Download or read book Update of Strategic Assessment of the Future of Water Utilities: Trend Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1999, AwwaRF conducted a project entitled Strategic Assessment of the Future of Water Utilities, which examined the societal, business, and utility trends shaping the water utility industry through a scenario-planning exercise. National and international utility managers identified key trends, attributes of success, and success strategies that were likely to be most effective in several potential future scenarios. Feedback from subscribers and other AwwaRF stakeholders indicated that this project was extremely useful to the water supply industry. Trends and scenarios developed by the researcher provided useful tools and resources to utility planners and managers. The project findings were used substantially in AwwaRF research planning. It has been five years since the initiation of that project, and several new trends have developed in the meantime. Updating the trends analysis and reevaluating the implications for water utilities would help utility managers adjust and optimize their organizational planning strategy.