What the Cuyahoga River Fire says about the past and maybe the future ย Fifty years ago this week the Cuyahoga River caught fire in downtown Cleveland. Observers of U.S. water policy and environmentalism
A trillion-dollar federal infrastructure package and a chance to reform the water sector This post is not about theoretical physics - Warning: mixed metaphors ahead - Observers of Americaโs water, sewer, and stormwater systems
Devils (and angels) in the details, Part 3 In early January the California Water Board released its draft proposal for a statewide low-income water bill assistance program. My last couple posts summarized the proposal
During Californiaโs recent drought, the utilities that own their supply sources conserved more than the those that purchase water from wholesale suppliers -Warning: this post contains hardcore wonkery- A while ago I bloggedย about my
Some observations about the new law & what it tells us about the politics of water infrastructure in America Here's looking at you, America The Senate recently passed the Americaโs Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA)
Private Implementation of Public Policy PSJ: Policy Studies Journal Manuel P. Teodoro, Youlang Zhang, David Switzer โWhere policy goals can be achieved through regulation of private firms, private provision of public services allows governments
Gender predicts concern for water utility issues coliform contamination would make this way less romantic Do men and women think differently about their water utilities? In a recent post I wrote about some findings
How utility peopleโand everybody elseโthink about water issues Where's your head at? Each year the American Water Works Association (AWWA) conducts a survey of its members on the State of the Water Industry (SOTWI).
Social science and defying the choice between clean and affordable waterโ ย Warning: sports clichรฉ coming. Boxing is more popular as a literary metaphor than as a spectator sport these days. Still, Iโm a
A California Surprise, Part 3 Californiaโs private utilities continued to out-conserve public utilities even after the state lifted its mandate. In 2015 the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) ordered drinking water utilities
A California Surprise, Part 2 More drought porn (this is used to be Folsom Lake) How private implementation separates public policies from their political costs. Warning: this post contains hardcore wonkery. In 2015 the
A California surprise, Part I Drought porn Something unexpected happened when California ordered its utilities to save water: the stateโs investor-owned private utilities out-conserved local governments. Californiaโs long-term drought began as early as 2007,
hyperopiaย (hฤซหpษ-rลหpฤ-ษ).ย n. A condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects Last week I had the pleasure of
This is the third in my series of posts on the recently released White House infrastructure plan. One of the most remarkable things about the White House plan is that water is a big
The City of Jacksonville, FL is contemplating sale ofย JEA, its municipal electric, water, and sewer utility. For years Jacksonville has toyed with the idea of selling JEA to a private investor, but the possibility
This is the second in my series of posts on the recently released White House infrastructure plan. Weโre at a strange point in Americaโs fiscal history. Cash on corporate ledgers is high, bond rates
The growing national attention to public infrastructure in the United States has been gratifying to those of us who have been working on the issue for a long time. Infrastructure has been a simmering
Trust, Neglect, and Justice PSJ: Policy Studies Journal Manuel P. Teodoro, Mellie Haider, David Switzer โThis study investigates the implementation of U.S. environmental protection laws under American Indian tribal governance. The landmark laws of
Studying entitlements and capabilities, socio-cultural dynamics, and political processes, institutions and governance Water Security Amber Wutich, Jessica Buddz, Laura Eichelberger, Jo Geere, Leila Harris, Wendy Jepson, Emma Norman, Kathleen OโReilly, Amber Pearson, Sameer Shah,
Journal AWWA Manuel P. Teodoro โThis article analyzes the influence of local governmental structures on the likelihood that utilities adopt one of two water conservation policies: conservation rates and landscape audits. Statistical analysis tests
