Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA)

Name

Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA)

Legal name

Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies

Website

https://amwa.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Utility Trade Association Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring & Reporting (SDWA/CWA/NPDES, permits, audits) (EUANAJAA), Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

Keywords

• Water utility advocacy
• Drinking water policy
• Utility membership association
• Water sector leadership
• Regulatory affairs services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AMWA generates revenue through annual membership dues based on population served by member utilities. AMWA's membership serves more than 160 million people across the United States. The association also has subscribers (consulting, engineering, law firms and other service providers) that pay for access to information and resources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AMWA represents large, publicly owned drinking water systems on federal water policy issues pending before Congress, the EPA, DHS, and other federal agencies. The association also delivers programs, publications, conferences, professional development, and a financial benchmarking database (INSIGHT) to support sustainable and innovative utility management among its member utilities.

Product overview

AMWA is a policy-making organization for metropolitan drinking water suppliers in the United States, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of advocacy services, professional development programs, awards, newsletters, publications, conferences, and benchmarking tools for large publicly owned water utilities. Key products include: the INSIGHT Utility Financial Information Database for benchmarking; the Water & Wastewater Leadership Center and Xavier University MS in Water Utilities Management for professional development; Gold, Platinum, and Sustainable Water Utility Management Awards and individual President's and Donald R. Boyd Awards; Monday Morning Briefing and Water Utility Executive newsletters; Legionella research publications; the Executive Management Conference and Water Policy Conference; and a water sector jobs board. AMWA also maintains the Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence Advisory Council membership (alongside WEF, Amazon, Xylem, and others) though this is a coalition membership rather than a product offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AMWA Membership (Utility) Annual utility membership that provides federal water policy advocacy before Congress, the EPA, DHS, and other federal agencies, plus access to member programs, publications, conferences, webinars, the INSIGHT benchmarking database, and the Leadership Center.
• INSIGHT Utility Financial Information Database A benchmarking database that provides comparable financial data for water utilities, supporting planning, performance comparison, and rate-setting analysis.
• Water & Wastewater Leadership Center
• Master of Science in Water Utilities Management (Xavier University)
• Water Policy Conference Annual spring conference in Washington, D.C., providing water utility leaders exclusive interactions with federal legislators and top agency officials on legislative and regulatory priorities.
• Executive Management Conference Annual fall conference for executive-level learning, strategic dialogue, and peer exchange in the drinking water sector, held in a different U.S. city each year.
• Member to Member Inquiries
• PFAS Litigation Information and Legal Challenge Service

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Water Works Association (AWWA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2026AMWA and AWWA issued a joint statement on May 18, 2026 responding to EPA's proposals to extend the compliance deadline for the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation and rescind regulatory determinations for four PFAS substances. Both associations expressed support for EPA's goal of protecting people from PFAS while emphasizing the need for adequate time for planning, sound engineering, and affordability. They affirmed their commitment to working with EPA to develop scientifically grounded and affordable regulations nationwide. Additionally, both associations filed joint PFAS litigation challenging EPA's final National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
• Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMWA is a member of the LSLR Collaborative, which commemorated 10 years of existence in 2026. The Collaborative helps communities across the United States accelerate full lead service line replacement by building shared tools, enabling cross-sector knowledge exchange, and highlighting innovative solutions. During the 10-year recognition event, numerous AMWA member utilities received awards for excellence in various LSLR categories.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Water Research Foundation (WRF): WRF is a research-focused nonprofit funded by utilities to drive applied water research. It complements AMWA's advocacy role with technical/scientific outputs and competes for member utility mindshare and budget allocations on research versus advocacy.
• US Water Alliance: US Water Alliance is a national nonprofit advancing sustainable and equitable water policy, with significant overlap on environmental justice, climate resilience, and One Water initiatives that AMWA is now engaging in via its 2023 Environmental Justice and Equity Award.

Others

• WaterISAC: WaterISAC is the water sector's information sharing and analysis center for security and threat intelligence, overlapping with AMWA's security/resilience advocacy and DHS engagement. A ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.
• Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (CIFA): CIFA represents state financing authorities that administer DWSRF and clean water SRF programs. It sits adjacent to AMWA's advocacy on federal infrastructure funding and member utility access to low-cost capital.
• Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC): BPC is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that has run a major water infrastructure initiative. It operates in adjacent federal water policy space and is a potential coalition partner or alternative voice that utilities may also engage with.

Broad incumbents

• American Water Works Association (AWWA): AWWA is the largest U.S. water sector association, covering all water utilities (not just metropolitan publicly owned ones) with standards, conferences, and advocacy. AMWA and AWWA already partner on PFAS litigation and joint statements, and AWWA is the most direct broader-scope peer to AMWA.
• Water Environment Federation (WEF): WEF is a major water sector association focused on water quality and wastewater, overlapping with AMWA's urban water utility members on policy issues like PFAS and water reuse. It competes for member attention and joint-coalition slots (e.g., Water-AI Nexus).

Direct peers

• Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA): ASDWA represents state drinking water program administrators who regulate AMWA's member utilities. It is a comparable mission-aligned association operating in the same federal water policy arena, particularly on SDWA implementation and primacy issues.
• National Association of Water Companies (NAWC): NAWC represents investor-owned water utilities on federal regulatory and policy issues, mirroring AMWA's advocacy model for the private-side counterpart. Directly comparable trade association structure and federal engagement focus, but opposite ownership type.
• National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA): NACWA is the clean-water counterpart to AMWA, representing the largest publicly owned wastewater utilities on federal policy. Operationally a direct structural peer (association of large public utilities, DC-based, federal advocacy model), though focused on wastewater rather than drinking water.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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