AWWA JAW62333

Technology will transform the water utility workplace, from how utilities manage and use information to how they treat and monitor water. Understanding the nature of these changes and the appropriate use of technology can reduce costs, allow for better and quicker decision-making, and enable better management of increasingly complex information databases. This article is the final one in a six-part series on trends and their implications for water utilities. It characterizes the key technology trends in a rapidly changing water utility world, and describes the implications of these trends and potential strategies to address them. Utilities can use this information to ensure that they are adequately considering and addressing the technology trends affecting the provision of water service. Includes 6 references, figures.