Over the past year, new partnerships with key industry and government stakeholders were formed, and several exciting new initiatives are planned for 2019 as a result. Work already underway for the year ahead will address resiliency and flood risks, emerging contaminants, affordability of water services and lead in drinking water. These continue to be critical topics for the Canadian water sector, where the Consortium feels that bringing the right people, resources and knowledge together across sectors and disciplines will yield significant progress.