Around the World by Column

This is my first time writing the quarterly Water Worldwide column. In this series of columns, I will cover internationally focused topics that are relevant to the readership of Journal AWWA and will raise thought‐provoking points of view. I welcome your suggestions for additional topics. In this first column, I am focusing on the varying range of circumstances around the world. In addition to those in the United States, there are organizations in other countries (e.g., the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Australia) that are adopting state‐of‐the‐art practices. But they are often doing this using different strategies and tactics ‐ sometimes radically different.