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Getting in Touch With Your Inner Nostradamus
Author(s) -
Lacey Marcia
Publication year - 2013
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.1551-8833.2013.tb11243.x
Subject(s) - pace , climate change , business , environmental economics , environmental planning , environmental science , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental resource management , operations management , process management , engineering , geology , economics , oceanography , geodesy
Better dust off your crystal ball. The potential effects of emerging issues on water utilities will reach into every nook and cranny of utility operations. Implementing the optimal infrastructure replacement program, nailing down the fluctuating ramifications of climate change, and determining whether pumping gas underground in an effort to lessen climate change will affect groundwater quality are but a few of the needed skills utility managers will have to acquire to keep pace with the fluid challenges coming their way. The expertise shared in this month's articles will help managers prepare for what's ahead.