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title: "Infographic: 8 habits of highly effective water utilities"
description: A business as usual approach won't cut it for water utilities of the future.
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# [Infographic: 8 habits of highly effective water utilities](https://www.awa.asn.au/resources/latest-news/business/assets-and-operations/infographic-8-habits-of-highly-effective-water-utilities)

 Written by [Thea Cowie](https://www.awa.asn.au/resources/latest-news/author/thea-cowie) | Sep 30, 2019 2:02:27 AM

Traditional water management paradigms are not up to the tasks of the 21st century: increases in population and urbanisation, declines in resources and climate change.

That's the conclusion that the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities made in its 2018 report: Water Utilities of the Future – Australia’s experience in starting the transition.

So what does the CRC think utilities should be doing now to transition to an effective water future?

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This infographic was first published in [*Current*](http://bit.ly/CurrentApril2019) magazine April 2019. Read the full story [here](https://ozwater.org/Watersource/environment/built-environment/what-will-water-service-provision-look-like-in-2050/).

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