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Growing Options for Shrinking Cities

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Doyle, MW; Patterson, L; Smull, E; Warren, S
Published in: Journal - American Water Works Association
December 1, 2020

When people and industries leave a community, water utilities face the potential loss of revenue from departing customers and the cost and issues associated with maintaining excess system capacity. Water systems seek to (1) ensure affordability, (2) maintain high service and quality, and (3) sustain fiscal viability; this creates a trilemma for shrinking cities that can ensure only two of the three. To meet challenges, water service providers in shrinking cities need flexible approaches, such as downsizing, diversifying revenue sources, consolidating with other systems, or privatizing; absent such changes, the federal or state governments must step in.

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Journal - American Water Works Association

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1551-8833

ISSN

0003-150X

Publication Date

December 1, 2020

Volume

112

Issue

12

Start / End Page

56 / 66

Related Subject Headings

  • Environmental Engineering
  • 4104 Environmental management
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 4004 Chemical engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering
 

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Doyle, M. W., Patterson, L., Smull, E., & Warren, S. (2020). Growing Options for Shrinking Cities. Journal - American Water Works Association, 112(12), 56–66. https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.1634
Doyle, M. W., L. Patterson, E. Smull, and S. Warren. “Growing Options for Shrinking Cities.” Journal - American Water Works Association 112, no. 12 (December 1, 2020): 56–66. https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.1634.
Doyle MW, Patterson L, Smull E, Warren S. Growing Options for Shrinking Cities. Journal - American Water Works Association. 2020 Dec 1;112(12):56–66.
Doyle, M. W., et al. “Growing Options for Shrinking Cities.” Journal - American Water Works Association, vol. 112, no. 12, Dec. 2020, pp. 56–66. Scopus, doi:10.1002/awwa.1634.
Doyle MW, Patterson L, Smull E, Warren S. Growing Options for Shrinking Cities. Journal - American Water Works Association. 2020 Dec 1;112(12):56–66.

Published In

Journal - American Water Works Association

DOI

EISSN

1551-8833

ISSN

0003-150X

Publication Date

December 1, 2020

Volume

112

Issue

12

Start / End Page

56 / 66

Related Subject Headings

  • Environmental Engineering
  • 4104 Environmental management
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 4004 Chemical engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering