The way in which water utilities manage water resource issues is changing
out of necessity. Today, water utilities are faced with constraints outside of water
quality and delivery. Through interviews with participating utilities, the authors
identified a complex set of constraints including regulations, customer
expectations, environmental, political and financial issues. Utilities reported that
balancing these constraints while developing a better product in a competitive
market is forcing utilities to re-examine how, when, where, and why resources are
developed and managed.
A model has been developed to enable utilities to integrate water
resource development activities both within and outside of the utility. The
Strategic Business Planning Model presented in this report strategically integrates
water resource planning elements and facilitates implementation of a holistic
resource approach. The model is an iterative, long-term method for integrating all
utility elements into a strategic business plan that organizes the internal and
external intricacies and interrelationships necessary to operate in a successful,
business-like manner. Includes 3 references, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 21 |
| Published : | 06/15/2003 |
