Multifaceted intra-city water system arrangements in California: Influences and implications for residents

Gregory Pierce and Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis

Utilities Policy, 2021, vol. 71, issue C

Abstract: Some cities directly provide drinking water and other utility services to their residents, whereas others contract out these responsibilities in full or in part, with considerable implications for service and non-service outcomes. There is a robust literature considering reasons for city-private provider binaries, as well as a growing number of studies assessing the rise in special district service provision, mixed service delivery arrangements, and inter-municipal service delivery within metropolitan contexts. On the other hand, there are few studies assessing city-level prevalence of these three main provider types jointly, as well as fully accounting for the diversity of institutional arrangements in drinking water service within individual cities.

Keywords: Public-private; Utilities; Urban governance; Drinking water; Special districts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2021.101231

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