Cornell University: Water Equity - Public Ownership Can Safeguard Communities
May 05, 2020
May 05, 2020
ITHACA, New York, May 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that access to water is a public health necessity, and municipalities that own their utilities are more likely to protect residents and low-income households in particular from water shutoffs, according to a paper forthcoming in Utilities Policy.
The paper is co-authored by George Homsy, associate professor of public administration and director of the Sustainable Com . . .
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that access to water is a public health necessity, and municipalities that own their utilities are more likely to protect residents and low-income households in particular from water shutoffs, according to a paper forthcoming in Utilities Policy.
The paper is co-authored by George Homsy, associate professor of public administration and director of the Sustainable Com . . .