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Article: Utility Management
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Utility Management
The management of water to provide a safe supply for domestic, industrial, commercial, and some agricultural use is supplied through facilities called waterworks, or water utilities. Although more than three-fourths of the U.S. population receives drinking water from large utilities, most systems are small. The water systems necessary to treat and pump water to consumers must meet the average daily water consumption rate that ranges from 380 to 950 liters (100 to 250 gallons) per person per day in populated areas.
Of the 168,000 public water systems in the United States, many are owned publicly and governed through a local government agency or water
district board. ...