This paper discusses the growing risks/vulnerabilities of drinking water utilities to litigation. A utility can be a desireable high-profile prize to a lawyer because the
rate-payer base represents a large ready-made class; and, the
formation of a class with the potential for aggregate payout is a plaintiffs' lawyers dream come true.
A utility can minimize its target
potential by adopting and adhering to
recognized Standards of Care (SOCs). The paper discusses SOCs, along with the role of forensics in utility operation, a series of class-action suits in California collectively referred to as "Hartwell", and "safe harbor" - civil immunity from tort liability for a water supplier that
has not been found to be in significant noncompliance with drinking water standards.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Number of Pages : | 7 |
| Published : | 11/01/2009 |
