Sustainability Education: March 2008 Archives

The American Water Works Association has published The Business of Water: A Concise Overview of Challenges and Opportunities in the Water Market – a comprehensive introduction to the challenges and opportunities facing the commercial water industry. The book, edited by water business and strategy consultant Steve Maxwell, is a collection of market, commerce and business-related articles published over the last four years in the Journal AWWA.

In his foreword, former AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr says, “There really hasn’t been a
thoughtful look at the actual business of water. The commercial side of water is going to play an
increasingly important role in how we ultimately manage water. This book provides the first
comprehensive look at the current status of the water industry, what some future scenarios might be,
and what we need to do to be more effective stewards of our critical water resources.”

With more than 35 full-length articles by a number of leading water industry experts, The Business of
Water addresses investment trends in the water industry, conservation practices, the impacts of climate
change, regulatory trends, strategic planning in the water industry, financing topics, water pricing and
value issues, and many other relevant issues.

This compilation will be an invaluable reference source on the commercial and market aspects of the water industry – for industry managers, companies, investors, or for those simply wanting to better understand the nature and scope of the world water market. The Business of Water is available in AWWA’s online bookstore at www.awwa.org/bookstore, $45 for members, $68 for nonmembers.

About Steve Maxwell

Steve Maxwell is the Managing Director of TechKNOWLEDGEy Strategic Group, a management
consultancy and investment banking firm in Boulder, Colorado which serves the water and broader
environmental service industries. He writes and speaks frequently on the water industry topics, and
has advised dozens of water companies on strategy and transactional issues. He is also the regular
“Market Outlook” columnist for the Journal AWWA.

AWWA is the authoritative resource for knowledge, information, and advocacy to improve the quality
and supply of water in North America and beyond. AWWA is the largest organization of water
professionals in the world. AWWA advances public health, safety and welfare by uniting the efforts of
the full spectrum of the entire water community.

http://www.awwa.org

Children will enjoy new water activity book

Water Adventures Around the World: An Activity Book is the colorfully illustrated story of two Pacific Northwest kids who travel the world on a magic postcard to learn about water science and cycles from their nearby Olympic Rain Forest to the North Africa’s Nile River basin. This new children’s book for students in grades 3 to 5 includes 11 activities that aid the educational process.

by: Sandy Koerner, Colin Murcray, Gay Porter DeNileon

Illustrated by Lisa Tarr

This colorfully illustrated activity booklet takes young readers along with Ryan and Kendra, two kids who live in rainy Washington State, as they use a magic postcard to travel around the world to learn about water.

Readers visit Olympic Rain Forest in Washington, Alaska’s Glacier Bay, Antarctica, Gobi Desert in Mongolia, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Israel’s Dead Sea, River Seine in France, Nile River in North Africa, and Iguazu Falls in Argentina.

In each locale kids learn something new about water: the three forms of water; the water cycle; water pollution and its effect on all life; fog and rainbow formation; fresh and salt water, water conservation; and much more.

Eleven activities are included: Word Match, Crossword Puzzle, Word Unscramble, Hidden Pictures, Maze, Color the Earth, Write a Postcard, Draw a Picture, and others.

Grades 3 – 5.

Published by American Water Works Association
Edition: 2008 - Softbound - 30 pp.