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Collaboration Fosters Impactful Innovation

The Water Tower seeks to forge powerful R&D collaborations, foster economic development, and equip water and wastewater utilities with the research, technology, and training needed to meet current and emerging sector challenges.

Partnering with The Water Tower provides a unique opportunity to make a positive and profound impact on the industry and in our communities.

Whether you are a utility, business, technology provider, manufacturer, university, college, NGO, student, or individual, there is a place for you at The Water Tower.

Let's work together to make a difference.

Partner With The Water Tower

Our partnerships start with a discussion to learn more about your organization's goals and interests.

Contact Kristan VandenHeuvel, Director of Impact and Engagement (kristan@theh2otower.org) to learn more and become a partner today.

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Helpful Resources

➡️ Partnership Levels & Benefits

➡️ 2024 Annual Report

➡️ 5 Year Strategic Plan

Other Ways to Engage and Support

Let's Be Friends

Friends of The Water Tower, TWT's donation-based annual membership program, provides individuals and small companies the opportunity to support TWT's mission.

Friends of TWT Application

Program Sponsorship

TWT hosts nearly 100 events, workshops, and trainings each year. Thanks to the generosity of our partners and event sponsors, we offer many events at no cost or discounted cost to utility personnel.

View Our Events Calendar

Call TWT Home

We offer short-term office rentals through our H2Co-Working program and long-term options including suites in TWT’s main building and 8-acre parcels for water-related organizations.

Outparcel Development

What Makes The Water Tower Different?

Real World Testing. TWT’s demonstration area provides access to multiple sources and assets including water, wastewater, and stormwater for technology testing and development.

State-of-the-Art Resources. We work with our partners on R&D projects in our living lab, experimental lab, analytical lab, and microbiology lab to tackle critical challenges and fine-tune technologies. Our campus offers a 200-person auditorium, three classrooms, and conferences rooms for collaboration.

Problem Solving Pioneers. We provide access to leading industry experts and resources to help design, test, and validate the latest technologies and collaborate on timely research.

Visibility and Outreach. We feature our partners on our website, social media, Pipeline Blog, podcast interviews, building signage, and more to spread the word about the advancements and projects our partners are working on.

Meaningful Connections. Our events and programs provide entryways for collaboration on industry-wide challenges with our extensive partner network. We facilitate meaningful connections among utilities, private companies, technology providers, universities, and other water-related organizations locally, nationally, and internationally.

Industry Expertise. Our team has over 250 years of combined water industry expertise across multiple disciplines.

Professional Development. Our programming includes upskilling and learning opportunities through thought-leadership workshops, summits on timely topics, and panels featuring world-renowned industry experts.

Innovative Onsite Training. In addition to professional development, TWT offers training for entry level water and wastewater operator and lab analyst positions. We partner with training providers to bring practical, pertinent training to our campus for the benefit of utilities and partners.

Talent Pipeline. Our campus provides an active ecosystem for recruitment and training for tomorrow’s workforce.