Water utility efficiency assessment using a data envelopment analysis procedure

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-87

  Norton Jr , John W ^a   Weber Jr , Walter J ^b  

^a MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Decision making; Drinking water; Groundwater supply; Water resources

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA SETS; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; DRINKING WATER; EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; GROUNDWATER SOURCES; GROUNDWATER SUPPLY; MARGINAL RETURNS; OWNERSHIP TYPE; PUBLIC WATER UTILITIES; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; SUPPLY SOURCES; SUPPLY-DEMAND; SURFACE WATER SOURCES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; UTILITY PERFORMANCE; WATER SOURCE; WATER UTILITY;

COMPETITION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFORMATION USE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURFACE WATERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

POTABLE WATER;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; UTILITY SECTOR; WATER DEMAND; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 66249145755     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2009)15:2(80)     Document Type: Article

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