The Challenges of Managing the Urban Waters of the Americas

As the Americas become increasingly urbanized, the challenges of providing water supplies for domestic and industrial uses continue to multiply in number and difficulty. Similarly, the problems of collecting, treating, and managing wastewater grow in magnitude and present their own special challenges to urban areas throughout the hemisphere. This article provides an overview and summary of these challenges in the entire American continent and part of the Caribbean and identifies directions for action to address many of them.

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