“…Ten studies, either more recent or appearing before 1989, focus on the implications of government regulation to manage water (Cashman & Lewis, 2007;Downing, Pack, & Westley, 1983;Erickson, Groves, & Kahalas, 1975;Goeller, 1985;Kurland & Zell, 2009;Morse, 1983;Reilly, 1999;Rock, 2002;Sinh, 2002;Van Dam, 1978). Most recently, Kurland and Zell (2009) examined the degree to which California's use of the General Rate Case process ensured careful water management of private water companies in that state.…”