Community Based Approach to Water Technology Innovation. Oka Institute Sustainability Conference Ada, Oklahoma October 26-27, 2016

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1 Community Based Approach to Water Technology Innovation Oka Institute Sustainability Conference Ada, Oklahoma October 26-27, 2016

2 EPA s Role in the Water Technology Sector EPA Policy Research Funding Regulation Technology Approval Technology Development Testing SBIR grants State Revolving Funds 2

3 Florida Coastline July,

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5 Toledo Harmful Algal Bloom 400,000+ residents affected 3 day interruption of water supply

6 Elk River Chemical Spill 300,000 residents affected 5+ day interruption of water supply

7 The Business Case for Water Innovation Across a wide range of sectors: Information Technology Healthcare Consumer Staples and more Materials Industrials Energy 73% of businesses identified exposure to water risks with financial impacts as high as $2.5 bn US Water stewardship offers clear benefits to at-risk companies. Source: CDP - 7

8 Global Water Market Value, $424 Billion Size of U.S. Water Industry, billions Business Segment 2013 Revenue Water Treatment Equip. $ % Delivery Equipment $ % Chemicals $ % Contract Operations $ % Consulting/Engineering $ % Source: Global Water Market 2011, Global Water Intelligence, UK, 2010 (recalculated) Source: 2014 Water Market Review, Summit Global Management; Modified from the Environmental Business Journal, 2014 Instruments and Testing $ % Wastewater Utilities $ % Drinking Water Utilities $ % Total U.S. $1518 Global Water Market $550

9 Water Technology Innovation

10 Federal Government Investment in Early Stage Water Technology Companies ( ) Agency Total Funding (Millions) Number of Projects DOE $ NSF $ USDA $ NIH $ DOD $ EPA $ NASA $ NOAA $ Total $

11 What kinds of technologies get funded? ( ) Funding (Millions) $- $2.0 $4.0 $6.0 $8.0 $10.0 $12.0 $14.0 $16.0 $18.0 $20.0 Water Quality Monitoring Energy and Water Efficiency Drinking Water Monitoring Drinking Water Treatment Wastewater Treatment Water Management Water Remediation Other Technologies Wastewater Monitoring Pollution Prevention Stormwater Number of Projects

12 Where are SBIR awardees? ( )

13 Examples of Water Utility Innovation

14 Procurement Innovation

15 Finance Innovation Center Goals Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center Promoting effective use of federal funding programs and private capital Promoting state-of-the-art financing paired with life cycle design solutions Supporting collaborative technical assistance efforts that expand managerial, technical, and financial capacity Serving as a data and learning clearinghouse that closes knowledge gaps and supports effective decision-making

16 Business Model Innovation

17 Convening state regulatory officials from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana on technology adoption practices for UV disinfection technology Tri-state cooperation agreement Policy Innovation Inaugural California Water Policy Challenge Developing a standardized approach for state acceptance of innovative technologies for small systems

18 R,D & D Innovation

19 The Cluster Concept Clusters are dense, regional networks of companies and other groups in the same industry. Clusters contribute to the growth of existing industries Industries participating in a strong cluster register higher growth of wages and innovation (as well as higher employment growth) Clusters contribute to the creation of new industries New industries are more likely to emerge if they can integrate into an existing cluster, or if related or neighboring clusters are strong Strong clusters contribute to the overall growth of the region Strong traded clusters in a region contribute to the employment growth of other traded and local activities in that region Large Corps. Support Groups Federal Gov t Universities State Gov t Startups Local Gov t Source: Delgado/Porter/Stern, 2012, 2014, Clusters, Convergence, and Economic Performance, NBER and Research Policy

20 Confluence s Formation Community leaders from the Cincinnati region agreed to proceed with formation of Confluence through EPA/SBA led engagement and analysis process January 18, 2011 EPA Administrator Jackson and SBA Administrator Karen Mills announced launch of Confluence EPA announced commitment of over $5 million in support for water technology innovation in Cincinnati

21 Cluster in Action: CitiLogics R&D, startup Testing & Demonstration Phase I SBIR grant R&D contract R&D Incubation Export promotion 21

22 Cluster in Action: Nessie Stormwater Detention Basin Retrofit Problem: High water flows from detention basins lead to downstream erosion Many thousands of detention basins in place Refurbishing them is not economical Solution: A retrofit device to control flow during heavy rain events Low cost, simple, easy to maintain Outcome: Technology accepted solution for State of Kentucky and eligible for stormwater management grants

23 Locations of U.S. Water Clusters and Technology Initiatives Full map available at www2.epa.gov/clusters-program/clusters-map. This map is not intended to be comprehensive, and may not include some emerging water clusters / Clean Urban Water Technology Zone (Tacoma, WA) 2. Oregon Water Tech Innovators 3. The BlueTechValley (Central and San Joaquin Valleys, CA) 4. Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator 5. The Maritime Alliance (San Diego, CA) 6. WaterStart (Nevada) 7. H2OStream (Tucson, Arizona) 8. Colorado Water Innovation Cluster (Fort Collins, CO) 9. AccelerateH2O (San Antonio, TX) 10. The Water Council (Milwaukee, MI) 11. Current (Chicago, IL) 12. Michigan Water Technology Initiative 13. Cleveland Water Alliance (NE Ohio) 14. Akron Global Water Alliance (Akron, OH) 15. Confluence WTIC (SW Ohio/N Kentucky/SE Indiana) 16. Water Technology Innovation Ecosystem (Philadelphia, PA) 17. New England Water Innovation Network (Massachusetts) 18. H2OTECH (Atlanta, GA)

24 International Water Clusters WaterTAP (Ontario) 2. Acqueau (Belgium) 3. Pole Eau (France) 4. Israel (EPA MOU) 5. Singapore (EPA MOU) 6. Daegu (Republic of Korea) 7. The Water Alliance (Netherlands) 5

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35 Thoughts Going Forward

36 Contact Information Sally C. Gutierrez Director Environmental Technology Innovation Clusters Program Office of Research and Development USEPA 26 West Martin Luther King Drive MS-G-93 Cincinnati, Ohio /3/2016 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency