Keiser, D. A., Shapiro, J. S. 2019. Consequences of the Clean Water Act and the Demand for Water Quality: The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Oxford University Press (on behalf of the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Pages 349-396

Human health, Literature review, Municipal concerns, Policy, Water quality, Economics, Meta-analysis, Clean Water Act, Funding

This report draws conclusions from over 50 million pollution readings from 240,000 monitoring sites across the U.S. in order to evaluate the trends, causes, and consequences of water pollution. It also provides details from an economic perspective in order to quantify the benefits of Clean Water Act grants.