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WHERE ARE WE HEADED? Ten Key Trends AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WATER INDUSTRY
Author(s) -
Maxwell Steve
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2001.tb09174.x
Subject(s) - consolidation (business) , reuse , water industry , enforcement , key (lock) , business , water conservation , focus (optics) , environmental planning , natural resource economics , industrial organization , engineering , water resources , political science , economics , water supply , environmental science , environmental engineering , accounting , computer science , computer security , waste management , ecology , law , biology , physics , optics
This article discusses 10 overarching trends and developments that are characterizing the US drinking water industry and will combine to shape its future. They are: rising water prices; stronger enforcement of regulations; broader regulatory focus; increasing privatization; greater water reuse; more and better information; continuing industry consolidation; new technology; conservation and more efficient use; and, innovative policies and revolutionary philosophies toward water use.