… and regulatory authorities than in the … water utilities, subject to different, rate-of-return
regulatory regimes. We have strongly confirmed that the outturn equity betas of US regulated water …

… Valid arguments have been made for local control and ‘regulation’ of water utilities. Regulation
by the state may not be necessary for well-governed autonomous systems. Some cities …

… to guarantee water quality and safety. Water Safety Plans (WSPs) by water utilities are an …
for evaluating service quality in water utilities was developed by the Regulatory Authority of …

… The activities of each company are regulated and audited by a local regulatory authority (AATO).
The relationship between local regulatory authorities and regulated utilities is …

… Another form of data availability was the data published by regulatory authorities. This is
the case of Peru, whose data have been available since 1999 through the National …

… In theory, the separation of the regulatory authority from other institutions of government
would ensure that their decisions are not unduly influenced by the demands or interests of any …

… over time and across water utilities, to understand the strengths … volume is senior staff of
regulatory agencies, professionals in … how analysts can measure water utility operations (inputs …

… In the United States, the Supreme Court has long upheld the right of regulatory authorities
to control accounting procedures: KIf the Commission is to successfully perform its duties in …

… competition by the regulatory authorities: regulation for competi … in the utilities, developing
the rationale for regulation, and … been advocated for the privatised water industry by Littlechild (…

… The fourth hypothesis states that water utilities with a positive perception of the role played
by the national regulatory authority are more likely to adopt a WSP. In order to assess this …