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Journal American Water Works Association ( IF 0.7 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-03 , DOI: 10.1002/awwa.1607
Kenneth L. Mercer

Even as we continue to battle the scourge of COVID‐19, there's a lot of hope that things eventually will return to normal. Moving forward, though, will there ever be a time when we aren't at the outset of another global pandemic, and should planning efforts more often consider strategies to address a pandemic on top of another disaster?

COVID‐19 has revealed many of the water industry's strengths and some areas that need improvement, but thankfully water professionals are used to planning for uncertainty. Accommodating the natural cycle of water moving through the environment with seasonal impacts, leaders and decision makers must also account for any significant negative events in their forecasts and plans. For example, utilities and the communities they serve must also address drought leading to wildfires, torrential rains producing floods, and deep freezes causing pipes to burst. Climate change increases the likelihood of those extremes, but even when facing a flood after a fire during a pandemic, water services must always continue.

While most of us are focused on the COVID‐19 pandemic, some of those in the trenches are already preparing for the next catastrophe—be it another pandemic or some other global disturbance. Regardless of challenges and their combinations, water experts are creating the policies, plans, and bases of design to account for whatever comes next. It's up to water professionals to know their systems, build in and expand resiliency, and guide a community's valuable assets through one event, then another, or sometimes two or more at the same time. However, the challenges that seem daunting today will catalyze understanding and innovation, leaving the industry better prepared for the future.

We can't allow any natural or man‐made force to overwhelm a community's water systems under normal conditions but especially not in times of crisis. In preparing for and dealing with large‐scale threats, it's great to have relationships in place so responses and resources can be coordinated quickly. At the local level, teams must be properly equipped and prepared, and AWWA is ready and able to connect those who need help with the industry guidance and expertise they need.

Responding to COVID‐19, the water industry so far hasn't missed a beat, and those systems that faced wildfires or floods on top of this pandemic are learning lessons that will serve as future models for responding to compounding calamities. In preparing for the next one, the water industry will need to optimize available resources to ensure water systems and the professionals behind them can effectively face the next contagion combined with a natural disaster occurring alongside a man‐made challenge, while always looking ahead for the next one.

This month's Journal AWWA features articles on source water protection, water loss control, lead and copper control, and using inclusive language. If you are interested in submitting an article, contact me at journaleditor@awwa.org.



中文翻译:

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即使我们继续与COVID‐19的祸害作斗争,也有很多希望最终会恢复正常。但是,向前迈进,是否有一段时间我们不会处于另一场全球大流行的开始,并且应该在规划工作时更经常地考虑在另一场灾难之上应对大流行的战略吗?

COVID-19揭示了自来水行业的许多优势以及一些需要改进的领域,但值得庆幸的是,自来水专业人员习惯了不确定性的规划。为了适应季节性变化对水在自然环境中流动的影响,领导者和决策者还必须在其预测和计划中考虑任何重大的负面事件。例如,公用事业公司及其所服务的社区还必须应对干旱导致的野火,暴雨和洪水,以及造成管道破裂的深层冻结。气候变化增加了发生这些极端事件的可能性,但是即使在大流行期间发生火灾后面对洪水,供水也必须始终保持下去。

尽管我们大多数人都将注意力集中在COVID-19大流行上,但战the中的一些人已经在为下一场灾难做准备-不管是另一场大流行还是其他全球性的混乱。不管面临的挑战及其组合如何,水务专家都在制定政策,计划和设计基础,以应对接下来发生的一切。供水专业人员必须了解他们的系统,建立并扩展弹性,并通过一个事件,然后是另一个事件,有时甚至是两个或多个事件来指导社区的宝贵资产。但是,当今看来艰巨的挑战将促进理解和创新,使整个行业为未来做好准备。

在正常情况下,尤其是在危机时刻,我们不允许任何自然或人为的力量压倒社区的水系统。在准备和应对大规模威胁时,建立关系很重要,这样可以快速协调响应和资源。在地方一级,团队必须经过适当的装备和准备,并且AWWA随时准备并能够将需要帮助的人员与他们所需的行业指导和专业知识联系起来。

作为对COVID-19的回应,到目前为止,自来水行业还没有错过任何一班,那些在这种大流行之上面临野火或洪水的系统正在学习课程,这些课程将作为应对灾难的未来模型。在为下一个灾难做准备时,水行业将需要优化可用资源,以确保供水系统及其背后的专业人员能够有效应对下一次蔓延,并伴随着人为挑战而发生的自然灾害,同时始终期待着未来的发展。下一个。

本月的AWWA杂志刊登了有关水源水保护,失水控制,铅和铜控制以及使用包容性语言的文章。如果您有兴趣提交文章,请通过journaleditor@awwa.org与我联系。

更新日期:2020-11-03
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