ABSTRACT
As is the case with all regulatory issues, the removal of radium from drinking water exists on two levels. The first, the nuts-and-bolts level, concerns how the radium is to be removed, who is to bring about the removal, and who is to bear the cost and regulatory responsibility. These are problems of practical interest and involve the marshalling of societal resources that are tangible, the tools of action in the physical world. Debates on this level revolve around concerns about implementation, the degree to which stated actions may be taken at a reasonable cost. This is the world of the engineer, the economist, and the policy analyst, and the present chapter has little to say about this level of problem solving.
