As part of China’s economic stimulus package they are going to spend US$41b on building sewerage treatment plants to cover most of the country. That is a lot of money to spend in a very short time…I would think it would be a challenge to find the engineering and construction resources to do it. See [...]
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South East Queensland ran out of water recently, triggering a multi-billion dollar infrastructure program, but also some serious governance reform. Concerned that the current model, with 25 different providers of water and wastewater services, was not even delivering water security, the state government seized control. The management of water and sewer was taken from the local [...]
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The skills shortage, particularly for civil design and construction engineers, puts inevitable inflationary pressure on salaries as firms compete for talent. However as a professional you should not automatically expect a dramatic increase in salary when you next change jobs. The main factor influencing salaries is actually the price of water and wastewater services. In [...]
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I have to confess to being a Harvard Business Review junkie…but for good reason. It is always packed with good quality content. November’s issue is no exception, with a great article on retaining talent in emerging markets titled “Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets”. This is highly relevant for water businesses looking to [...]
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I am president of the NSW Young Water Professionals (YWPs) in Australia. The YWPS are a specialist interest group within the Australian Water Association (AWA). We encourage AWA members under 35 years of age to register. Nationally our membership represents around 13% of total AWA membership. This is a fair indicator of the percentage of water professionals under 35 in the broader [...]
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With all the excitement about the rapid growth of China, people forget that Japan is the second biggest economy in the world. It is a difficult market for foreign firms to enter, but prices are kept high by the lack of competition, meaning there is a lot of money to be made there. The water [...]
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On one level, the water sector is clearly highly globalised. Multinational firms supply equipment around the world. Multinational design firms have global footprints, and French, Spanish and British firms provide design, build and operate services on every continent. But how easy is it for water professionals to move internationally? Even though the global design firms have a [...]
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I just read that Orange, in outback NSW, is going to be implementing stormwater harvesting. I had assumed that small towns would not be looking at this as a supply option due to the high cost and relatively small catchment, and consciously left it out of the previous post…but I was wrong!
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In my previous post I postulated that the days of the mega-projects are over, but there is plenty of work to be done. Some of this work will simply be the upgrade and replacement of existing treatment plants for existing conditions. Regional urban utilities often don’t charge enough for water and wastewater services, and as [...]
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There has been significant change in the opportunities of interest in Australia’s water sector over the last year. The days of the billion dollar plus mega-projects seem to be numbered. SE Queensland’s massive networks of pumps, pipes and reuse plants are nearing completion, as is the Gold Coast desalination plant. Sydney’s desal plant is half way [...]
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