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Resourcefulness: Effective Water Management and the State of the Water Utilities Industry
Author(s) -
Moore Sharelynn
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.5942/jawwa.2015.107.0096
Subject(s) - business , resource (disambiguation) , service (business) , environmental economics , state (computer science) , natural resource economics , industrial organization , marketing , economics , computer science , computer network , algorithm
Water is a finite resource that is essential to life itself. As populations continue to grow and as demand for this precious resource continues to increase, the way in which utilities and consumers manage, conserve, and measure water will become increasingly important. The ability of utilities to effectively manage the delivery and use of water ‐ defined as their resourcefulness ‐ will be increasingly important to national economic competitiveness. Through technology, utilities have the opportunity to be more resourceful and to reduce waste, revitalize infrastructure, and improve consumer service ‐ which will benefit the economy overall.