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City of Bastrop Tx just awarded VVater $5M contract for a next-generation water treatment solution. The contract adds Bastrop to a rapidly growing list of U.S. municipalities, utilities, and major operators turning to VVater to address mounting pressure on water capacity, quality, and long-term resilience. Bastrop, located just east of Austin, has emerged as one of Central Texas's most dynamic economic hubs, with regional operations from companies such as SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI, anchoring a growing concentration of technology and advanced manufacturing activity. That growth has placed significant new demand on local water infrastructure, prompting city leadership to pursue a modernization strategy well ahead of most comparable municipalities. The VVater deployment will expand Bastrop's treatment capacity and provide the city with the operational flexibility to support its long-term water strategy without costly retrofits. "As a city, we have a responsibility to make sure our water infrastructure is ready for the growth that's coming," said Mayor Ishmael Harris. "It's not just about what we've already built. I've spent over twenty years working in water and wastewater in Central Texas, and what cities are looking at today is very different from the way we've built systems in the past. Working with VVater gives us an opportunity to explore new technology and be at the forefront of efforts aimed at improving how we efficiently treat and reuse water for our community." "We looked hard at every option available to us," said Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager of Bastrop. "VVater's technology gives Bastrop a level of water quality, operational efficiency, and long-term flexibility that conventional treatment systems simply cannot match. This is about serving our residents well today while building the foundation for whatever the next decade brings." The Bastrop contract follows a series of major commercial commitments for VVater, including a recent multi-million-dollar agreement with Nestle, as well as multiple expanding engagements across municipal, industrial, real estate, and data center verticals. Together, these projects reflect a broader shift in how U.S. operators and communities are approaching water, treating it as a strategic asset central to growth, resilience, and competitiveness, rather than as an afterthought. Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/4tIZ0Cc

Texas has a water problem. The solutions are here. Ty Connery, VVater's Sales Development Representative, is on the ground at Texas Water 2026 in San Antonio this week. This is the 31st year of the largest regional water conference in the U.S., and VVater is in the room with the engineers, regulators, and operators who keep Texas water flowing. We treat water at the source. No legacy infrastructure needed. Our advanced water treatment systems clean and recycle water faster, cheaper, and without the headaches of traditional systems. Texas is growing fast. Its water infrastructure needs to keep up. VVater is ready. Ready to see how VVater can solve your water challenges? Connect with Ty at the event or reach out directly: https://bit.ly/4rILv4d Water Environment Association of Texas | Texas AWWA | #TXwater26

AI doesn’t have to drain America’s water supply. A single large data center can consume up to 5 million gallons of water per day. That’s roughly the same amount used by a town of 50,000 people. VVater CEO Kevin Gast talked with USA TODAY about the solutions we’re already building: "The good news is that this is entirely fixable. If the AI industry can figure out how to generate a Pixar-quality movie from a text prompt, I'm pretty confident we can figure out how to recycle water." The fix is decentralization. Treat water on-site, recycle it in a closed loop, and stop making data centers compete with families for drinking water. VVater builds the technology that makes that happen. Our next-gen water treatment systems lower costs and boost resiliency for industrial facilities, data centers, and communities. Read the full USA Today article and see why we’re America’s Next Water Company: https://bit.ly/4vPFa9T

Is your tap water contaminated? Researchers keep finding antibiotics, hormones, PFAS, and microplastics in water supplies across the country. Water systems keep struggling to keep up. And most people have no idea what's coming out of their pipes. These contaminants keep showing up in American water supplies nationwide, and they weren't part of the original water treatment design. Neither were the droughts, the scarcity, or the rising costs hitting communities across the US right now. • Hear the stories of the people who live with contaminated water every day. Has your city looked at advanced water treatment solutions? • Is your city, municipality, or utility provider really taking the next steps to protect you? • Are you suffering from water shortages in your area? As one of the most-awarded and advanced water treatment companies, VVater (pronounced Water) is here to change that. Our next-generation water treatment technology helps future-proof communities from drought, scarcity, and rising costs. We are America's Next Water Company. See what we're building: https://bit.ly/4cB3kfi

Earth Day reminder: the water crisis isn’t a future problem. More than 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, aquifers are drying up, freshwater sources are shrinking, and the systems built to fix it are struggling to keep up. We built VVater to change that. As America’s Next Water Company, we are committed to using our advanced water treatment technologies to make a real impact. Earth doesn’t need another promise. It needs solutions that actually work. Contact us to see what VVater can do for your operation: https://lnkd.in/gRbQ4iYy

This week, water sector leaders from across the nation are convening in Washington D.C. to engage Congress on the policies that protect public health, safeguard our environment, and fuel economic growth. At VVater, we’re proud to stand alongside industry partners and advocates working to strengthen America’s water future. As America's Next Water Company, we're building next-generation water systems that help communities access clean, safe, and sustainable water. Now is the time for bold investment in water infrastructure and innovation. We're committed to being part of that solution. Learn more about what we’re building: https://lnkd.in/gRbQ4iYy #WaterWeek #WaterWeek2026 #AmericasNextWaterCompany #VVater #CleanWater #WaterInfrastructure

Most industrial facilities are paying twice for their water: once to get it, and again to get rid of it. Industrial Reuse and Direct Potable Reuse are not emerging trends. They are urgent operational realities that plant managers, operators, developers, and municipalities across America are being forced to confront right now. VVater built the technology to back them up. See what Rishabh Bahel, CEM, and industry leaders like him from global Fortune 50 companies and municipalities have to say about our next-gen water treatment systems. The conversations quickly turned to “how fast can we move" and "where do we sign." We build and deploy American-made technology that turns Industrial Reuse and Direct Potable Reuse from costly liabilities into operational assets, at scale and on-site. We are America's Next Water Company. Contact us to see how we can solve your water reuse challenges: https://lnkd.in/gRbQ4iYy #AmericasNextWaterCompany #VVater #IndustrialReuse #DirectPotableReuse #WaterTechnology #MadeInAmerica #Reindustrialization

Water supports the food we eat, the businesses that make our cities go, and the AI and data centers that are driving the world’s economy. Water is the single ingredient upon which all these stand. But the nation's water infrastructure sorely needs updating. City leaders and officials have a critical role to play in identifying new solutions, improving municipal infrastructure, and driving the implementation of new technologies to support our water systems. The consequences of city leaders’ inaction are substantial, and the opportunities for economic expansion are extraordinary. In Smart Cities Dive, VVater Co-founder, CEO, and Chairman Kevin Gast explains how cities can help solve the water crisis: https://bit.ly/41Gka7r

We've officially challenged Elon Musk to a water fight. He hasn't responded. We're choosing to interpret that as fear. May the wettest man win! #AprilFoolsDay

America’s water infrastructure is crumbling, droughts are getting worse, populations are growing, and new industries are pulling millions of gallons per day from the same stressed aquifers everyone else depends on. We’re at an inflection point. VVater’s Joe Navar joined the Austin Business Journal to explain what that actually means and what comes next. The data center boom is the catalyst nobody planned for. But the ripple effects are reaching far beyond tech campuses. Municipalities are being pushed to modernize, school districts are upgrading water systems, and the entire infrastructure conversation has shifted. We’re ready for it. If you’re building, developing, or managing water-dependent infrastructure, it’s time to plan ahead. Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/gRbQ4iYy