'Understanding the Cost of Basic #DrinkingWater Services in the #UnitedStates: A National Assessment' - an AWWA #WaterScience article on #ScienceOpen: https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=325ef080-7682-4536-a35b-e49538e57847
ScienceOpenUnderstanding the Cost of Basic Drinking Water Services in the United States: A National Assessment<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d5355095e111">The cost of basic drinking water services has implications for affordability, investment
capacity, and public health. The fragmentation of drinking water services in the United
States makes it difficult to reliably track and compare what customers pay for basic
drinking water services. This paper uses a new, national dataset to examine the social,
political, environmental, and institutional drivers of the cost of basic drinking
water services, measured as the cost to households of 6000 gal of water per month.
We find basic drinking water service costs vary widely across the United States. Costs
are generally higher in smaller and more liberal cities and lower in places that rely
on groundwater sources. Our findings provide a unique national perspective on variation
in, and drivers of, the cost of basic water services and can inform efforts to improve
the affordability, accessibility, and quality of drinking water services in the United
States.
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