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couldthenstrategicallyidentiyandselectivelyrecruitinnovativefrmsandindustriesthatrequirehighqualitywaterbutwhichwillalsoserveasgoodstewardsotheregionsabundanceohighqualitywaterpromotingsustainabledevelopmentothispreciousresource.CreateaWaterInnovationFundthatcouldbebasedononeormoreotheregionssuccessulmodelsorinnovationcommercializationthatcanencouragethedevelopmentoregionalbusinesseswhilealsoprovidingbeneftstoresidents.Directundingtowardstheportoliooproductsservicesandtechnologieswheretheregioncanestablishthenicheswhereitcanbemostcompetitiveindevelopingproductsandservicesorthemarketorprovidingbenefttoregionalresidents.CreateataskorcetopromoteincentivesandpoliciestoencouragegreenwatermanagementinrastructureorbothstormwatermanagementanddrinkingwatersupplytoreducecombinedseweroverowsCSOsandothernegativeimpactsonourwatersupply.Theseincentivescansupportthegrowtholocalindustrywhileprovidingbeneftstoregionalresidents.InitiateadialoguewiththePhiladelphiaWaterDepartmentanditsregionalpartnersliketheSustainableBusinessNetworkoGreaterPhiladelphiatoprovideamechanismorstatewidecollaboration.Therearemodelsostatewidecollaborationoncommoneconomicdevelopmentpriorities.TheLieScienceGreenhousemodelcreatedacommonrameworkthatacilitatedregionaladvancements.InadditiontheregionshouldexplorepartnershipswithneighboringregionssuchasCleveland.Onegoalistoidentiyopportunitiesornationalandinternationalexportingorregionalfrms.AccordingtotheEconomicDevelopmentAdministrationIndustryclustersaregeographicconcentrationsocompetingcomplementaryorinterdependentfrmsandindustriesthatdobusinesswitheachotherandorhavecommonneedsortalenttechnologyandinrastructure.Thefrmsincludedintheclustermaybebothcompetitiveandcooperative.Theymaycompetedirectlywithsomemembersotheclusterpurchaseinputsromotherclustermembersandrelyontheservicesootherclusterfrmsintheoperationotheirbusiness.5Therearemanybusinessesthatworkinwater-relatedindustriesromfltermanuacturerstoengineeringfrmsandromwastewatertreatmentacilitiestochemicalmanuacturers.Thesebusinessesaretheoundationoapotentialwaterclusterintheregion.Itisnotenoughorthesebusinessestobepresenttheymustbewillingtoworktogether.Oneothegoalsoregionalclusterdevelopmentistoosterthemechanismsorcollaborationsothatrelatedbutdisconnectedorganizationsbecomepartnersinthegrowthotheclusterandtofllthegapsthatmayexistwithinaregionalcluster.Waterisuniqueinthatitisbothaproductinitselbutitisalsoacriticalcomponenttotheabilitytoproduceotherproducts.Energyisthebestexample.Waterisoneothemostcriticalcomponentstotheproductionoenergyandwithoutwateraregionwouldhavelimitedalternatives.Aswegothroughthisreportwehaveconsideredwater-relatedindustriesthatarebothaproductrelatedandsupportedbywater.WehaveidentifedtheollowinghighlevelcategoriesoindustryinanattempttobegintorameadefnitionHealthLivinghowwatersupportsthequalityolieintheregion.ProductionandConsumptionhowwaterisdirectlyusedandchangedinsupportoeconomicactivity.Transportationhowwatersupportseconomicactivitybymovingmaterials.Beorediscussingtheregionsopportunitiesandweaknesseswithineachcategorywemustfrstunderstandtheeconomicandenvironmentaldriversothewaterindustry.Anumberointernalandexternalactorspropelthesignifcanceowaterasaneconomicopportunity.WaterisrelativelyplentiulinthesouthwesternPennsylvaniaregionbutitcanbespoiled.Theregionisocusedoneliminatingahealthriskbybettermanagingstormwaterruno.EstimatesotheinvestmentrequiredtoresolvetheCombinedSewerOverowCSOproblemrangerom5billionto15billionoverthenexttwentyyearsalthoughthefguremaybeevenhigher.6Waterscarcityisrapidlybecomingaglobalissuethatattractsinvestmentininnovationsorpurifcationrecoveryandothertechniquesthatwillmitigatewaterscarcityimpacts.Intwentyyearsthecurrentshortageocleanaccessiblereshwaterwillgrowrom300millioncubicmetersto2.8billioncubicmeters.7Manypartsotheworldareexperiencingsteepincreasesinthepriceodrinkingwaterwheretheyhaveenoughsaedrinkingwateratall.Peoplearedyingduetolackosucientsuppliesocleandrinkingwater.86WhatisanIndustryCluster