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Title: Disparities in Water and Sewer Services in North Carolina: An Analysis of the Decision-Making Process
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2014
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Abstract: In North Carolina, a proportion of those using private well and septic systems live in neighborhoods located directly outside cities that have piped water and sewer services. Use of private systems may have adverse health and societal effects compared to public system use. Using a multi-site case study design, this research sought to illuminate the barriers and avenues to extending water and sewer services. Twenty-three interviews were conducted with local key informants from three communities across North Carolina. Financing for water and sewer service emerged as the predominant factor influencing decisions to extend services. Improved health emerged as a minor factor, suggesting that local officials may not realize the health benefits of extending public water and sewer services. Recognition by local officials that septic systems in these communities are failing was found to be a strong catalyst for extending water and sewer services; however, failed systems are often underreported.
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Authors: Naman, Julia Marie
Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Publisher Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS
Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Natural Resource Management, Other
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