US EPA Water Utilities as Anchor Institutions
From 2018 to 2024, Ross Strategic supported EPA’s Office of Water, engaging utility leaders nationwide to explore the utility-community relationship.
Pacific Institute: Net Positive Water Impact and Corporate Water Stewardship
In 2021, Ross, alongside our partner Pegasys, built framework underpinning the Positive Water Impact pledge, ensuring corporate commitments could be tied to measurable improvements in water stewardship.
US EPA Water Sector Workforce Initiative
Since 2017, Ross Strategic has supported EPA’s Office of Water in building and sustaining America’s Water Sector Workforce Initiative, a collaborative effort with federal partners and major water associations.
US EPA Effective Utility Management
Ross Strategic facilitated the original development of the Effective Utility Management Primer in 2008 and led its 2017 and 2024 updates, convening national steering groups, conducting interviews, and synthesizing input to modernize the Ten Attributes and Five Keys framework.
Chehalis Basin Flood Damage Reduction and Aquatic Species Restoration
Ross Strategic provides collaborative long-range planning process design and facilitation, programmatic design and implementation, community outreach and engagement, and strategic support services to the Washington Department of Ecology’s Office of the Chehalis Basin.
Supporting Puget Sound Recovery at the Local Scale
Ross Strategic serves as LIO coordinator for the Alliance for Healthy South Sound and the Puyallup-White River LIO, facilitating collaborative planning and implementation across jurisdictional boundaries.