Water Commons

Water Commons is a nonprofit source water protection organization that advances the leadership of public water operators to collaborate with public and private allies for the protection of and restoration of watersheds and water sources that sustainably generate safe drinking water and that ensure equitable access for all. Climate change and unsustainable land and water management undermine the planet’s water supplies. This challenges water operators’ capacity to both implement the human right to water and help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Water Commons understands there is an urgent need to support the world’s water operators to protect the integrity of our water sources. As public water operators, you play a critical role in protecting source water and watersheds, but you can’t do it alone. Our approach is designed to tap your leadership while strengthening collaborations with public and private allies, including upstream communities. Through a powerful mix of conferences, virtual learning, technical support, peer-to-peer collaboration, and media strategies, Water Commons supports water operators to collaborate with regulators, public officials, forestry and agricultural agencies, farmers, consumers and other key water protectors. Together, they ensure healthy and sustainable water supplies emerging from healthy watersheds.