Wastewater Infrastructure Financing
Wastewater Infrastructure Financing

Author: David Trimble

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 143793739X

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Communities will need hundreds of billions of dollars in coming years to construct and upgrade wastewater infrastructure. Policymakers have proposed a variety of approaches to finance this infrastructure, incl. the creation of a national infrastructure bank (NIB) and the increased use of privately financed public-private partnerships (PPP). In this context, this report identified: (1) Stakeholder views on issues to be considered in the design of an NIB; and (2) the extent to which private financing has been used in wastewater PPPs and its reported advantages and challenges. In conducting this work, a questionnaire was administered to 37 stakeholders with expertise in wastewater utilities, infrastructure needs, and financing. Charts and tables.

Congressional Record
Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Author: Mary Tiemann

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1437934293

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Much progress has been made in assuring the quality of public water supplies since the SDWA was first enacted in 1974. However, an array of issues remain. Contents of this report: (1) Last Major Reauthor. and Amend.; Regulated Public Water Systems; (2) Issues: Regulating Drinking Water Contaminants: Contaminant Candidate List; Regulatory Determinations; Unreg. Contaminant Monitoring; Standard-Setting; Recent and Pending Rules; Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water; Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs and Funding; Small Systems Issues: Exemptions; Small System Variances and Affordability; Small System Legislation; Underground Injection Control Program: Carbon Sequestration and Storage; Hydraulic Fracturing. Tables.

America's Water and Wastewater Crisis
America's Water and Wastewater Crisis

Author: Lewis D. Solomon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-12

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1351532057

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This book examines the role of private firms in the American water and wastewater industry. As more water infrastructure shifts from public- to private-sector control, vendors, consultants, and facilities are taking on more importance. Lewis D. Solomon presents an historical overview of water supply and treatment needs and the role of the government, including how water policy has been crafted. He argues that water scarcity is becoming a problem due to groundwater depletion, contamination, and patterns of consumption. He examines the impact of climate change on water availability and quality considering voluntary conservation programs and mandatory restrictions for water use. Solomon points to how for-profit firms can use technology to increase water supply. He describes what privatization would look like in practice and reviews evidence from two case studies. Solomon proposes privatization as a viable response to America's water crisis that can address both scarcity and capital problems. America's Water and Wastewater Crisis presents a careful examination of how the water industry has operated in the United States in the past and how it may work as we move into the future. This book is invaluable to environmental specialists, businessmen, and government officials.