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tooptimizetheirlimitedwatersuppliesbuttheyarenotleveragingthetechnologyandeconomicdevelopmentopportunitiesromtheireciencyprograms.OnlyoneotherregionMilwaukeehasattemptedtobuildacompetitiveadvantagearoundacomprehensiveapproachtowater.Manyindustrieswithinthewaterclusteraregrowingevenduringourcurrentrecessionandtheglobaldemandorwatermanagementsolutionsprovidesgrowthopportunitiesortheoreseeableuture.Themarketordesalinationislargerandgrowingmorerapidlythanotherhighproflegrowthmarketssuchasenergystorage.SouthwesternPennsylvaniahasauniqueopportunitytocombineourtraditionalindustrialstrengthswithinnovationsintheecientuseowaternewtreatmenttechnologiesdevicesandsensorsormonitoringandprotectingwaterqualitywiththeservicesandknow-howtodevelopanextgenerationoproductsandservicesthatcanbeappliedorthebeneftosouthwesternPennsylvaniaresidentsandalsoexportedtomeetthedemandsoathirstyworld.Theregionhasahealthymixoemergingentrepreneurialfrmsalongwithestablishedfrmswithinternationalreach.Thejobsthatthesefrmscreatearemostlyconsideredgreenjobsalthoughspecifcreerencetowater-relatedindustriesinthegreenjobsdiscussionisonlyrecentlyemerging.Oneothecriticalelementswillbefndingpartnerswiththepotentialandtheinteresttopartnerasacluster.Thiscannotbedeterminedbyareportbutthroughthenetworkingandorganizingactivitiesoaregionalclustereort.Basedontheresearchandanalysisconductedthroughthisprojectthereisanopportunitytodevelopawater-relatedindustryclusterinthesouthwesternPennsylvaniaregion.Theollowingrecommendationsprovideaninitialactionplanorleveragingourregionalassetstodeveloptheopportunityrepresentedbythewatercluster.Theregionhastheelementsorsuccessulclusterswithinanyotheollowingoursegments1SupplyandTreatment2Components3Servicesand4Transportation.Anorganizingeortisneededinordertorealizethisopportunityanddevelopthepotentialortheseclusters.ThesituationissimilartomanyotherclustersbeoretheormationotheDigitalGreenhouseLieSciencesGreenhouseorPennsylvaniaNanomaterialsCommercializationCenter.Eachotheseeortsbeganwiththeelementsoaclusterandthendevelopedintounctioningclusters.Theregionswater-relatedindustrialassetsandsupplychainaresubstantialbuttheRegionalassetsandmarketgrowthhavetobeassessedagainstthepotentialorcollaborationindevelopingprioritiesorinvestmentandaction.Theregiondoesnotneedaneworganizationocusedonwateropportunities.Thepreerredstructurewouldbeataskorceworkinggrouporconsortiumthatwillassessorganizeandadvancetheregionalopportunitiesrelatedtowaterandcoordinateexistingresourcesalignedwiththoseopportunities.TheMilwaukeeWaterCouncilwhichconvenesregionalbusinessleadersandpublicocialsinadditiontoacademicresearchersprovidesamodelorhowsouthwesternPennsylvaniashouldstructureourresponsetothesewateropportunities.Conveneaact-fndingtriptoMilwaukeetolearnabouttheirintegratedmulti-sectorapproachtowaterinnovationthatgoesbeyondattractingwetindustries.CarnegieMellonUniversityismanagingdevelopmentotheregionalWaterInnovationConsortiumthatisidentiyingcollaborationanddemonstrationprojectsthatrepresentsustainableinnovationopportunitiesortheregion.ThroughthiseortCarnegieMellonUniversityresearchersareconductingocusgroupswithresearchersindustryandmunicipalwaterauthorities.Theresultsotheiranalysisareexpectedtobeavailableinthesummero2011.Itheregionwaitsuntilthisstudyisreleasedandthenbeginstoorganizeindustrygroupsaroundtheseopportunitiesvaluabletimemaybelost.Thereorewerecommendaneorttoorganizetherepresentativesromthebusinesscommunityaswellasrepresentativesromthewater-relatedauthoritiesandacademiawhilethestudyprocessiscompleted.Recruitparticipantsotheocusgroupstoparticipateinaresearchindustryormunicipalwaterauthoritywaterutilityleadershipgrouptoincreaseoutreachtotheseorganizations.Sponsoraseriesoindustrynetworkingeventstopromotecollaborationopportunities.Createenthusiasmandopportunitiesorregionaldemonstrationprojectsthatapplyregionalexpertiseorthebeneftotheregionaswellasdevelopingexportableproductsandservices.TheTableonpage3identifespotentialpilotprojectsbutalternativeprojectsandprioritiesmayemergeromtheworkshopsconductedbyCarnegieMellonUniversity.Identiytheoccupationalpipelineandworkorceneedsorthehighprioritysectorsanddeveloptrainingonmoreecientusesowaterorenergyindustryandagriculture.Identiyindustriesthatrequiresignifcantamountsowaterandthatarelocatedinareaswherewateravailabilityisatriskduetoclimateandcostactors.SouthwesternPennsylvaniasregionaleconomicdevelopmentorganizations5Recommendationslevelointerestincollaborationmustbeverifed.