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PittsburghsH2OpportunityAnAssessmentofSouthwesternPennsylvaniasWaterSectorTheSub-SectorsincludeThePittsburghWorldEnvironmentDayPartnershipcommissionedthisreporttotakeasnapshotosouthwesternPennsylvaniaswater-relatedindustriesanddevelopabasicunderstandingotheopportunitiesassociatedwithaocusonthissector.Thissummaryhighlightsourfndingsandrecommendations.APDFocanbeoundatwww.pittsburghwed.com.SouthwesternPennsylvaniaisawater-richregioninaworldoincreasingwaterscarcity.Anumberoleadingtechnologyandsolutionprovidersarelocatedhereservingtraditionalandemergingmarkets.Theregionhasauniqueopportunitytocombineourtraditionalindustrialstrengthswithinnovationsintheecientuseowaternewtreatmenttechnologiesdevicesandsensorsormonitoringandprotectingwaterqualitywiththeservicesandknow-howtodevelopanextgenerationoproductsandservicesthatcanbeappliedorthebeneftosouthwesternPennsylvaniaresidentsandalsoexportedtomeetthedemandsoathirstyworld.Ourabundanceowaterprovidestheresourceormanyindustries.Thereisahealthymixoemergingentrepreneurialirmsalongwithestablishedirmswithinternationalreach.Theregionhasmorethan3000irmsprovidingcomponentsproductsandservicesthataccountormorethan5billionindirecteconomicactivity.Inadditionourwatersuppliessustainmorethan3billionooutputinagricultureandoodprocessing.Waterisalsocriticalorthegenerationandcoolingomorethan2.4billioninelectricityromtheregionsthermoelectricplants.Overallwaterisusedinavarietyowaysortheextractionandproductionoenergyaswellastransportingmaterialsandcleaningtheemissionsromthisactivity.Thewater-relatedindustryclusterinsouthwesternPennsylvaniahassignifcantnumbersofrmsSupplyandtreatment173frmswithnearly3.5billioninsalesComponents416frmswithmorethan1billioninsalesServices2456frmswith509millioninsalesTransportation20frmswith32millioninsalesThepresenceothesefrmsdemonstratesthepotentialoraregionalindustryclusterbuttheydonotcurrentlyidentiyoroperateasaregionalcluster.Workmustbedonetogaugetheinterestothesefrmsinexploringopportunitiesorcollaborationandgrowthandsecuringeconomicbeneftsortheregionromthegrowingmarketsrelatedtowater.Basedonouranalysisthewaterclustermarketisgrowingatasignifcantrateashighas10percentannually.Thepressuresowatersecuritypurifcationandscarcityowaterinmanyregionsotheglobearecreatingnewmarketsortherapidadoptiononewtechnologies.Analysisorthisreportshowsthattheollowingmarketopportunitiesareavailabletoregionalfrmsoverthenextfveyears16.6billionmarketordesalination37billionmarketorwastewaterresourcerecovery70.8billionmarketorwastewatertreatmentOverallmarketorwater-relatedproductsandserviceswillreach770billionThesouthwesternPennsylvaniaregionhastheabilitytodeveloparegionalwaterclusterinitiativedesignedtosupportabroadsegmentotheregionswaterrelatedcompanies.Thissupportcanbeprovidedintheollowingways1.DevelopaSWPAWaterClusterConsortiumbasedontheMilwaukeeWaterCouncilapproach2.SupportwaterinnovationpilotprojectsasdescribedintheollowingTableSupplyandTreatmenttreatmentandremediationcompaniesComponentscompaniesmakingdevicesandinstrumentsormeasurementcontrolsecurityServicestechnicalengineeringtestingfrmsTransportationwaterreightcompaniesandadministration2ExecutiveSummaryAboutRegionalStrengthsandChallengesWithoutourabundantsupplyowaterwecouldnotsustainthe13.7billionenergysector.GrowingMarketRecommendationsDefningtheSWPAWaterCluster