Stormwater management actions under regulatory pressure: a case study of southeast Wisconsin
Stormwater management actions under regulatory pressure: a case study of southeast Wisconsin
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监管压力下的雨水管理行动：威斯康星州东南部的案例研究
DOI：
10.1080/09640568.2018.1539391
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Joseph B. Naughton
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作者：
W. McDonald;Joseph B. Naughton
在美国，新的立法赋予监管机构对市政雨水管理计划更大的监督权。然而，由于目前的合规努力及其相关费用的不确定性，很难估计加强监督对市政行动的影响。本文旨在填补这一空白，通过一个案例研究的NPDES雨水径流许可证的报告，从城市东南威斯康星州。具体而言，本研究评估了报告的行动和支出对社会经济变量，以确定成本，社会经济学和最佳管理实践（BMPs）用于遵守之间的关系。结果表明，有和没有财政和人力资源，明确的高成本和低成本的BMP，并在实践中的市政当局实施，以满足监管要求大的变化，市之间有明显的差异。此外，研究结果表明，监管机构应采取灵活和务实的方法，考虑个别市政约束和限制行使更大的监管权力。
In the United States, new legislation has given regulatory authorities greater oversight of municipal stormwater management programs. However, estimating the impact of greater oversight on municipal actions is difficult due to the uncertainty in current compliance efforts and their associated costs. This paper seeks to fill this gap through a case study of NPDES stormwater runoff permit reports from municipalities in Southeast Wisconsin. Specifically, this study evaluates the reported actions and expenditures against socioeconomic variables to identify the relationships between cost, socioeconomics, and the best management practices (BMPs) used for compliance. Results indicate that there are distinct differences between municipalities with and without financial and personnel resources, clear high- and low-cost BMPs, and large variation in the practices municipalities implement to meet regulatory requirements. Furthermore, results suggest that regulators should take a flexible and pragmatic approach that considers individual municipal constraints and limitations when exercising greater regulatory authority.