如今，供水机构面临两个关键问题:招聘具备必要技术技能的员工的能力；以及建立一个对科学和技术问题有全面了解的客户群，以做出知情的公共政策选择。目标明确且可量化的青年教育计划可以在解决这些问题方面发挥重要作用。

Two critical issues face water agencies today: the ability to recruit employees with requisite technical skills; and the development of a customer base that has a general understanding of science and technical issues to make informed public policy choices. Carefully targeted and quantifiable measured youth education programs can play an important role in addressing these concerns.