Turning Water Investment Into Impact

In this segment of The Water Online Show, hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling sit down with Karine Rougé, Executive Vice President of Strategic Transformations and Chairwoman of Regulated Water for North America at Veolia, and Rob Powelson, President and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies, to unpack a growing shift in the U.S. water sector: treating water infrastructure as an economic imperative, not just a utility function.Grounded in a new white paper authored by the two guests, the conversation explores what that shift really means for utilities, policymakers, and the broader market — and why translating momentum into measurable progress remains a complex challenge.