AWWA JTMGT64434

Policies on regionalization of utilities have been around for decades. Regionalization is viewed as a mechanism for improving service and managing the costs of delivering that service, and it can come in forms that do not disrupt the organizational identity that is held dearly among some principals of those entities. This paper discusses how recently negotiated wholesale water supply agreements in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area demonstrate those characteristics. Creative sale and purchase arrangements are featured in the new agreements.