这篇文章讨论了如果美国水务工程协会要在未来继续取得成功，它必须首先认识到由于会员和工作的变化而面临的趋势，以吸引学生并鼓励他们在水领域从事职业。它讨论了几个主题，包括:全球市场是如何开放的；满足日益增长的世界人口对水的需求；提高北美水工业的竞争力；还有，改善我们的志愿者组织。

This article discusses how, if the American Water Works Association is to continue to be successful in the future, it must first recognize the trends that it faces as a result of a changing membership and work to attract students and encourage them to pursue a career in the water field. It discusses several topics that include: how the global market is opening up; meeting the water needs of a growing world population; improving the competitiveness of the North American water industry; and, improving our volunteer organization.