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The Water Tower Virtual Book Club: “Drifting into Darien”

The Water Tower Virtual Book Club: “Drifting into Darien” Jul 31, 2020 Event On Tuesday night, water professionals virtually attended The Water Tower book club to discuss “Drifting into Darien: A Personal and Natural History of the Altamaha River” by Georgia native, Janisse Ray. “The data and the science are powerful but so are the…

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AquiPor Podcast – Melissa Meeker

AquiPor Podcast – Melissa Meeker Jul 24, 2020 Podcast Post content here. The Water Tower is a new breed of innovation center providing answers to a multitude of complex challenges facing the water industry through an integrated approach to applied research, technology innovation, workforce development, and stakeholder engagement. With its mission to be a thriving ecosystem…

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Reimagining Research: Bringing the Right People Together

Reimagining Research: Bringing the Right People Together Jul 15, 2020 Panel Examples of preliminary project concepts developed by the Technical Advisory Committee in response to stakeholder identified needs in the Lake Lanier Watershed. On Wednesday, July 15, The Water Tower and Constantine Engineering, Inc. presented the Lake Lanier Watershed Five Year Research Plan at the GAWP 2020…

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Campus Construction Begins

Campus Construction Begins Jul 10, 2020 Event On Tuesday, July 7, The Water Tower announced the construction plans for its innovation campus in located near the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center in Gwinnett. The campus will feature laboratories, classrooms, an auditorium, field training center, co-working space, and interactive displays to encourage the development of…

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Innovation and Education: Solving Uncertainty

Innovation and Education: Solving Uncertainty Jun 2, 2020 Panel “The ability to really focus on the future is our industry’s biggest challenge,” said Melissa Meeker, CEO of The Water Tower, at the GlobalWaterWorks webinar hosted on May 12. During the webinar, titled “How COVID-19 Made the Case for Digital Transformation in Water,” an expert panel discussed how utility…

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The Water Tower Virtual Book Club: “Troubled Water”

The Water Tower Virtual Book Club: “Troubled Water” May 26, 2020 Event On Tuesday night, water professionals from across the U.S. virtually gathered for The Water Tower’s first Virtual Book Club to discuss “Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink” by Seth M. Siegel. “I’m alerting everyone to the dangers that are before us,…

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External Communication Best Practices During Covid-19

External Communication Best Practices During Covid-19 Apr 22, 2020 Panel Water utilities are struggling with the best ways to communicate with the public during this unprecedented time, so the American Water Works Association hosted a free webinar on Friday, April 3, 2020 to advise water leaders and communicators on best practices during Covid-19. The webinar,…

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Water is the Place for You

Water is the Place for You Feb 19, 2020 Event, Training There is a job for you here regardless of your background. On Feb. 13, The Water Tower staff spoke with South Gwinnett High School students about their place in the water industry. The students were interested in learning about careers immediately following high school…

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The Water Tower featured on ‘The Drop’

The Water Tower featured on ‘The Drop’ Feb 10, 2020 Uncategorized The Water Tower CEO Melissa Meeker sat down with  Angela Godwin, Editorial Director of WaterWorld’s ‘The Drop’ to talk about all things TWT. Watch the interview:  https://www.waterworld.com/home/video/14167308/the-drop-water-technology-innovation-in-gwinnett-county The Water Tower is a new breed of innovation center providing answers to a multitude of complex challenges…

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Olea Edge Analytics First Installed Demonstration for TWT

Olea Edge Analytics First Installed Demonstration for TWT Feb 4, 2020 Press FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melissa Meeker, CEO, The Water Tower, Melissa@theh2otower.org Frank Kaplan, VP, Olea Edge Analytics, frank@oleaedge.com Olea Edge Analytics first installed demonstration for The Water Tower at Gwinnett Innovative Edge Analytical Technology to Improve Utility Optimization GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia – This week The…

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