Key Takeaways
Capacity‐sharing agreements can help water utilities make use of spare capacity while long‐run demands catch up with projections by allocating project capacity and splitting infrastructure costs between multiple utilities.
Utility size, projected growth, and regional context all can influence the most effective choice of capacity‐sharing agreement.
Analysis of cooperative agreements can inform utility managers on how to effectively design and implement agreements of their own.
A STUDY OF PRIVATE FINANCING MODELS IN THE WATER INDUSTRY EXAMINES VARIATIONS IN IMPLEMENTATION AND DESIGN AND WHETHER OUTCOMES DIFFER FROM INITIAL EXPECTATIONS.
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