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Water Risk Drives Investment in Water Reuse, Alternative Business Models
Author(s) -
Casey Erin Bonney
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2017.43.0013
Subject(s) - reuse , water scarcity , investment (military) , business , population , natural resource economics , scarcity , wastewater reuse , key (lock) , space (punctuation) , wastewater , water resources , environmental economics , environmental science , environmental engineering , economics , waste management , engineering , market economy , computer science , ecology , demography , computer security , sociology , politics , political science , law , biology , operating system
As much of the US continues to face water scarcity and drought conditions, longstanding solutions to water supplies, including wastewater reuse, will play an increasing role in key water‐stressed markets. High population growth and high water usage are driving investment in alternative water supplies. Companies competing in the water space must rethink their business models to adjust to this ongoing reality.