Water Finance

Praise for WATER FINANCE "Neil Grigg provides a very accessible overview of the many players involved in water and their many connections. His concept of 'water handlers' helps bring some order to the water business?an excellent introduction for all those interested in the 'business of water.'" ?Frank Rijsberman, Director, Water, Sanitation, and HygieneBill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Development Program "If you want to really understand the big picture of the drinking water business, this is the book to read. Neil's four decades of experience working and volunteering in the water community?from the water source all the way to the customer's tap?help the reader to understand the intricacies and challenges of business management at the global and local level. Not only does Neil's writing style speak to the business community, but his writing reaches out and touches the women and men on the front line of providing reliable and safe drinking water to the public." ?Robert C. Renner, Executive Director, Water Research Foundation "Dr. Grigg provides an expansive discussion of the complex framework and issues related to water management in a world where water availability will have critical influence on our future lifestyles and the environment that surrounds our cities and farms, as well as cultural and recreational uses. He adroitly recognizes that the current lack of political will and a cogent framework in which a reasonable balance between competing interests is a limiting factor in transitioning past practices to those that will be required in an increasingly resource-constrained twenty-first Century." ?Peter D. Binney, PE, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure, Merrick & Company "Water is a commodity and a natural resource. In Water Finance, Neil Grigg delves into the dual nature of our water conveyance systems, introducing the reader to the 'business of water' and outlining the separate facets that make water resource management different and more complex than just a commodity industry." ?Elizabeth Cutright, Editor, Water Efficiency magazine "This interesting book is a must for water sector academics, professionals, and decision-makers. Many related graphs by the author are very illustrative and explain the major messages and views. Although there is emphasis on the U.S., there are also many examples from other parts of the global village." ?Tapio S. Katko, Adjunct Professor, Tampere University of Technology, Finland