20 April, SINGAPORE, and 17 May, MADRID, SPAIN - The Leading Utilities of the World (LUOW) Network inaugurated five new members in one month.  During Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2022, two new members were inaugurated, whilst at the Global Water Summit three new members joined the network. With these recent inauguration events the LUOW network now includes 61 members in total, all of whom represent the gold standard of utility innovation and performance.

The two utilities accepted for LUOW membership in Singapore were:

• Greater Western Water, Australia (represented by Maree Lang, Managing Director)

• Vienna Water, Austria (represented by Walter Kling, Deputy Managing Director)

The three utilities accepted for LUOW membership in Madrid were:

• Mekorot, Israel (represented by Amit Lang, CEO)

• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, USA (represented by Gloria Gray, Chairwoman of the Board)

• Central Arkansas Water, USA (represented by Tad Bohannon, CEO)

Representatives from the utilities presented their three innovation successes required to join the Leading Utilities of the World.

In 2022 Leading Utilities of the World also celebrates the five-year anniversary of the network. On this occasion selected utilities that have been members of LUOW for 5 years reflected on their innovation journey, and presented additional innovation areas, to renew their membership and commitment to the values of the LUOW network. At SIWW, membership renewal was achieved for PUB, Singapore, and Watercare, New Zealand, and at GWS 2022 for South East Water, Australia; Budapest Waterworks, Hungary; and VCS Denmark, Denmark.

Both events also included a LUOW members’ only workshop and a site visit. At the SIWW, the site visit included visiting Marina Barrage and the Sustainable Singapore Gallery, and at GWS the site visit was organized to the largest stormwater tank in the world, Arroyo Fresno.

For more information about the SIWW event, please visit:   , and for more information about the GWS find out more here: https://vimeo.com/712607166/f96c149a80.
The LUOW network will continue holding online networking events with the support of its foundation partner Jacobs, and will next come together live at The American Water Summit in Los Angeles on 15-17 November 2022. The Summit will feature an inauguration ceremony, where five utilities will present their successes in the network’s innovation areas, and be accepted for LUOW membership. Find out more at americanwatersummit.com

Find out more about the Leading Utilities of the World Network and its activities: www.leadingutilities.org.