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The Economics of Regional Waste Water Management Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Daniel J. Palm  and
J. Dean Jansma
Daniel J. Palm
Affiliation:
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
J. Dean Jansma
Affiliation:
Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
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Extract

The literature on the concept of economies of size in waste water management is extensive. However, only a limited amount of research has been completed which focuses on the extent of these economies associated with the regionalization of waste water management systems.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , October 1973 , pp. 172 - 184
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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