Introduction

Water management in New York’s Hudson Valley represents a very large portion of our economy, employing hundreds of degreed experts and thousands of workers.  This is one of the world’s greatest talent pools for holistically improving water quality and achieving water excellence in a river valley region.  Today, water controversies and challenges abound, from desalination to the impacts of natural gas drilling.  At the same time, the Hudson’s resurgence as a clean, biologically vibrant river has created a platform for new green jobs in the maritime, infrastructure and water quality industries. This transformation has also defined the Hudson Valley as a magnet region for clean water expertise.

How could we transform this latent network into an economic asset with high leverage for the region?  How can the creative pursuit of water innovation and stewardship be  a more powerful driver for best practices in the truly sustainable management of water?  This site explores these questions.