水道事業における危機管理と諸問題(企業は如何に危機をのりこえるかNo.2)

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The Japanese waterworks Law prescribes three requirements- "clean, abundant and inexpensive" -as being obligatory on the part of the water-service authorities in supplying drinking water. More than 95% of Japan's total population receive drinking water supplied through networks of water pipes by entering into a contract with the local water-service authority and by paying for it on a cost basis. Any stoppage of the supply of tap water due to a major accident, disaster or drought could lead to a loss in the lives and property of the citizenry. The Tokyo Metropolitan area is situated in a high-risk seismic region, and the most serious conceivable crisis would result from an earthquake in which seismic tremors directly affect the network of underground water pipes. It is important to prepare contingency plans well in advance in order to cope with major earthquakes because experience shows they occur suddenly, have tremendous destructive power, extend over a wide area, and trigger compound disasters. I have always regarded antiearthquake measures as being central to crisis management, and have been involved in the implementing of integrated measures aimed at providing a stable supply of drinking water through corporate-initiated community programs. Crisis management accounts for about 1.5% of the cost of water supply.
日本大学の論文
1992-06-30