The Case for a Sophisticated Strategy

摘要

In my article in the last issue of Water Journal, I described the opportunities open to the Australian water sector by engaging with the US market. This month, I want to go into a little more detail on just one of the 'G'Day USA' water series events that took place earlier this year, and why I and several other participants regard the market so enthusiastically. The mission commenced with the LA Water Forum held on 20 January. It was attended not only by Southern Californian water district officials, but also by their counterparts from states within the Colorado River Basin. Several speakers, both Australian and Californian, drew many parallels between the water issues faced by Australia and those faced by Southern California. There are, of course, significant differences in the structure of the water utilities sector in the US, and in the legislative framework and political environment. These make it difficult to transpose solutions implemented in Australia to southern California, and vice versa.