Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Publication Title

Illinois Geographer

Abstract

Over ten percent of American households face unaffordable water bills. When households have overdue bills, they are usually subjected to service disconnection by the water utility. Water disconnection policy is set at the local level, which can result in spatial variation with respect to how lenient or strict disconnection policies are. Examining the case of the central Illinois region, this paper introduces a methodology for 1) chronicling this variation and 2) analyzing which populations are most affected by strict billing and disconnection policies.

Comments

This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Illinois Geographer 64, nos. 1-2 (2022).

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