WLI 2025, Innovating for a Water-Secure Future

This second video in our series explores how resilient leadership drives the adoption of innovation in the water sector. Through real-world examples, including regionalization in Minnesota, Loudoun Water’s rock quarry partnership, and Denver Water’s award-winning Northwater Treatment Plant, we highlight the strategies utilities are using to overcome barriers like cost, risk, and capacity. From utility-to-utility collaboration and outside-the-box partnerships to innovation-minded leadership and culture shifts, the video demonstrates that progress comes not from avoiding challenges, but from reimagining them as opportunities. At its core, this is a call for leaders across the sector to take the leap of leadership, choosing to create the conditions where innovation can thrive. Please watch our first video in the series: From Challenge to Change: Solving Today’s Challenges with Tomorrow’s Technology.

Created by:
Andrew Beatty, Loudoun Water
Curtis Huey, Borough of Mechanicsburg, PA
Jan Nowak, Xylem Inc
Nikki Ong, PE, Carollo
Bennett Parsons, The Water Research Foundation
Kathryn Serra, PE, C.T. Male Associates
Sara Sietsema, City of Willmar, MN

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