Publication Date
2023
Journal or Book Title
Utilities Policy
Abstract
Small community water systems (CWS) often have difficulty maintaining high-quality service provision. Partnerships can help alleviate these problems, yet may not be attainable or pursued. This research examines the perspectives of U.S. state agencies with drinking water primacy regarding the benefits of water systems partnerships and the points of leverage that can induce water systems to partner. It assesses the benefits, drawbacks, and barriers to five common forms of partnerships as well as the approaches states can use to encourage small CWS partnerships. Findings indicate that while partnerships hold significant potential, in many contexts, there are inherent limitations to their formation.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2023.101680
Volume
85
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Recommended Citation
Milman, Anita; James, Olivia Ashjian; and Macuch, Cameron, "Motivating the formation of partnerships by small water systems" (2023). Utilities Policy. 477.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2023.101680