AWWA's annual SOTWI survey encourages reflection on the water industry's current and future challenges and priorities, allowing participants to serve as a voice
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2019 State of the Water Industry Report Executive Summary
7 jui 2019 · The current health of the industry as rated by all respondents was 4 85, where it was 4 47 in 2018, marking a second year with scores on the incline Looking forward five years, the anticipated soundness of the water industry also saw an incline from 4 43 in 2018 to 4 69 in 2019
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In the 2019 report, the average score for the industry's soundness in five years is 4 69 -- up by 5 9 percent compared to 4 43 in the 2018 report
STATE OF THE WATER INDUSTRY REPORT - American Water
AWWA provides a forum for innovation and leadership in the water industry by not only identifying and tracking important water issues, but by focusing the efforts
STATE OF THE WATER INDUSTRY REPORT - American Water
The 2016 SOTWI sample frame consisted of a general list of AWWA members and contacts The survey primarily reflects water industry concerns in the United
2015 AWWA State of the Water Industry Report - American Water
AWWA's annual SOTWI survey encourages reflection on the water industry's current and future challenges and priorities, allowing participants to serve as a voice
2020 State of the Water Industry - American Water Works Association
6 août 2020 · THE STATE OF THE WATER INDUSTRY survey is designed to THE SOTWI IS AWWA'S ANNUAL SURVEY that provides an industry-wide
2019 State of the Water Industry Report
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - American Water Works Association
3 jui 2020 · questionable now as the water sector wrestles with the COVID-19 pandemic Let's remember State of the Water Industry (All Respondents) “During my years as AWWA Treasurer and a Water Utility Council member, I have
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2015AWWA
State of the Water Industry Report
Established in 1881, the American
Water Works Association (AWWA) is
educational association dedicated to providing solutions to manage theworld's most important resource - water. With approximately 50,000 members and 5,000 volunteers, AWWA provides solutions to improve public health, protect the environment, strengthen the econom y, and enhance our quality of life.
CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PART 1 - PURPOSE AND
METHODOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Methodology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5PART 2 - STATE OF THE
WATER INDUSTRY
10Background
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10State of the Water Industry
. . . . . . 15 PART 3 - ISSUES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21System Stewardship
. . . . . . . . . . . . 24Water Resources Management
. . . 32Value of Water (Resources/Systems and Services). . . . . . . . . . . 41
Regulations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Workforce Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Other Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48PART 4 - CONCLUSIONS. . . . . . . . . . . 51
REFERENCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52APPENDIX A -
2015 State of the
Water Industry Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54APPENDIX B -
2015 SOTWI Survey
Responses by Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60APPENDIX C -
2015 Health of
the Industry Responses by Location 62© 2015 American Water Works Association 3
2015 AWWA State of the Water Industry Report
Executive Summary
AWWA has been formally tracking issues and
trends in the water industry since 2004 through the State of the Water Industry (SOTWI) study.AWWA continues to conduct this annual sur-
vey in order to:Identify and track significant challenges
facing the water industryProvide data and analysis to support water
professionals as they develop and commu- nicate strategies to address current issuesDiscover and highlight potential problems
or concerns on the water industry's horizonInform decision makers and the public of
the challenges faced by the industryIn September 2014, emails were randomly sent
to a general list of AWWA members and con- tacts inviting participation in the 2015 SOTWI survey. A total of 1,747 respondents completed a majority of the survey. Because the amount of self-selection bias is unknown, no estimates of error have been calculated.Some of the major findings of this study are:
The current health of the industry as rated
by all respondents was 4.5 on a scale of 1 to7, down slightly from the 2014 score of 4.6;
this score has fallen into a range of 4.5 to 4.9 since the survey began in 2004.In looking forward five years, the sound-
ness of the water industry was expect- ed to decline to 4.4 from the 2014 score of4.5 (again out of 7.0); this score has fallen
into a range of 4.4 to 5.0 since the survey's inception.The top five most important issues were
identified as follows:1. Renewal and replacement (R&R) of aging
water and wastewater infrastructure 2.Financing for capital improvements
3. Long-term water supply availability
4. Public understanding of the value of
water systems and services5. Public understanding of the value of
water resourcesThere is a gap between the financial needs
