Milwaukee, Wisc. – A. O. Smith
Corporation (NYSE:AOS) and The Water Council will be hosting Fostering
Public-Private Innovations in the U.S. Water Market – Wisconsin’s Leadership on
Sept. 6, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center in Washington, D.C.
The program will highlight
the value and successes of public-private partnerships in the water industry,
using Wisconsin as the model, and innovative technology solutions and
management strategies that can be deployed across the U.S. to help address safe
drinking water and infrastructure challenges.
This is the first time A. O.
Smith and The Water Council have jointly brought an informative program to D.C.
for policymakers highlighting the need to increase innovation and investments
in water technologies, a topic that has been garnering increased attention and support in Milwaukee for nearly a decade through research, development and
deployment of clean water technologies.
“I’ve seen firsthand the
important work The Water Council and A. O. Smith are doing to help transform
Milwaukee into the world hub for water innovation,” said U.S. Senator Tammy
Baldwin. “I’m happy to join this event at our nation’s capital to help share
the tremendous progress we’ve made in Wisconsin to develop 21st century water
technology that will make an important impact locally, nationally, and
globally.”
Fostering Public-Private
Innovations in the U.S. Water Market will feature three
conversational-sessions: Safe Drinking Water, Novel Water Infrastructure and
How Wisconsin is Leading the Way.
“Fresh water is a growing
issue throughout the country as citizens are becoming more concerned with the
quality of their water,” Ajita G. Rajendra, chairman and chief executive
officer of A. O. Smith Corporation, observed. “Thanks to our long-time
partnership with The Water Council, we are developing new approaches and new
technologies to address this issue, and we look forward to sharing our story in
Washington, D.C.”
Other guests in attendance at
the day’s events will include several key stakeholders on the subject from
multiple sectors, including: Americas Energy Services, Badger Meter, Ernest
Maier, Inc., Global Environment & Technology Foundation, Hudson River
Watershed Alliance, Marquette University, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP,
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, National Association of Clean Water
Agencies, Opti RTC, PaveDrain, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Senator
Tammy Baldwin (invited), U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (invited), U.S. Water
Alliance, Virginia Tech, Water Environment Federation, Water Environment &
Reuse Foundation and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
Policy makers, congressional
staff, administration officials, non-governmental organization leaders,
industry trade groups, businesses and academic programs from around the U.S.
are encouraged to attend.
This program will be held
in-person in D.C. at the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center from 9:00 a.m. until
11:00 a.m. Registration for the program is required and closes at 12:00-noon ET
(11:00 a.m. CT) on Sept. 5. Register today!