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Water

PA's unique insights enhance the use of water resources

Without water there would be no life - it is the world's most precious natural asset. Sufficient quantities of clean water for human use, economic growth, and ecosystems can be ensured only if we manage this resource prudently.

PA believes that an integrated, comprehensive approach to water management is key and the rationale is simple: within a watershed, the effects of human activity are concentrated in the quantity and quality of fresh and coastal waters. Society's requirement for clean and safe water means management of the resources itself; balancing water use to support urban populations, agriculture, industry, and the environment; ensuring reliable supplies of potable water delivered by efficient organizations; and managing our wastewaters economically and in compliance with regulations.

PA's results-focused approach is founded on a unique commitment to innovation,  responsiveness and delivery.  We have worked with more than 200 water and wastewater utilities in the US and the UK and dozens of national, regional, and local water management agencies in North America and in more than 50 countries worldwide.

PA supports its water industry clients through expert technical, economic and management services in the following areas:

  • Utility effectiveness and competitiveness
  • Asset management and infrastructure programming
  • Vulnerability analysis and security planning
  • Risk management and business continuity planning
  • Water resources and environmental management
  • Wet weather management strategies
  • Regulatory and institutional change
  • Project development and finance
  • Rate analysis and cost of service studies
  • Customer satisfaction and communications.

For more information on PA's water resource capabilities please choose one of the following options:

  International water resource capabilities
  North America
  United Kingdom
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See also:

* Investing in Economic Development and the Environment: Does Water Matter?

* Read why Consulting magazine rates PA's Kenneth Rubin as one of the Top 25 most influential consultants of 2004

* PA Consulting Group awarded USAID’s Energy and Environmental Policy Indefinite Quality Contracts (IQC) worth a potential $750 million over five years

* Water re-use management in Jordan

* Vulnerability assessment: 'Focusing on the nation's critical utility infrastructure' - PA's article in Security Products magazine

* Our publications on water