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This chapter looks at some of the ways water suppliers are reacting to the growing scarcity of clean, safe water. The focus is on descriptions of the innovative water management practices and process implemented by municipalities and other public water suppliers. It begins with a review of innovative policy changes in organizations and closes with a look at some of the management and governance changes taking place in the industry.
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McNabb, D.E. (2019). The Global Need for Water Sustainability. In: Global Pathways to Water Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04085-7_3
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