This article provides an overview of the top ten
water utility future trends identified through an
assessment of the literature, interviews with public
water supply community leaders, and a futures workshop
featuring futurists and scenario planning exercises.
Utilities can use the discussion of these trends,
including aging infrastructure, advancing technology,
climate changes, and increased security risks, as
guidelines during strategic planning. On the basis of
the findings of this trends assessment, the authors
conclude that future utilities will likely be
operationally efficient; be engaged in the community;
and integrate water management, treatment, environmental
sustainability, and public policy decisions in a
way that leverages regional opportunities and relationships
and economies of scale. Includes 11 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. 97 - No. 7 |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 400 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 07/01/2005 |
