Industry Insider: Improving the Industry
Water & Wastes Digest
May 2005
Involved in numerous water quality and wastewater projects, James Clark a vice president and senior project manager at Black & Veatch, envisions what it takes for our industry to continue to be effective
A Solid Future for POU Water Purification
Water Quality Products
March 2003
Glenn Land, Aduk, Inc.
Point-of-use (POU) water purification has a solid future. The relatively new POU industry will have to shoulder tremendous responsibility. Serious issues of water quality as well as quantity are apparent. The right of every human to water must be proactively protected if an acceptable quality of life for future generations is to be reasonably assured. This will not happen until it becomes a high priority political issue.
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What Is in the Stars?
Water Quality Products
January 2003
WQP asked industry professionals nationwide to comment on what the water industry might see in the upcoming year. Although these professionals share their outlooks for 2003, the water treatment industry"s future is uknown, but it should continue to shoot for the stars.
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Bottled Water vs. Tap
Water Quality Products
October 2002
Nadia Abboud, Severn Trent Services
While both sides of the bottled/tap battle continue trying to inform and ultimately win the consumer over, a few facts cannot be overlooked. Regardless of how a consumer obtains drinking water, both bottled and tap must draw from the same available global freshwater sources. Despite the information with which consumers are presented, ultimately the decision is theirs. When purchasing bottled water, knowing what you are getting requires some research and understanding.
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Expanding Knowledge, Continued Growth
Water Quality Products
October 2002
Wendi Hope King, WQP Staff
The bottled water industry has seen steady growth for years. Consumers are demanding beverage choices to suit their healthy lifestyles, and the bottlers have stepped in to meet those needs. One of the driving forces behind this continued boom is the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA).
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Full of Promise
Water Quality Products
October 2002
Contributed by Zenith International
East Europeans drank almost 10 percent more soft drinks in 2001, pushing consumption past the 20,000 million liter mark for the first time, according to the 2002 East Europe Soft Drinks report from Zenith International. Volumes have jumped 36 percent since 1997, despite the economic troubles of the late 1990s.
Smart Management Through the Downturn
Water Quality Products
January 2002
G.A. "Andy" Marken, Marken Communications, Inc.
Not since l990 have we seen a downturn in the economy as we have for the past five months. Most indicators point to only a mild improvement through the middle of this year. While the downturn?okay, recession?was tough in the early 1990s, you have to go back to the early 1980s to see one that had the global scale as the one we?re experiencing now.
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New Year Shows Promise
Water Quality Products
January 2002
Wendi Hope King
Now is the time to make our new year?s resolutions. How can we make some informed resolutions for our businesses? Why, by listening to the people in the trenches?to industry members themselves.
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Only Time Will Tell
Water Quality Products
January 2002
Multiple Authors
The unprecedented events of Sept. 11 and the recession that began hitting our nation at the beginning of 2001 created havoc in the business world. The water industry was no exception; it also saw its share of fluctuation. With such an unpredictable economy, we move into 2002. WQP asked industry professionals nationwide to comment on what the water industry may see in the upcoming year. Although these professionals share their outlooks for next year, only time will tell what lies ahead.
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Promoting Your Headline News
Water Quality Products
December 2001
G.A. "Andy" Marken, Marken Communications, Inc,
Properly writing news releases and submitting them according to an editor’s needs will help get you published and will enhance your business, large or small.
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From Dams to Beans
Water Engineering & Management
July 2001
Bill Swichtenberg
The Milagro Beanfield War by John Treadwell Nichols and later a movie directed by Robert Redford is a humorous look at a fictional little town in New Mexico. The main character (Joe Mondragon), a lifelong no good, troublemaking resident of Milagro, starts the "war" by irrigating his father’s old beanfield against the wishes of the rich developer and water rights owner.
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Duty Calls For Local Awareness
Water Quality Products
May 2001
Wendi Hope King
Editorial: May 6—12 is National Drinking Water Week (NDWW). It is our duty and opportunity as water professionals to make this week work for us by incorporating local companies, expertise and even the Water Quality Association (WQA) into NDWW.
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A Leading Team
Water Quality Products
March 2001
Wendi Hope King, WQP Staff
After nine months of silence, the Osmonics team emerges renewed and ready for a future full of success.
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The Gray Area: The Difference Between Commercial and Industrial
Water Quality Products
February 2000
Wendi Hope King
For a long time, the commercial and industrial (C&I) markets have been accepted as one sector of the water industry. Although considered different from such other markets as residential, agricultural and wastewater, there is a large murky area when being separated from each other.
One Thing is for Certain ... Change
Water Quality Products
January 2000
Roger Miller
They say only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. I think there is a third: change. Change certainly applies to our rapidly maturing water treatment industry.
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