POPULATION GROWTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE WILL POSE TOUGH CHALLENGES FOR WATER UTILITIES

Strategy assessment of the future of water utilities. Discussion about population growth and climate change identified as key trends and developments driving the increasing application of total water management principles in water resources development and management. Successfully managing population growth and contaminant loading watersheds, achieving economies of scale, developing new water supply, and managing water demands will required utilities to work cooperatively with external agencies, regulators, the environmental community, and the business community to a much greater degree than has been the case historically.