Who gets clean water? Aid allocation to small water systems in Pennsylvania

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 811-821

  Jocoy, Christine L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial aid; Pennsylvania; PENNVEST; Small water systems; Water policy regulation decision making; Water supply infrastructure

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

AID; DRINKING WATER; STATE ROLE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034254856     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2000.tb04308.x     Document Type: Article

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