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Identifying and addressing drinking water system sprawl, its consequences, and the opportunity for planners’ intervention: evidence from Los Angeles County

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  • Gregory Pierce
  • Larry Lai
  • J.R. DeShazo

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Across the United States, poorly-performing, small drinking water systems operate under nominal public oversight in spatial patterns that neither cohere with other administrative jurisdictions nor conform to environmental, efficiency, or equity criteria. This study lays out the case for planning intervention to address the over-dispersion of drinking water systems, or water system sprawl. An analysis of data collected on every publicly-regulated drinking water system in Los Angeles County serves as a case study to illustrate the extent of sprawl and its consequences.To inform an understanding of feasible interventions to address sprawl, this study reviews development approval regulations and general plans, and conducts interviews with state and regional officials in California. Findings suggest that planning authorities that provide nominal safeguards against sprawl are not actively used to influence drinking water system boundaries, but both the tools of LAFCOs and novel governance authorities hold more promise for reform.

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  • Gregory Pierce & Larry Lai & J.R. DeShazo, 2019. "Identifying and addressing drinking water system sprawl, its consequences, and the opportunity for planners’ intervention: evidence from Los Angeles County," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 62(12), pages 2080-2100, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:62:y:2019:i:12:p:2080-2100
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1530889
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    1. Pierce, Gregory & Gmoser-Daskalakis, Kyra, 2021. "Multifaceted intra-city water system arrangements in California: Influences and implications for residents," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    2. Dobbin, Kristin B. & Fencl, Amanda L., 2021. "Institutional diversity and safe drinking water provision in the United States," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
    3. Scott, Ryan P. & Scott, Tyler A. & Greer, Robert A., 2019. "The environmental and safety performance of gas utilities in the United States," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
    4. Ryan P. Scott & Tyler A. Scott & Robert A. Greer, 2022. "Who owns the pipes? Utility ownership, infrastructure conditions, and methane emissions in United States natural gas distribution," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 39(2), pages 170-198, March.

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