DECLINING WATER SALES AND UTILITY REVENUES - A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND ADAPTING

This white paper was drafted initially to frame the central issues in advance of an
August 30, 2012 national summit of prominent water industry leaders, economists, and
financial experts to examine the root causes of the current problems with water utility
rates and revenues, and to outline potential utility solutions as well as policy and
regulatory reforms. Finalized following the summit, the paper presents a framework for
defining the problem and exploring both root causes and potential utility and policy
solutions.