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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"water rates"”.
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An analysis of the ability of Virginia's water systems to finance system improvements
The Safe Drinking Water Act and its 1986 Amendments are expected to result in increasing costs for water systems. The ability of systems to finance the required improvements is examined. The financial needs of water systems are examined to determine if needs vary by system ownership or system size. …
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Avoided Water Cost of Electricity Generation for Solar PV and Wind Technologies in Southern California
… is to provide a foundation for evaluating the water costs associated with electricity production to calculate the avoided water cost of energy for solar PV and wind technologies relative to coal, natural gas, nuclear, geothermal, concentrated solar thermal, and biomass. Water consumption is …
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Meeting the mandate for clean water : an evaluation of privately managed U.S. water and wastewater systems
Reliable provision of clean and safe drinking water is critical for public health, economic stability and growth in the United States. Due to a combination of financial, regulatory and operational challenges, however, it is becoming increasingly difficult for publicly owned and operated water …
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The Politics of Local Service Provision in the United States
… of the revenue base, voter preferences over tax rates and fees, and the need and capacity to seek intergovernmental aid. Each standalone chapter of this dissertation examines one of these components. In the first chapter, I use data from the U.S. Census and Census of Governments to examine how …
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What Is The Economic Feasibility Of Implementing Grey Water Infrastructure At The Citywide Level?
… and economic feasibility of implementing grey water recycling systems at a citywide scale. Past and present conditions of fresh water scarcity are discussed, and how scarcity will be exacerbated by climate change. Previous technological developments and initiatives are discussed, and how they …
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Pipe dream : why Utah's water managers continue to prioritize supply-side solutions
… irrigation ditches and canals to harness what water there was for their farms. Since then, Utah water managers have solved water supply problems by building large infrastructure projects. Today, Utah's population is growing rapidly, but the water supplies that enable its desert oases are not, …
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Policies Affecting Production Practices and Adoption of Integrated Pest Management for Jamaican Farmers in Ebony Park, Clarendon
… harvest), elimination of the concessionary water rates to farmers, lowering the duty concession rate to farmers, lowering the Common External Tariff, appreciation of the real exchange rate, elimination of the credit subsidy and a fall in the real interest rate. The results of the model …
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The economics of urban water policy : infrastructure, scarcity, and conservation
This research focuses on urban water policy. The three papers extend the literature through economic application, taking theory in a direction that informs water resource managers on optimal decision-making or a better approach to management. Three primary results are: first, that the optimal …
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A management study of irrigation farming in the Ashburton-Lyndhurst scheme of Mid-Canterbury
… for flood irrigation, and a good supply of water existed in the snowfed rivers that dissected the Plain. The scheme was to be administered by the Ministry of Works, who contracted to provide water to those farmers who signed agreements. The Lands and Survey Department embarked on the …
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The determination of the effects of physical and chemical parameters on the column flotation cell, performance in the flotation of pyrite
… concentrate grades are improved by adding wash water. Chapter five then discusses the changes observed in the flotation column cell performance. Chapter six covers the design of a pilot plant flotation column rig, the results obtained on plant and the discussion of these results. It is found …
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Kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis of trans- dinitrobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) nitrate and related dinitro complexes of cobalt(III) in high concentrations of acids
A detailed study was made of the rates of hydrolysis of trans-[Co(en)₂ (NO₂)₂] NO₃ as a function of acid concentration in perchloric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, and nitric acids up to high concentrations of acid. All the data could be fitted 1 to the equations proposed by Bunnett¹. (1) …