RESILIENCY RESOURCES

• World Cup 2026: A Stress Test For U.S. Water Utilities

  As the FIFA World Cup kicks off across the U.S. this summer, most attention will be on transportation, security, and stadium readiness. But the bigger strain will be less visible: water and wastewater systems.

• From Possibility To Practice: 10 Key Takeaways From SWAN 2026

  If SWAN 2026 proved anything, it’s that the smartest ideas in water aren’t theoretical — they’re operational, hard-earned, and often messy. What stood out most wasn’t just the themes, but who said them and how clearly they reflected where this industry actually is currently.

• Protecting The World's Most Essential Resource: How Utilities Can Navigate Growing Risks To Drinking Water Supply

  Protecting drinking water supply has become more complex, more urgent, and less predictable as utilities navigate a convergence of pressures, including climate variability, emerging contaminants, and accelerating population growth. Together, these trends are redefining what it means to deliver safe, reliable drinking water. Yet within this disruption lies a critical opportunity.

• Artificial Intelligence May Be Fueling The Future, But Water Will Sustain It

  AI is reshaping industries at extraordinary speed, from healthcare and finance to manufacturing, logistics, and retail. As AI adoption accelerates, data centers have become the physical backbone of the digital world. Yet behind every compute cycle lies a critical resource that rarely receives the same level of attention: water.

• Managing Risk In Water Utilities: From Compliance To True Resilience

  When thinking about minimizing risk, it used to be enough for utilities to focus on highly visible assets such as reservoirs and storage tanks using deterrents like chain-link fences, locked doors and cameras. Today, that’s no longer enough.
• Why You Can't Patch Your Way Out Of The Latest Water Utility Threats

  Iranian-linked hackers have successfully exploited PLCs at water utilities and energy facilities across the U.S., resulting in operational disruptions and massive financial loss. For many water utility executives, the immediate and instinctive reaction is to look for a patch. But in this case, there is no simple vendor fix.
• My Top 5 Thoughts Of The Month In Water

  Every week, the water industry hands us a fresh set of challenges, breakthroughs, and moments worth pausing on. Here are the five stories and trends running through my head this week and, of course, why they matter for the professionals who keep the taps flowing.
• Innovations In Drought-Resilience Infrastructure Financing

  To build drought-resilience in water utilities, it is critical to be able to respond to water supply threats quickly. That also means it's essential to have the necessary financing solutions. The question is, then, where does the money come from?
• Applying Two Flood Models To Cross-Check And Improve Each Other — And Maybe Saving A Downstream Village In The Process

  Getting a second opinion is a time-tested piece of wisdom. During a recent project for a municipal water supply utility, we found that this advice also applies to modeling the effects storms have on the municipality’s reservoirs and dams, and the potential flooding impacts downstream of the dams.
• What Is The Future Of Source Water Protection?

  Water utility managers and municipal leaders have long struggled amid the convergence of several threats to public water supplies. During a recent Water Online Live event, I sat with a panel of industry experts to examine the transition from reactive crisis management to a proactive, adaptive resilience framework.