Confluence contest seeks to identify the emerging technologies that will define water utility systems going into the future.

Eight startup companies have been selected for the first-ever Pipeline H2O program aimed at addressing the world's water challenges.

Water groups throughout the nation are aiming to provide networking and innovation as they blaze a trail for the future of the world's most important natural resource.

Applicants will be judged on 20 criteria before peer reviewers choose finalists for the 15-week program.