미국물연합(U.S. Water Alliance)의 도시 지속가능한 물 위원회(Urban Water Sustainability Council)는 오는 8월 26~28일 샌프란시스코 및 캘리포니아에서 ‘2015 물 리더십 정상회담(One Water Leadership Summit, OWLS)’를 개최할 예정이다. 이는 기후 변화에 따른 지속가능한 물을 위한 더 나은 방안을 구축하기 위한 것으로 ‘One-Water’를 비롯해 물에 대해 포괄적·통합적으로 다룰 방침이다.

One-Water는 물의 미래를 선도하며, 물순환 및 도시 물 관리 전체를 통합하는 역할을 한다. 위원회는 지속가능하고 재생가능한 물의 보존을 위해 몇몇의 물 관련 주요 인물들을 소집하고, 자주 분리되고는 했던 물산업을 통합시킴과 동시에 패러다임의 변화를 가져올 예정이다.

On August 26-28, the U.S. Water Alliance's Urban Water Sustainability Council will host the 2015 One Water Leadership Summit (OWLS) in San Francisco, Calif., where it will present integrated and holistic "One-Water" strategies to drive better thinking for water sustainability in a changing climate.

The future of water is One Water -- integration across the water cycle and within urban management overall. OWLS will convene a number of visionary water leaders who will drive the paradigm shift to break down silos and unify an often fragmented water industry in the name of sustainability, renewability and conservation.

"This year's [Summit] offers many opportunities to learn how practitioners are applying the One Water and integrated water management concepts in the context of a changing and variable climate within the utilities as well as the water sector generally," said Tracy Mehan III, U.S. Water Alliance interim president. "Whether it be at the facility level, or watershed and source water protection at scale, OWLS provides something for everyone."

The Summit arrives on the heels of WERF's newest report "Pathways to One Water," which investigates the steps required to initiate One Water management and the copious benefits of instituting such changes. At OWLS, attendees will hear firsthand from some of water's leading minds as they elucidate water's future in a new "One Water Futures" segment. Speakers include:

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 7월 15일]