Future Demands on the Water Supply Industry

1961 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 615-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank C. Mirgain ◽  
Marvin T. Skodje
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Supply Industry ◽  
Future Demands

Water Supply and Sanitation in a Green Economy Society: The Case of Finland

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyrki Laitinen ◽  
Riina Antikainen ◽  
Jarmo J. Hukka ◽  
Tapio S. Katko
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Natural Production ◽  
Stakeholder Workshop ◽  
Future Demands ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation

A green economy specifically considers the welfare of the environment and is closely aligned with sustainable development—in both, the use of natural resources should be less than their natural production. In this article, the concept of a green economy is discussed from the viewpoint of water services, a crucial part of a sustainable society, with the objective of enhancing knowledge about sustainable and resilient water services that will meet society’s future demands. Drawing from a literature review and a stakeholder workshop attended by 68 experts, it seeks to answer three research questions: (a) What are appropriate and sustainable urban water supply and sanitation policies for a society that is adopting the basic principles of a green economy? (b) What should be the role of water supply and sanitation in a green and circular economy and what are the current challenges to meeting this objective? and (c) What actions are needed in the Finnish water and sanitation services (WSS) sector to effectively meet the requirements of a green and circular economy? The results are applied to the specific case of Finland, and recommendations and conclusions for the Finnish society and its water services are presented.

Creating a national benchmarking system for the utilities of water supply and wastewater sector in Russia

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 438-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander V. Pariy ◽  
Aleksander V. Lysov
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Development Process ◽  
General Situation ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Energy Company ◽  
Supply Industry ◽  
Benchmarking System

Despite the vast resources of drinking water, Russia today is facing some serious problems in the water supply industry. The authors believe that creating a nation-wide benchmarking for Russia's water industry will play an important role in the development process for efficiently functioning water utilities. The main objective is to make improvements in quality of the services provided to the population and to rationalize the management methods by using the best practices and existing technologies as well as conducting a comprehensive integrated assessment of the general situation in the sector and at separate utilities. The article describes the steps taken by the management of Lipetsk Municipal Energy Company to organize benchmarking in the housing and communal utilities sector, mostly in water supply and wastewater services.

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