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Source Water Protection Cost‐Benefit Tool
Author(s) -
Oxenford Jeff,
Henderson James
Publication year - 2010
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.1551-8833.2010.tb10173.x
Subject(s) - water source , triple bottom line , cost–benefit analysis , social benefits , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental economics , environmental resource management , business , environmental science , water resource management , economics , political science , materials science , tailings , law , metallurgy , sustainable development
This article discusses an online tool to help identify options for source water protection (SWP), assess costs and benefits (qualitative and quantitative) of those options, and identify uncertainties. The tool is based on a triple‐bottom‐line (i.e., economic, environmental, and social) analysis framework that can be accessed on the Source Water Protection Cost/Benefit Tool website. The article discusses how to use the tool, and provides examples of the benefits that are included in each of the triple‐bottom‐line categories.