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Is it time for water utilities to rethink pricing?
Author(s) -
Overcast H. Edwin
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.5942/jawwa.2012.104.0076
Subject(s) - revenue , service (business) , distribution (mathematics) , stability (learning theory) , capital (architecture) , environmental economics , economics , business , microeconomics , operations research , computer science , finance , engineering , mathematics , economy , mathematical analysis , archaeology , machine learning , history
Water utilities could improve revenue stability by recovering distribution system capital costs through a fixed monthly service charge and covering other expenses through volumetric rates.