Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Introduction
Part One - WATER
Chapter 1 - Water: Prerequisite for Life and Living
Prerequisite for Life
Prerequisite for Living
Chapter 2 - The Global Water Condition
The Human Cost of Waterborne Disease
Supply and Demand
Regional Fundamentals
Water Institutions
Overview of Water Regulation in the United States
Global Water Regulations
Nongovernmental Organizations
The Institutional Impact on Water Investing
The Role of Water in Economic Growth
Chapter 3 - Public Good, Commodity, or Resource?
What Is Water?
Water as a Public (Social) Good
Water as a Commodity
The Answer: Water as a Resource
Chapter 4 - The Cost of Clean Water
How Big Is the Universe?
The Global Cost of Clean Water
From the Whole to the Parts
The Transition from Cost to Price
Part Two - INVESTING IN WATER
Chapter 5 - The Business of Water
Water versus Wastewater
Functional Categories
Water-Related Applications
Drivers of the Water Industry
Chapter 6 - Water Utilities
A Brief History
Regulatory Providers Face Regulatory Burdens
Nonregulated Activities
The Future of Water Utilities
Foreign Water Utilities
Conclusions
Chapter 7 - Centralized Water and Wastewater Treatment
The Basics
Centralized Treatment
Treatment Chemicals
Mixed Oxidants
Carbon
Resins: Ion Exchange
Chapter 8 - Decentralized Water and Wastewater Treatment
Decentralized Treatment
The Roots of Decentralized Treatment
Water Softeners and Salinity
Groundwater Treatment
Membrane Bioreactors: The Future of Decentralized Treatment
Chapter 9 - Water Infrastructure
The Distribution System
Stormwater Infrastructure
Investment Components
Pipeline Rehabilitation
Flow Control and Pumps
Chapter 10 - Water Analytics
Metering
Monitoring, Measuring, and Testing
Asset Management
Chapter 11 - Water Resource Management
Water Resource Management Defined
The Principle of Sustainability
Remediation
Water Supply: Reservoirs and Dams
Irrigation
Chapter 12 - Desalination
The Promise of Desalination
The Process of Desalination
Part Three - WATER BEYOND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Chapter 13 - Emerging Issues
Unregulated Contaminants
Biosolids Management: There’s Money in Sludge
Biotechnology
Regulation
Regulating Nonpoint Sources of Water Contamination
Water Reuse
Water Conservation
Nanotechnology
Algal Toxins
Measuring Chlorophyll-a
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
Chapter 14 - Water as an Asset Class
Is Water an Asset Class?
What Is an Asset Class?
Chapter 15 - Climate Change and the Hydrologic (Re)Cycle
Planning for Uncertainty
Impacts on Water Quality
Occurrence of Drought
Investing in Drought
Chapter 16 - Forward-Looking Thoughts for Water Investors
Is Water the Next Oil?
Water and the Global Economic Crisis
Picking Water Stocks
The Age of Ecology—Again or Finally
Appendix A - Water Contaminants
Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix C - Metric Conversions and Flow Equivalents
Glossary
Notes
About the Author
Index