“For 2022 and beyond, the trends toward real-time analytical tools for water systems operations and asset management, applying satellite data, artificial intelligence, and data modeling, will evolve in the form of smart water technologies, per EPA, AWWA and multiple water industry publications. The criticality of the sustainability and resiliency of water infrastructure in the wake of climate change impacts will push the capabilities of software, hardware, and cloud computing to provide immediate information on system performance and cybersecurity monitoring, as well as dynamic data analysis for proactive decision making based upon risk modeling. Prioritizing investments in infrastructure remediation based upon machine learned and resultant predictive analytics of water system conditions will be required for utilities to justify expenditures to their stakeholders and comply with funding resources, while ensuring water systems reliability. As an engineering consultant, WGI intends to leverage our presence in the market by prioritizing our capabilities in smart water technologies, gaining expertise with operations and asset management software applications, decision processes, and data visualization tools, as well as offering digital water solutions facilitation, from selection to implementation, to clients.”