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Public Choice and Urban Water Quality

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  • Charles D. Delorme
  • Norman J. Wood

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. It is the purpose of this paper to examine critically the choice of “zero discharge” as me ultimate goal of our federal water pollution policy and to demonstrate that a goal of 90 percent removal of pollutants from effluents of urban areas will be more economically efficient. Our results indicate that in reaching “Zero discharge,” there is a minimal return in water quality for urban areas which are located on large bodies of water. The final conclusion is that the substantial resources, which would be required to surpass the level of 90 percent removal of pollutants, could be employed more effectively in other social programs.

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  • Charles D. Delorme & Norman J. Wood, 1976. "Public Choice and Urban Water Quality," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 35(3), pages 225-233, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:35:y:1976:i:3:p:225-233
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1976.tb03006.x
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