Public Welfare Paramount Invoked By Wasser Re Water Table
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/13#Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_By_Wasser_Re_Water_Table
Properties
Instance of
Applied to
Water table depletion risk from traditional lawn irrigation in semi-arid southwestern US
Balancing with
Client Loyalty
Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits
Concrete expression
Engineer Intern Wasser invoked public welfare by citing a hydrogeological study showing the proposed irrigation system would lower the water table in a semi-arid region, framing the environmental impact as a threat to public access to water resources
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Interpretation
In this context, public welfare extends beyond immediate project users to encompass the broader community's long-term access to groundwater resources, which the hydrogeological study identifies as threatened by the proposed irrigation system
Invoked by
Engineer Intern Wasser Sustainability-Objecting Engineer Intern
Tension resolution
Wasser prioritized public welfare over faithful agent obligations by refusing the task and formally documenting the concern, consistent with NSPE Canon 1's paramountcy of public welfare
Source Evidence
Source text
cites a recent hydrogeological study indicating that the proposed use would lower the water table
Text references
Goal 6– Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
cites a recent hydrogeological study indicating that the proposed use would lower the water table
the traditional irrigation system will waste fresh water
TTL
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proeth:sourcetext "cites a recent hydrogeological study indicating that the proposed use would lower the water table" ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
13
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-25T00:54:10.925994+00:00
First case
13
Generated
2026-02-25T00:54:10.925994+00:00
Attributed to
Case 13 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T01:11:40.628257
Generated by
ProEthica Case 13 Extraction