Having been involved in the business of water for going on thirty years now, it is clear to be there are four significant trends evolving here in the U.S. and in many other industrialized parts of the world as it pertains to water. Some of these trends you may already be aware of or suspect they are evolving, others you may not.
The cost of water keeps going up as most facility managers know. In fact, in many cases, the cost of water is going up very significantly, with even higher costs anticipated in the future. For instance, in Chicago, the cost of water went up an average of 25 percent in 2012, and plans are now being discussed to double rates in 2015.
