在过去二十年中，遵守监管的冲击带来了许多必须解决的问题:技术问题、员工配置问题以及财务问题和制约因素。这些都是在特殊利益集团的影响、媒体轰动报道引起的消费者愤怒、监管分裂和立法冲突的背景下发生的。本文作者想要传达的信息是:政府监管机构、公共利益团体和水行业必须在监管风险和成本之间达成合理、谨慎的平衡。

Compliance with the onslaught of regulation over the last two decades has raised many issues that have had to be addressed: technological issues, employee staffing issues, and financial issues and constraints. These have all come against the backdrop of special interest group influence, consumer outrage as a result of sensational media coverage, regulatory fragmentation and legislative conflict. The message this author wants to convey is: government regulators, public interest groups and the water industry must strike a reasonable, prudent balance between regulating risk and cost.