What Explains the Incidence of the Use of a Common Sediment Control on Lots with Houses Under Construction?

Scott R. Templeton, William T. Sessions, Liv M. Haselbach, Wallace A. Campbell and John C. Hayes

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2010, vol. 42, issue 01, 12

Abstract: To analyze compliance with one aspect of the regulation of stormwater discharge, we estimate a random-utility model of the probability that a builder uses a silt fence to control sediments on a lot with a house under construction in an urbanizing county of South Carolina. The probability increases if the builder is responsible to the subdivision’s developer or if a homeowners association exists. The probability also increases as the cost to install a silt fence decreases or the number of houses under construction per built house in a subdivision increases. The results can help county officials target inspection to improve compliance.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.57146

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