Sustainable water management: ratemaking & affordability
Date
2020-06
DOI
Authors
Grinshpun, Michael
Version
OA Version
Citation
Abstract
The U.S. is suffering a crisis of affordability, especially among low-income and marginalized communities. One portion of the affordability crisis has received disproportionately little effort and attention—the cost of water and sanitation services. In Measuring and Addressing Water and Waste Water Affordability in the U.S., ISE provides:
- A more comprehensive set of metrics to measure the scope of the affordability problem in the U.S.
- An affordability assessment tool for decision-makers.
- Recommendations for how different stakeholders can take action to address affordability using the insights from this new set of affordability metrics.
Description
This report was authored by Michael Grinshpun as part of Boston
University’s Kilachand Honor College Keystone Thesis requirement and in
his role as a Research Assistant at the Boston University Institute for
Sustainable Energy (ISE). Jacqueline Ashmore, ISE Executive Director,
served as an advisor and editor for the report, which is part of ISE’s
research efforts on sustainable water management.