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WaterNow membership

Join our community of water leaders.

Member benefits

WaterNow gives local water leaders a place to connect, learn from each other, and get the latest on sustainability, climate resilience, and distributed infrastructure. Join for free and get the following member benefits.

Technical assistance: Receive direct support for designing, financing, and implementing sustainable water initiatives that can transform your community.

Policies and financing solutions: Explore how to break down policy barriers and get funding.

Resources and training: Jumpstart innovative water projects with the help of our toolkits, guides, databases, and training.

Events and webinars: Build your knowledge and skills at our workshops, webinars, and other events.

Peer network: Connect with other local water leaders who want to have a positive impact on people and our planet.

Membership in numbers

  • 900+ MEMBERS

  • 48 STATES

  • 25M PEOPLE SERVED

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  • “I’ve worked with WaterNow for many years and can’t say enough about the great work they do. WaterNow is an excellent resource for all municipal elected leaders responsible for water services for their communities, especially those of us who are not water experts but are the ultimate decision makers on rates, infrastructure and affordability.” 

     

    Hattie Portis-Jones

    Council Member, City of Fairburn, Georgia 

  • “My nearly a decade as a WaterNow member has been truly invaluable. WaterNow is a wellspring of unique support and resources for City Council members who are elected to office and find that they are now the ultimate decision makers for their community’s water utilities.” 

    Pat Showalter

    Councilmember, City of Mountain View, California 

  • “The WaterNow Alliance has been indispensable in building Pittsburgh’s GSI capacity. Without their support we would not have been able to get this vacant lot to GSI program off the ground. They helped us access funding and resources that would have been otherwise inaccessible, and they provided national connections that helped contextualize our work in Pittsburgh with other similar cities to see a real vision for a decentralized, sustainable stormwater management system in Pittsburgh.“ 

    Kyla Prendergast

    Senior Environmental Planner, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • “I came to WaterNow through the Transformative Water Leadership Academy. Participating in TWLA helped prepare me for my role as Utilities Director, and reinforced in me that transformative leadership means taking holistic, community-centered approaches to managing water. WaterNow continues to support my journey as a water leader.” 

    Adam Steurer

    Utilities Director, Hendersonville, North Carolina 

  • “I have been a WaterNow Alliance member for almost a decade, first as a City Councilmember and now as a County Commissioner. WaterNow Alliance has always provided sustainable, practical solutions and grant opportunities for local water utilities. Although Larimer County is not a water provider, we have created a water master plan, and serve as a convener and a resource for smaller non-municipal water providers throughout our county. I find WaterNow’s webinars and solutions invaluable as I work on water resiliency in my community.” 

    Kristin Stephens

    County Commissioner, District 2, Larimer County 

  • “WaterNow has been an excellent resource and partner for Denver Water as we’ve explored how to most cost effectively finance our lead line replacement program. The WaterNow team understands the challenges facing water utilities and is smart, innovative and programmatic.”

    Angela Bricmont

    Chief Financial Officer, Denver Water 

Meet our members

Who can join

We encourage water leaders in local government and utilities across the US to join WaterNow so we can help you in your critical work.

Members

Political and executive leadership of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater service providers including cities, towns, counties and special districts.

  • Mayors

  • City Councilmembers

  • County Supervisors

  • County Commissioners

  • Public Utility Commissioners

  • Water Commission Members

Executive management at water utilities, including:

  • Public Works Directors

  • Public Utility Directors

  • City Managers

  • General Managers

  • Finance Directors

Associate Members

Municipal and special district staff who play an important role in advancing sustainable water solutions, including:

  • Planners, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators

  • Engineers

  • Conservation Managers

  • Water Resource Managers

  • Communications Directors