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Talk Is Cheap, and Water Is Cheap
Author(s) -
Maxwell Steve
Publication year - 2014
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.2014.106.0104
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , volume (thermodynamics) , quality (philosophy) , water quality , water supply , water resources , environmental economics , business , environmental science , natural resource economics , water resource management , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , environmental engineering , economics , ecology , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , machine learning , biology
A recent USEPA review notes the difficulty of accurately pinpointing or quantifying the value of water, because it depends upon so many multiple dimensions, such as “the volume of water supplied, where the water is supplied, when it is supplied, whether the supply is reliable, and whether the quality of the water meets the requirements of the intended use.” The review concludes by saying that “protecting and efficiently managing our water resources is essential to maintaining a strong, vibrant economy.”