ACE 2026 eBook - Water Under Pressure
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From June 21–24, thousands of utility leaders, engineers and suppliers filled the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference & Exposition. The official theme was “Water Heroes,” a tribute to the people who keep clean water flowing, largely unseen, and across the technical tracks, the hard story emerged.
Surging demand from data centers and advanced manufacturing is rewriting utility forecasts. Water reuse is moving from pilot to plan. And a new generation of contaminants, PFAS and microplastics, is forcing utilities to invest at a scale and speed the sector has rarely faced.
This collection brings together WaterWorld’s on-the-ground reporting from ACE 2026: six reports on the conversations that will shape the next decade of water.
