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Local government leaders' views on drinking water and water supply infrastructure in Michigan communities

November 1, 2016

This report presents Michigan local government leaders’ assessments of issues related to the provision of drinking water in their communities, including threats to water safety, the condition of infrastructure, challenges regarding shared local...

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How well local government is carrying out responsibility to ensure safe drinking water in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Local government job performance, Water

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Use of water rates/user fees to fund drinking water

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Service spending, Revenue

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Use of special assessments to fund drinking water

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Service spending, Revenue, Property taxes

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Use of bonds to fund drinking water

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Service spending

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Use of low-interest loans to fund drinking water

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Service spending

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Use of federal/state grants to fund drinking water

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Service spending

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Use of other options to fund drinking water

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Service spending

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Support or opposition to increasing water rates or fees by jurisdiction's Board/Council

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Revenue

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Support or opposition to increasing water rates or fees by jurisdiction's citizens

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Revenue

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Support or opposition to increasing water rates or fees by respondent personally

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, Revenue

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How well the Federal government is carrying out responsibility to ensure safe drinking water in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, federal government, Federal government job performance

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How well the State government is carrying out responsibility to ensure safe drinking water in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, State government, State oversight, State government job performance

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Current levels of funding are adequate to maintain drinking water infrastructure

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Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Water

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Privatized utilities/water/sewer

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Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization, Infrastructure, Water

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Regulations on runoff from stormwater sewers and streets should be strengthened or eased

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Services, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, Environment, Water

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Regulations on runoff from farms and the agricultural sector should be strengthened or eased

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Services, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, Environment, Water

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Regulations on waste water systems' overflow release should be strengthened or eased

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Services, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, Environment, Water

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Regulations on septic system inspections and maintenance should be strengthened or eased

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Services, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, Environment, Water

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Regulations to limit water diversion from the Great Lakes should be strengthened or eased

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Services, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, Environment, The Great Lakes, Water

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Jurisdiction currently planning to support water infrastructure with ARPA funds

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Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Infrastructure, Water, ARPA

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Aging/breaking pipes in the shared water supply system as a problem in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Community and Social Issues, Infrastructure conditions, Water

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Infrastructure conditions, Roads, Water, Local Government Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB, Pensions, Finances, fiscal health, Performance management, Revenue, Services, Service demand, Service spending, System of Funding Local Government, Taxes, Local Government Workforce, Unions, right to work, Workforce policies, Early retirement, Four day work week, Furloughs

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Public safety, EMS services, Fire services, Police services, Services, education, election administration, Infrastructure, Roads, Water, Privatization, Service demand, Spending, Service provision, Transportation, Transit, State government, State government job performance, State-local relations, State oversight, State policies, Emergency Manager Law, State government reform, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government, Finance Budget and Operations, public health, Workforce, Better/less able fiscal needs, bankruptcy, cash flow, census, civic discourse, complete streets, covid19, dashboard, Democracy, Development conditions, Development funding, Development program funding, employee issues, energy sources, Entrepreneurship

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How drinking water is provided in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Community and Social Issues, Service provision, Water

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Source of shared drinking water system in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Community and Social Issues, Service provision, Water

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Threats to water source quality/safety as a problem in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Community and Social Issues, Infrastructure conditions, Water

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Inadequate volume/low water tables as a problem in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Community and Social Issues, Infrastructure conditions, Water