of water and wastewater systems and the means to pay for these services through rates and fees. Nine percent of all respon- dents felt that water and wastewater utili- ties are not at all able to cover the full cost of providing service, including infrastructureR&R and expansion needs, through cus-
tomer rates and fees. More striking, sixteen percent of all respondents are concerned that utilities will not be able to cover the full cost of providing service in the future.Thirty percent of utility employees re-
sponded that their utilities are currently struggling to implement full-cost pricing, up from 28 percent in 2014. In addition,38 percent of respondents think they will
struggle to cover the full cost of service in the future, up from 35 percent in 2014.Concerning infrastructure R&R, the most
important issue was establishing and fol- lowing a financial policy for capital rein- vestment. Other critical concerns in this area are prioritizing R&R needs and jus- tifying R&R programs to ratepayers and oversight bodies (board, council, etc.)Forty three percent of utility respondents
reported declining total water sales (ei- ther a >10 year or <10 year trend) while29 percent of respondents reported their
total water sales were flat or little changed in the last 10 years. In all, this means that three-quarters of utilities are facing the is- sues associated with low or declining water demand that can dramatically impact cost recovery, i.e., pricing water to accurately re- flect its true cost.The most reported cost recovery strategies
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of the cost recovery from consumption-based fees to fixed fees within the rate structure, (2) changes in growth- related fees, (3) shift- ing rate design to increasing block-rate struc- ture, and (4) increasing financial reserves.When asked "How prepared do you think
your utility will be to meet its long-term water supply needs," 11 percent of utili- ty personnel indicated their utility will be challenged to meet anticipated long-term water supply needs, up from 10 percent in 2014.Regarding management of groundwater re-
sources, the most important issues identified through the SOTWI Survey were (1) de- clining groundwater levels, (2) watershed/ groundwater protection, and (3) ground- water regulations.Seventy two percent of respondents felt the
general public has a poor or very poor un- derstanding of water systems and services (up from 70 percent in 2014), and 61 percent felt the general public has a poor or very poor understanding of water resources (up from 59 percent in 2014). Similarly, 66 per- cent of respondents felt residential custom- ers have a poor or very poor understanding of water systems and services up (up from65 percent in 2014), while 59 percent felt the
general public has a poor or very poor un- derstanding of water resources (up from56 percent in 2014).
The top three current regulatory con-
cerns were identified as (1) chemical spills, (2) point source pollution, and (3) combined sewer overflows.The 2015 SOTWI report provides specific guid-
ance on where the industry feels investments are most needed and where action would be most beneficial. Water professionals must work collectively to develop sound and sustainable solutions to the issues identified in this report and to then disseminate and implement them at the local and regional levels where water- related decisions are mostly made. Public input and proactive community involvement are essential to the success of this process.AWWA provides a forum for innovation and
leadership in the water industry by not only identifying and tracking important water issues but also by focusing the efforts and contribu- tions of its dedicated volunteers and members to develop information and guidance to protect the world's most important resource - water.© 2015 American Water Works Association 5
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Part 1Purpose and Methodology
Purpose
AWWA supports the water industry by provid
ing solutions to effectively manage the world's most important resource - water. AWWA first developed the SOTWI survey and report in2004 to
Identify and track significant challenges facing the water industryProvide data and analysis to support water professionals as they develop and communicate strategies to address current issues
Discover and highlight potential problems or concerns on the water industry's horizon Inform decision makers and the public of the challenges faced by the industryAWWA's annual SOTWI survey encourages
reflection on the water industry's current and future challenges and priorities, allowing participants to serve as a voice for their col leagues. This industrywide selfassessment provides information to support many of the water community's common values including safeguarding public health, supporting and strengthening communities, and protecting the environment. Figure 1 highlights these values and how they are realized.Methodology
The SOTWI survey population includes all
water professionals, i.e., those with an under standing and appreciation of the issues facing the entire water industry. The SOTWI survey classifies participants based on which of the following categories best describes the type of organization they work:Drinking water utility
Wastewater utility
Combined water/wastewater utility (may include other services too)Water wholesaler reuse/reclamation utility