By Karen Frost, Executive Director 2025 was a watershed year for The Water Council starting at the very top. In May we celebrated the accomplishments and retirement of our founding CEO of 15 years, Dean Amhaus. We are so grateful for his passion, vision and hard work getting The Water Council off the ground and leading it…

Start with a foundational patent spun out and licensed from the University of Alaska. Mix in cutting-edge research at the University of Washington, and the Colorado School of Mines. What emerges? A rapidly growing tech startup, laser focused on developing solutions to the most pressing water treatment and environmental remediation challenge of the 21st century….

Founded and led by engineers, Beckhoff organically create advanced controls, communication, IoT and motion technologies that become unique tools for one-of-a-kind challenges in an age of digital transformation.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., through its family of companies, is a leading provider of solutions designed to promote safety and regulation, energy efficiency and water conservation in the commercial, light industrial and residential markets of the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Learn more about Watts in our monthly member spotlight.

Founded in 2014 by Drs. Martin Gross and Zhiyou Wen at Iowa State University, Gross-Wen Technologies (GWT) is a leading company in algae-based wastewater treatment. Learn more in this month’s member profile.

Atkinson Lab, based at Princeton University in New Jersey, won the spring Tech Challenge in the category of sensors for biological organisms and disinfectant byproducts. Learn more about the company in this interview with founder Joshua Atkinson.

Nafura Advanced Technologies won The Water Council’s spring Tech Challenge in the category of removal of organic contaminants in water. Learn more about Nafura and how winning the Tech Challenge has helped the company in an interview with Harry Brooksbank, founder and CEO.

Teens participating in Community Water Services’ inaugural H2OConnect Water Lab intern cohort learned about water quality, filtration and careers this summer. The Water Council partnered with CWS to secure a grant for the program.

Segura Water, based in London, won The Water Council’s spring Tech Challenge in the category of “lab on a chip” for water and wastewater applications. Learn more about Segura in an interview with Jose Castro, founder and CEO.

Formed in 1997, Slater Infrastructure Group is committed to building resilient structures and providing robust solutions while demonstrating exceptional professional responsibility toward all stakeholders and the environment.