Author: Homsy, George C.; Warner, Mildred E.
Title: Does public ownership of utilities matter for local government water policies? Cord-id: vc9upzkt Document date: 2020_4_29
ID: vc9upzkt
Snippet: Abstract What differentiates local governments that implement water policies on equity and the environment? Analyzing a 2015 national survey of 1,897 U.S. municipalities, we find municipalities that own their water utilities are more likely to report policies to protect low-income residents from disconnection and implement water resource management. Respondents from 8% of municipalities report protecting residents from disconnection. State economic regulation of publicly owned utilities and Demo
Document: Abstract What differentiates local governments that implement water policies on equity and the environment? Analyzing a 2015 national survey of 1,897 U.S. municipalities, we find municipalities that own their water utilities are more likely to report policies to protect low-income residents from disconnection and implement water resource management. Respondents from 8% of municipalities report protecting residents from disconnection. State economic regulation of publicly owned utilities and Democrat-majority municipal governments are positively associated with local policies to protect low-income households from shutoffs but bear no association with resource management. Both local public ownership of utilities and state economic regulation may play a role in meeting certain local water policy goals.
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