Organizers of the 2017 Water Finance Conference would like to thank all the sponsors and supporters for its third annual event, held in Milwaukee, Aug. 28-29. Organizing and hosting this annual conference is not possible without the support of its sponsors and supporting organizations who represent many facets of the finance arena for municipal water systems.
The main event sponsor for 2017 was the National Association of Clean Water Agencies. The conference was also supported by Reception Sponsor Echologics, Breakfast Sponsor SpendCheQ, Lunch Sponsor RePipe4710 and Tabletop Sponsor InVizion.
For more than four decades, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) has been the nation’s recognized leader in legislative, regulatory and legal advocacy on the full spectrum of clean water issues, as well as a top technical resource for water management, sustainability and ecosystem protection interests. NACWA represents public wastewater and stormwater agencies of all sizes nationwide. The Association’s unique and growing network strengthens the advocacy voice for all member utilities, and ensures they have the tools necessary to provide affordable and sustainable clean water for all. To learn more, visit NACWA.org.
Founded in 2003, Echologics pioneered the development of advanced acoustic technologies, products and services that enable non-invasive diagnostics of water utility pipeline infrastructure. A Mueller Technologies company, Echologics specializes in leak detection, pipe condition assessment and water loss management. To learn more, visit Echologcs.com.
SpendCheQ is a SaaS-based software company providing integrated supply chain and procurement solutions for a wide range of customers from small to global enterprise corporations. To learn more, visit SpendCheQ.com.
RePipe 4710 specializes in trenchless pipe rehabilitation using a system comprised of certified NSF 61 high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe manufactured from PE 4710 that is used to rehabilitate deteriorating water lines into a new, leak-free pipe system. To learn more, visit RePipe4710.com.
InVizion assembles project data from your disconnected enterprise systems for accurate planning, tracking, what-if analysis and decision-making. Utilities can quickly model the impacts of changing forecasts against deadlines and target budgets over time to make roadmap decisions. To learn more, visit InVizionllc.com.
In addition to its sponsors, the Water Finance Conference also invites industry associations, organizations and local utilities to be ‘supporting organizations’ of the event, which help promote the conference to their membership. Conference organizers would like to thank the following organizations for their support in 2017: Cleveland Water Alliance; Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District; Milwaukee Water Works; National Association of Sanitary Sewer Companies National Association of Water Companies; US Water Alliance; The Water Council; and the Water Finance Research Foundation.
For additional information on the annual Water Finance Conference, please visit the conference website.