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101 Most Innovative California Based Water Companies & Startups

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This article showcases our top picks for the best California based Water companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Water industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top California Water Startups

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Flume

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Flume eliminates water waste and protects homes by helping homeowners and communities with real-time water usage data.

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Hint is a beverage startup that produces natural flavored unsweetened essence water.

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Renovate America

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Renovate America is leading the way in making homes and communities more energy and water efficient.

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KETOS

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KETOS provides hardware and software analytics solutions and real-time data for usage and flow across water systems.

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Zen Beverage

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Zen Beverage offers Zenwtr, a vapor distilled alkaline water bottled in recyclable ocean-bound plastic.

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Flo Technologies

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Flo prevents water damage and unnecessary water waste in homes with its Flo by Moen smart home water monitoring and leak protection system.

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WaterGuru

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WaterGuru is a safe and clean water system for pool problems.

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Mapistry

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BI for Industrial EHS Teams

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Wexus Technologies

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IoT software company empowering the global food supply chain to adapt to climate change with renewable energy + water intelligence

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Epic Cleantec

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Epic Cleantec is a full-service water reuse firm that provides turnkey wastewater treatment and reuse systems for customers.

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Nebia

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Nebia is making products the world needs, starting with the shower. Premium experience, innovative design and 70% water savings.

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HydroPoint Data Systems

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HydroPoint Data Systems develops various irrigation system controllers for residential and commercial landscape applications.

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2NDNATURE

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A science based enterprise cloud SaaS solution for performance based stormwater compliance.

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Icelandic Glacial

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Icelandic Glacial is a brand of bottled water from the Ölfus spring in Iceland.

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Oxigen

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Oxigen is a producer of a ph balanced water with electrolytes, boosted with oxygen that helps to recover and rise.

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Water Harvesting

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Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) based atmospheric water generation (AWG) products that deliver water recovery & humidity management solutions.

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Cadiz

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Cadiz is a publicly-held natural resources company engaged in a combination of organic farming and sustainable water supply projects.

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SunHydrogen

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SunHydrogen is a developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen.

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AquaHydrate

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AQUAhydrate is performance water brand that delivers a healthy balance of alkalinity, electrolytes and trace minerals.

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Water Health International

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WaterHealth International provides de-centralized, scalable, safe, and affordable water solutions.

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Waiakea Water

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Waiakea has partnered with PumpAid to provide clean water to disadvantaged communities.

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CinderBio

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CinderBio produces the world’s most stable enzymes from amazing microbes that thrive in hot acidic volcanic waters around the globe.

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Fracta

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Fracta uses machine learning and big data to optimize water infrastructure investments.

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Drop Water

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Drop Water makes refreshing drinks in sustainable packaging, or no packaging at all.

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Aquaspy

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Aquaspy is a provider of advanced soil monitoring technologies for the agriculture industry.

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Sutro

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Sutro is a drop in system that monitors the chemical quality of your pool or spa.

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PowWow Energy

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PowWow Energy, Inc. is a leading innovator in the Agriculture & Food sector.

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The Human Utility

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The Human Utility helps low income and elderly families with their water bills.

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Impact Water

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Impact Water is a social business that delivers safe drinking water to institutions and communities.

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Aquaai

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Aquaai provides risk management to blue economy industries that seek affordable tools to grow and operate sustainable.

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Liquidity Nanotech Corporation

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Liquidity manufactures breakthrough water purification cartridges, based on revolutionary membrane nanoscience.

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Trevi Systems

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Trevi Systems is dedicated to providing energy efficient water purification solutions.

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DYLN Inspired

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Creating purposeful products for life enthusiasts

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SunToWater Technologies

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SunToWater Technologies develops the SunToWater Atmospheric Water Generator that can create pure drinking water in various climates.

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Microvi Biotechnologies

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Microvi Biotechnologies develops, manufactures, and commercializes biocatalytic technologies in the water, energy, and chemical industries.

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Nexus eWater

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Nexus eWater is a home water recycling platform that develops solutions converting grey water for home water and energy use.

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SAYA Life

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Saya deploys a certified water sub-metering platform for multi-family residential and commercial properties for billing and risk management

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Frontier Water Systems

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Frontier Water Systems is a provider and supplier of water and wastewater works equipment.

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OriginClear

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OriginClear is a provider of water treatment solutions and aggregator of water treatment companies.

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Water Pigeon Inc

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Water Usage Data Generation and Analytics

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BioLargo

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BioLargo provides solutions to keep water, air, food, energy, people, plants, and animals clean, safe, and healthy.

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SURFWATER

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Active Lifestyle Water Brand with focus on sustainability

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Global Water Farms

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Global Water Farms designs sustainable and scalable “Water Farms” to alleviate the unmet demand for clean water.

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The Detection Group

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TDG provides a cloud-based, wireless technology to protect multi-story commercial and residential properties against water leaks.

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FloraPulse

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FloraPulse makes water-stress sensors that help vineyards save water and make better quality red wine.

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Noria Water Technologies

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Noria Water Technologies provides solutions for improving the operations of water-based processes.

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Safe H2O

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Safe H2O operates as a water bio detection company that provides pathogen test systems and data services.

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Fred Water

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Fred Water is a beverage company that creates a brand that advocates the indisputable of water.

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Wisran

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Wisran measures water for you to manage !

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Generosity Beverages

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It produces highest quality alkaline water with a perfect pH balance .

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Purfresh

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Purfresh is a provider of clean technologies that purify, protect and preserve food and water.

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EcoFlow

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EcoFlow is a novel water control system that detects leaks and plumbing issues and automatically turns off the main water supply.

