Water Equity Taskforce

The original Water Equity Taskforce was the first-ever cross-sector, multi-city endeavor to intentionally make water management outcomes and processes equitable. Working together, community-based organizations and utilities that participated in the Taskforce developed Roadmaps to describe the challenges they faced and shared priorities and solutions for how to overcome them.

A Collaborative Approach to Equity

The Taskforce was comprised of cross-sector Learning Teams from Atlanta, Buffalo, Camden, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Louisville, and Pittsburgh. Each city was anchored by a US Water Alliance member utility and included leadership from community-based organizations, environmental groups, foundations, government agencies, and others committed to water issues.

Report cover image an equitable water future AtlantaAn Equitable Water Future: Atlanta

November 2021—Members of the Atlanta Water Equity Taskforce team released their roadmap for a more equitable and inclusive water future for the city of Atlanta. This roadmap focuses on transformative opportunities for policies and practices action in four areas of work: equitable decision-making, affordability, workforce development, and climate resilience.

Read the Atlanta roadmap

Report cover image an equitable water future pittsburghAn Equitable Water Future: Pittsburgh

March 2021—Members of the Pittsburgh Equity Taskforce released their roadmap for a more equitable and inclusive water future for the city of Pittsburgh, focusing on building a shared understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and priorities for action to secure an equitable water future for all Pittsburgh residents.

Read the Pittsburgh roadmap

Report cover image an equitable water future milwaukeeAn Equitable Water Future: Milwaukee

August 2020—This roadmap was developed by the Milwaukee Water Equity Taskforce to lay out a plan for a more inclusive and equitable water future for Milwaukee, focusing on the workforce.

Read the Milwaukee roadmap

Report cover an equitable water future clevelandAn Equitable Water Future: Cleveland

January 2020—This roadmap was developed by the Cleveland Water Equity Team to build shared understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and priorities for action to secure an equitable water future for all Cleveland residents.

Read the Cleveland roadmap

Report cover an equitable water future CamdenAn Equitable Water Future: Camden

September 2019—This roadmap was developed by the Camden Water Equity Team to build shared understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and priorities for action to secure an equitable water future for all Camden residents.

Read the Camden roadmap

Report cover an equitable water future BuffaloAn Equitable Water Future: Buffalo

April 2019—This roadmap was developed by the Buffalo Water Equity Taskforce to outline challenges, promising practices, and priority actions for Buffalo’s water.

Read the Buffalo roadmap

Report cover an equitable water future LouisvilleAn Equitable Water Future: Louisville

June 2019—This roadmap was developed by the Louisville Water Equity Taskforce to highlight unique challenges faced by vulnerable populations, focus on the intentional creation of training and career opportunities, and explore ways to ensure benefits gained by Louisville’s community are accessible and shared by all.

Read the Louisville roadmap