Main Title |
Economies of Scale and Scope in Water Supply. |
Author |
Kim, H. Y. ;
Clark, R. M. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Water Engineering Research Lab. ;Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green. |
Publisher |
c1988 |
Year Published |
1988 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-88/557; |
Stock Number |
PB91-163519 |
Additional Subjects |
Water supply ;
Cost estimates ;
Water utilities ;
Economies of scale ;
Water treatment ;
Spatial distribution ;
Water distribution(Applied) ;
Economic analysis ;
Mathematical models ;
Operating costs ;
Economic forecasting ;
Economic models ;
Cost engineering ;
Reprints ;
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB91-163519 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
26p |
Abstract |
The study examines the multiproduct nature of water supply relative to economies of scale and scope. The water utility is viewed as a multiproduct firm providing residential and nonresidential services with spatial variation. There are no significant economies of scale in the utility's overall operation. The utility, however, enjoys considerable economies for nonresidential water supply but suffers from diseconomies in residential supply. The economies of scale achieved in water treatment are mostly lost in the distribution of water. The utility on the whole experiences economies of scope associated with joint production of the two services. Furthermore, water utilities have no perceptible tendency to behave as a natural monopoly. (Copyright (c) 1988, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. (North-Holland).) |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Regional Science and Urban Economics 18, p479-502 1988. Prepared in cooperation with Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Economies of Scale and Scope in Water Supply. |
Category Codes |
50B; 96A |
NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/14 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
113027331 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |