TRADEOFF BETWEEN ECONOMIES OF SIZE IN TREATMENT AND DISECONOMIES OF DISTRIBUTION FOR RURAL WATER SYSTEMS

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dc.creatorBoisvert, Richard N.
dc.creatorSchmit, Todd M.
dc.date2017-04-01T19:31:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T04:13:43Z
dc.descriptionThis paper outlines a method to determine the tradeoff between economies of size in water treatment and diseconomies of distribution. Cost equations are estimated for several treatment technologies and distribution extensions. Empirical results are used to identify optimal system size where average total costs are minimized. Regardless of treatment, most costs are due to distribution. As water systems expand service territories, only in the most densely populated areas would remaining economies of size in treatment outweigh the diseconomies in distribution.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.31572
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/31572/files/26020237.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/31572
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/546741
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/31572
dc.titleTRADEOFF BETWEEN ECONOMIES OF SIZE IN TREATMENT AND DISECONOMIES OF DISTRIBUTION FOR RURAL WATER SYSTEMS
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