Meeting the water challenges of today and the future will require federal spending as well as new financial models and revenue streams to ensure equity, climate change adaptation and sustainability. Learn more in a column from RAND in Route Fifty, including how public-private partnerships such as The Water Council can lead the way.

Industry leaders including Dean Amhaus, president and CEO of The Water Council; Karine Rougé, CEO for municipal water at Veolia North America; and Sébastien Rigal, CEO and founder of Watura, spoke at the WEFTEC Global Center in New Orleans, addressing workforce development challenges in the sector. “It’s just like politics; it’s local, local, local,” Amhaus…

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that The Water Council has been selected for a Regional Innovation Cluster Award of $2.5 million as it continues to build support for the water technology sector from its headquarters in Milwaukee, one of the world’s most mature water technology clusters. Through this five-year award, The Water Council…

On Sept. 5, The Water Council joined Veolia North America to celebrate the grand opening of its new regional office in downtown Milwaukee. But it was also a celebration of Veolia’s commitment to our Water + Energy Forward Engine (W+E Forward) and developing the water workforce in Milwaukee. At the event, Dean Amhaus, The Water…

Leaders of The Water Council and Veolia North America (VNA) signed an agreement today to launch a Water & Wastewater Workforce Center in Milwaukee to grow the local water workforce, increase the pool of diverse talent and address workforce challenges. They also agreed to collaborate to advance new water and energy technologies to support Wisconsin’s…

In recent years, sustainability reporting has transitioned from a peripheral concern to a central pillar of corporate strategy as well as a minimum requirement from investors and insurance providers.The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is designed to bring sustainability reporting up to the same quality and control standards in Europe as financial reporting, requiring…

The Water Council today announced PAGE Technologies, a water and soil monitoring platform based in Boulder, Colo., as the winner of its spring 2024 Tech Challenge. The Tech Challenge connects water innovators with leading water technology companies, facilitating potential partnerships and helping new ideas and technologies gain exposure in the industry. The topics and winners…

Ecolab Inc., a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, announced it has received WAVE: Water Stewardship Verified verification for its leading water stewardship efforts at its facilities. The WAVE verification, which is a program that helps corporations accelerate their water stewardship performance and reporting, demonstrates that Ecolab has strategically…

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) today announced plans for an unprecedented clean-water lab to test new technologies that could revolutionize wastewater treatment, leading to improvements in public health and drinking water supplies worldwide. The $13 million research lab will be located at MMSD’s Oak Creek reclamation facility, allowing water technology businesses, universities, scientists and…