ESTIMATES OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS IN RURAL AMERICA

Barry Ryan

No 277932, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This study examines the changes in capital requirements needed to bring rural wastewater treatment systems into compliance with Clean Water Act standards. Results indicate a significant but concentrated reduction in backlog costs and a dramatic increase in service availability between 1978 and 1984. System needs are estimated at $20.2 billion, with residents in the Northeast and in the smallest rural communities facing the highest per capita costs.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35
Date: 1987-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277932

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