"We can’t live without water, we can live without gold...as a sector, it [water] has a unique set of long-term drivers based around the need for new investments, predominantly in emerging markets. Water is about as attractive as it gets."

"According to the EPA, in 2010, the U.S. generated 31 million tons of plastic waste. The town of Concord is fighting against those numbers by becoming the first municipality in the nation to ban the sale of single-serving water bottles smaller than 1 liter."