For Strategic Partners  ·  General Information

Some partners bring capital.
Others bring what capital cannot buy.

Building market infrastructure for water resilience takes more than financing. It takes expertise, standards, research, and trusted institutions willing to help design the system. This page is for organizations that want to contribute knowledge rather than capital.

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General information only. This page describes potential areas of collaboration. It is not an offer, a solicitation, or a commitment, and it does not describe any existing partnership unless publicly announced.

We are engaging organizations that can help refine the market architecture, standards, and demonstration projects needed to validate the platform. The areas below outline where expertise is most valuable as this work develops.

Where You Can Contribute

Seven areas where partners help build the system.

Market Design
  • Help shape standards for project preparation and aggregation
  • Advise on governance and the structure of the operating model
  • Stress-test the architecture against real-world constraints
Pilot Projects
  • Identify demonstration projects to validate the approach
  • Contribute local knowledge of utilities and watershed needs
  • Support project preparation in priority basins
Research
  • Contribute data and analysis on water finance and infrastructure
  • Publish independent perspectives on market design
  • Help build the evidence base for blended capital in water
Technical Assistance
  • Lend engineering and operational expertise to project readiness
  • Advise utilities preparing for standardized due diligence
  • Support capacity building in under-resourced systems
Impact Measurement
  • Help define verification standards for watershed outcomes
  • Contribute measurement frameworks and independent assurance
  • Align reporting with recognized corporate and public standards
Policy
  • Advise on the policy context shaping water infrastructure finance
  • Help connect the model to public programs and priorities
  • Support enabling conditions for private participation
Corporate Stewardship
  • Explore verified replenishment in operating basins
  • Align contributions with CDP, AWS, and science-based targets
  • Co-develop approaches to shared watershed priorities
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Let's discuss where your expertise fits.

If your organization is interested in contributing to market design, pilots, research, or measurement, we would welcome a general conversation. No commitment is being sought.

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