...companies should expect to find water issues rising to the level of awareness that energy conservation and efficiency has seen in recent years...On its Water Sustainability Tool Web site, the Global Environmental Management Initiative offers a score of case studies involving its member companies: How Abbott Laboratories helped upgrade Puerto Rico's inadequate drinking water system; how DuPont developed a wetlands water recovery system to replace its use of deep-well injection in disposing of wastewater in Texas; how Anheuser-Busch engaged multiple parts of the company in developing and implementing its water strategy; how Novartis harnessed employee education to produce water-management solutions that yielded significant returns. [also refers to Procter & Gamble, Aqua International Partners]