Water Requirements and Costs for South Dakota Rural Manufacturing Firms

摘要

A mail survey of manufacturing firms, a personal survey of a subsample of manufacturing firms, and a personal survey of certain municipal offices provided the data for this study. Cross-tabulation was used to evaluate relationships among variables, covering firm type, water volume use, town size, water supply source, employment, special water supply considerations in firm location, water problems, and water-related facilities used by firms. Analysis of variance and regression tested for differences in water volume use among firm types, firm employment levels, and firms in varying town sizes. A budgeting procedure was used to estimate possible costs due to municipal water system expansion to accommodate a new firm.