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NoteDropletsizenumberofemployeesin2009.SourceU.S.BureauofLaborStatisticsQCEW.NoteDropletsizenumberofemployeesin2009.SourceU.S.BureauofLaborStatisticsQCEW.emissions.Nuclearplantsaresimilartocoalthermoelectricplantsinhowtheyusewater.Nuclearplantsusetheenergyromtheatomicfssionprocesstopowersteamturbinesthatgenerateelectricity.Nuclearplantsalsousewaterorcooling.Theregionsavailabilityowaterisalsocrucialorsupportingagricultureandoodprocessingwhichaccountsornearly3billionineconomicoutput.Anestimated490billiongallonsowatereachyearor1.3billiongallonsperdayiswithdrawnoragriculturaluse.Thisisnearlyasmuchasweuseorthermoelectriccoolingalthoughthewatersuppliesoragriculturearenotwithdrawnromandreturnedtopublicwatersuppliesinthesamewayasotherindustries.18Theregionhas416frmsthatmanuacturemorethan1billionocomponentsorincreasingtheeciencyandeectivenessothetreatmentsupplyanddistributionowaterFigure1.Thissegmentotheclusterincludesfrmsthatmakevalvespipesandpumpsaswellasfrmsthatmakecontrolandtestingdevicesandinstruments.TheoverallcomponentssectorhasenjoyedstrongjobgrowthintheregionevenwhileithasdeclinedintheU.S.Figure2.Giventheglobalneedorwatertreatmentandrehabilitationtechnologiesthissectorshouldbepositionedorstronggrowthwhenthenationalandinternationaleconomiesrevive.WithinMetalTanks527employeesU.S.EmploymentChange2004-2009SWPAEmploymentChange2004-2009MetalValvePipeFitting369employeesControlInstruments1397employeesPumpingEquipment119employees-40-20204060801001201403020100-10-20-30MeasuringControllingDevices614employees4035302520151050-5-50510152025303540ScaleBreakScientifcTechnicalConsulting42791SWPAGrowth119USGrowthU.S.EmploymentChange2004-2009SWPAEmploymentChange2004-2009TestingLaboratories2687employeesEngineeringServices11399employeesLandscapingServices3519employeestheclusterinstrumentsanddevicesrepresenttheindustrieswithexpandingemploymentinboththeregionandthenationFigure6.SeveralindustriesintheWaterServicessectorshowstronggrowthinsouthwesternPennsylvaniaandtheU.S.ScientifcandtechnicalconsultingserviceswhilerelativelysmallintheregionhaveexperiencedtremendousratesogrowthwhichcouldnotberepresentedonthesamegraphastheotherindustrieswithoutdistortingthescaleFigure7.Engineeringservicesandtestinglaboratoriesarelargerindustriesthathavealsobeengrowing.LandscapingServicesisalsoincludedbecauselandscapedesignandmaintenanceisacriticalcomponentogreenstormwatermanagementwheregreenscapingstrategiessuchasraingardensandbio-swalescangreatlyreducethecostomanagingwater.Figure6SelectIndustriesintheComponentsSectorComponentsFigure7SelectIndustriesintheWaterServicesSectorServices16