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NuLeaf Tech

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Compact ecosystems for off-grid water.

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Atlantis Technologies

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Atlantis Technologies develops and deploys advanced desalination systems and operations based on the RDI Supercapacitor.

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Mine Shaft Brewing & Cali Orchards Hard Sparkling Water Santa Clarita, CA

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Invest In A Team Behind Some Of The Greatest Beer Brands Ever + IZZE Soda

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MeterHero

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MeterHero makes it easy to track and share water and energy data, then pays you cash for conserving.

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Aqulytics

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Aqulytics is a cloud-based platform to help governments, businesses, NGOs and communities, track and protect freshwater resources.

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dloHaiti

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DloHaiti is a for-profit venture providing safe drinking water to Haitian consumers in underserved areas in Haiti.

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Serene Sensors

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Serene Sensors Inc. is a developer of innovative water quality analyzers for the consumer market.

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Greenbox Technologies

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Greenbox Technologies develops an automated home irrigation system to control, monitor, automate, and optimize watering programs.

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Greenhouse Capital Partners

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Greenhouse Capital invests growth capital in companies promoting health & sustainability within the areas of Food, Ag and the Environment

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Scuba Probe Technologies

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Scuba Probe Technologies is a nanotechnology company specialized in the development of tools for scanning probe microscopy in liquids.

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MMCISolar

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MMCISolar provides renewable energy solutions using solar thermal technology.

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H2O Recycling Systems

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H2O Recycling Systems is a wastewater treatment company that specializes in filtration and distillation of undrinkable water.

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Blue Gold Works

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Blue Gold Works sources safe water and moringa products to provide clean drinking water and a sustainable source of revenue for women.

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Monarch Landscape Companies

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Monarch Landscape Companies is a part of the services to buildings and dwellings industry.

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RC Ski

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RC Ski develops remote control technology for personal watercrafts

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High Sierra Showerheads

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Manufacturer of water- and energy-saving shower heads, based on a single-nozzle design adapted from irrigation sprinkler tech.

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American States Water Company

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American States Water Company (AWR), is the parent company of Golden State Water Company (GSWC) and American States Utility Services, Inc.

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Golden State Water Company

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Golden State Water Company is a public utility provides water in california.

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Marine Depot Aquarium Supplies

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Your source for aquarium & fish supplies

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Influunt

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Influunt water risk intelligence platform helps businesses understand current and future water risk in their portfolio

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SimpleLab

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SimpleLab is a digital marketplace for water quality testing labs that offer detailed environmental data.

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NGIN Network for Global Innovation

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NGIN is a global ecosystem for cleantech entrepreneurs that accelerates commercialization of impact technologies.

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Ideal Living

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Ideal Living is a company that focuses on retail sales of clean water and air for a solid foundation of wellness.

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Eternal

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Eternal is an e-commerce store that provides a pure and pristine source of water along with subscription.

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Orb

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Real-time water quality risk sensors and decision intelligence for optimized and resilient water systems

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Daytrip Beverages

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Daytrip Beverages offers flavored sparkling water infused with hemp extract.

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American Leak Detection

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The world leader in accurate, non-destructive detection of hidden water, sewer and gas leaks in residential, commercial and municipal.

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Cascade Earth Sciences

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Cascade Earth Sciences is a wastewater management consulting and design firm.

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Balboa Water Group

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Balboa Water Group, is a fundamental commitment to the leisure water industry to provide a simple, comprehensive, single source solution.

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AquaSeca

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Be Alerted to Water Events Before Damage Occurs.

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Fiji Water

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Fiji Water is an E-Commerce company.

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Hasa

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Hasa is a producer and distributor of high quality water treatment products.

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Hydros water Bottle

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Hydros makes water bottles with built-in filters to eliminate the need for bottled water. a movement to fight the water crisis worldwide.

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Brita

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Brita is committed to helping Americans reduce their environmental impact.

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NanoH2O

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NanoH2O enhances current polymer-based membranes with a nano-structured material that allows additional control of key membrane properties.

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Watermill Express

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Watermill Express is the largest drive-up pure drinking water company in the nation and the green alternative to prepackaged water and ice.

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Aquai Technologies

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Aquai Technologies provides technology for the development, manufacturing, and distribution of products that detect and stop water leaks.

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Calsense

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Calsense is a premier resource for quality irrigation controllers, water saving accessories, and advanced management software.

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Steve P. Rados

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Steve P. Rados is a heavy and highway construction company.

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Takeya

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Takeya is a fitness brand that specializes in insulated hydration solutions for people.

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Matter Labs

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Matter Labs is a startup studio and consulting firm.

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San Jose Water Company

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San Jose Water Company is a utilities company specializing in maintenance, billing, and backflow testing services.

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Bottle Bright

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Bottle Bright creates unique all natural cleaners for drinking containers with an environmentally friendly focus.

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Clean Filtration Technology

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Clean Filtration Technology develops filtration devices for drinking, waste, and process water applications.

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NanoFlowX

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NanoFlowX is leading the waterproofing industry with patented IP68 technology.

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QURE

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QURE is an alkaline water production company that produces water with ionic alkaline minerals and electrolytes with a pH of 10.

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Modesto Irrigation District

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Modesto Irrigation District is a publicly owned utility that focuses on electricity and irrigation and treats surface water for drinking.

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Greene Concepts

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Greene Concepts is a beverage and bottling company that produces a variety of beverage product lines, including spring and artesian water.

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AqueoUS Vets

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AqueoUS Vets deals with drinking, groundwater treatment and wastewater contaminants elimination services.

Written by Mark Smith

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