Water Sustainability Blog
News on the world's most precious resource, including the latest in research, trends, and treatment advances
What Is Last-Mile Water Infrastructure?
Decentralized last-mile infrastructure aids the Sustainable Development Goal of clean water and sanitation for all without costly, central infrastructure.
Benefits of Decentralization and PPPs
Decentralized water systems overcome logistic barriers, and PPP deals remove financial barriers. Water management can combine them to fast-track growth.
Luxury Hotels in South Asia Giving Plastic Water Bottles the Boot
Hotels are bottling drinking water in-house in reusable glass bottles to eliminate single-use plastics. How can they maintain water supply and quality?
Water and Wastewater Treatment’s Role in Sustainability
Fresh water is central to human life, and that makes water central to sustainability. Water and wastewater treatments help ensure a steady supply.
The Infrastructure Build-Neglect-Rebuild Cycle
Underfunded water utilities can get caught in a cycle of building, neglecting, and rebuilding their infrastructure. PPP projects can break the cycle.
Public-Private Partnerships Align Interests of Public Entities and Water Companies
Alignment of interests occurs when all stakeholders benefit from an outcome. PPP contracts align water company and customer interests in multiple ways.