Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: Interagency relationships in the international water utility sector
The role that deficient institutional relationships have played in aggravating drinking water incidents over the last 30 years has been identified in several inquiries of high profile drinking water safety events, peer-reviewed articles and media reports. These indicate that collaboration between wa...
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| author | Jalba, D. Cromar, N. Pollard, S. Charrois, Jeffrey Bradshaw, R. Hrudey, S. |
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| description | The role that deficient institutional relationships have played in aggravating drinking water incidents over the last 30 years has been identified in several inquiries of high profile drinking water safety events, peer-reviewed articles and media reports. These indicate that collaboration between water utilities and public health agencies (PHAs) during normal operations, and in emergencies, needs improvement. Here, critical elements of these interagency collaborations, which can be integrated within the corporate risk management structures of water utilities and PHAs alike, were identified using a grounded theory approach and 51 semi-structured interviews with utility and PHA staff. Core determinants of effective interagency relationships are discussed. Intentionally maintained functional relationships represent a key ingredient in assuring the delivery of safe, high quality drinking water. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-261552017-09-13T15:25:10Z Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: Interagency relationships in the international water utility sector Jalba, D. Cromar, N. Pollard, S. Charrois, Jeffrey Bradshaw, R. Hrudey, S. Risk Emergency management Incidents Drinking water Public health The role that deficient institutional relationships have played in aggravating drinking water incidents over the last 30 years has been identified in several inquiries of high profile drinking water safety events, peer-reviewed articles and media reports. These indicate that collaboration between water utilities and public health agencies (PHAs) during normal operations, and in emergencies, needs improvement. Here, critical elements of these interagency collaborations, which can be integrated within the corporate risk management structures of water utilities and PHAs alike, were identified using a grounded theory approach and 51 semi-structured interviews with utility and PHA staff. Core determinants of effective interagency relationships are discussed. Intentionally maintained functional relationships represent a key ingredient in assuring the delivery of safe, high quality drinking water. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26155 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.046 Elsevier restricted |
| spellingShingle | Risk Emergency management Incidents Drinking water Public health Jalba, D. Cromar, N. Pollard, S. Charrois, Jeffrey Bradshaw, R. Hrudey, S. Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: Interagency relationships in the international water utility sector |
| title | Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: Interagency relationships in the international water utility sector |
| title_full | Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: Interagency relationships in the international water utility sector |
| title_fullStr | Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: Interagency relationships in the international water utility sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: Interagency relationships in the international water utility sector |
| title_short | Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: Interagency relationships in the international water utility sector |
| title_sort | effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: interagency relationships in the international water utility sector |
| topic | Risk Emergency management Incidents Drinking water Public health |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26155 |