The"New Quality Productivity"concept proposed by the General Secretary Xi,aims to get rid of the traditional economic growth mode and the development path of productivity,pro-mote the deep transformation and upgrading of industries.The development of new quality produc-tivity is the internal requirement and important focus of promoting high-quality development.For the urban water affairs industry,problems like insufficient and unbalanced development are strik-ingly prominent.This article endeavors to explore the development of new-quality productive forces and industrial upgrading in the urban water affairs industry from the dimensions of techno-logical innovation,innovation in development modalities,innovation in institutional and mechanis-tic aspects,and innovation in human resource mechanisms,with the expectancy of providing better support for the demands of urbanization and economic and social development.