence the policies coming out of Washington, but to do so, they must start building professional relationships with their representatives in congress.