Water professionals are optimistic about the health of the sector. Recent successes in addressing challenges and becoming better at developing solutions that effectively manage water are fueling this outlook. Despite many challenges in the water sector – such as infrastructure renewal, supply, quality, resiliency, affordability, workforce – providing safe water transcends these challenges. Water professionals are leveraging innovation, advocacy and new programs to address critical issues to protect the world’s most important resource.

More than 12,000 attendees are expected to come to AWWA's Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE) to learn the leading-edge solutions and exchange knowledge to help ensure we create a "Future So Bright" for our profession and people around the world.