{"id":14127,"date":"2026-06-01T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=189b73b50350c24f4f915f17a158f346"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:00:00","slug":"electro-scan-inc-joins-alliance-for-water-stewardship-aws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=14127","title":{"rendered":"Electro Scan Inc. Joins Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<b>Physics-Based Water Infrastructure Measurement Platform Expands Support for AI Data Centers, Industrial Water Systems, and Measurable Replenishment Accounting<\/b><\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260529940962\/en\/2819223\/5\/1_First_Image.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260529940962\/en\/2819223\/22\/1_First_Image.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260529940962\/en\/2819223\/5\/1_First_Image.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260529940962\/en\/2819223\/21\/1_First_Image.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260529940962\/en\/2819222\/5\/ElectroScanLogo_Orange_Stacked_thickerINC_CLEAR.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260529940962\/en\/2819222\/22\/ElectroScanLogo_Orange_Stacked_thickerINC_CLEAR.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260529940962\/en\/2819222\/5\/ElectroScanLogo_Orange_Stacked_thickerINC_CLEAR.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260529940962\/en\/2819222\/21\/ElectroScanLogo_Orange_Stacked_thickerINC_CLEAR.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro Scan Inc., a developer of physics-based electrical resistance pipeline assessment technologies and measurable infrastructure-derived water replenishment accounting solutions, announced today it has joined the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), the global organization advancing responsible water stewardship through the internationally recognized AWS Standard framework.<\/p><p>\nElectro Scan\u2019s AWS membership comes as AI data centers, industrial operators, utilities, and regulators increasingly seek measurable, auditable, and defensible water replenishment solutions capable of supporting long-term water-neutral growth.<\/p><p>\nTo better understand the evolution of measurable infrastructure-derived water recovery, readers may review:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electroscan.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FWhy_Measurement_Matters.pdf&amp;esheet=54544423&amp;newsitemid=20260529940962&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Why+Measurement+Matters%3A+From+Possible+Leaks+to+Measurable%2C+Verifiable%2C+and+Recoverable+Water&amp;index=1&amp;md5=e5928d25c7dec417d26ebebf6cc7ac15\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><i>Why Measurement Matters: From Possible Leaks to Measurable, Verifiable, and Recoverable Water<\/i><\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electroscan.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FWater_Loss_Measurement_Timeline.pdf&amp;esheet=54544423&amp;newsitemid=20260529940962&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=The+Evolution+of+Water+Loss+Measurement%3A+From+Qualitative+Inspections+to+Defect-Level+Hydraulic+Accounting&amp;index=2&amp;md5=2c316166bb5fa47515864834bea6e316\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><i>The Evolution of Water Loss Measurement: From Qualitative Inspections to Defect-Level Hydraulic Accounting<\/i><\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li>\n<i><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electroscan.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2F2026-Water-Offset-Platform-for-Data-Centers_WEB-VERSION.pdf&amp;esheet=54544423&amp;newsitemid=20260529940962&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Water+Offset+Infrastructure+Platform%3A+A+Measurement-Based+Framework+for+Verifying+Water+Recovery+Credits+Using+Electrical+Resistance+Testing+and+AI&amp;index=3&amp;md5=724898d0ce1969d1c36b7610be89c1d3\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Water Offset Infrastructure Platform: A Measurement-Based Framework for Verifying Water Recovery Credits Using Electrical Resistance Testing and AI<\/a><\/i> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nThe AWS 10th Annual Global Water Stewardship Forum will be held June 23-24, 2026, in Edinburgh, Scotland, bringing together international leaders in water stewardship, ESG governance, infrastructure resilience, and basin-scale water accountability.<\/p><p>\nFor more than four decades, Electro Scan and its predecessor organizations have supported the evolution of underground infrastructure assessment \u2014 progressing from qualitative acoustic and visual inspection methodologies toward repeatable hydraulic measurement and volumetric accounting.<\/p><p>\nToday, Electro Scan\u2019s platform combines:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nphysics-based electrical resistance testing,<\/li>\n<li>\nAI-assisted particle tracing and leak exit confirmation,<\/li>\n<li>\nrepeatable field verification,<\/li>\n<li>\ncloud-based analytics, and<\/li>\n<li>\nvolumetric water benefit accounting (VWBA 2.0)-aligned workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nto support measurable FIND\u2013FIX\u2013VERIFY\u2013RECOVER\u2013AUDIT infrastructure replenishment programs.<\/p><p>\nUnlike traditional acoustic listening technologies, visual-only inspection, satellite-based, or AI-enhanced approaches that primarily infer or estimate water loss conditions, Electro Scan directly measures electrically conductive leak pathways associated with pipe defects, both inside and outside the fence, enabling infrastructure owners to quantify leakage rates at the defect level in gallons per minute (GPM) or liters per second (LPS).<\/p><p>\nThe company\u2019s measurable infrastructure replenishment platform is increasingly being evaluated for:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nAI data center water stewardship,<\/li>\n<li>\nhyperscale infrastructure development,<\/li>\n<li>\nindustrial water systems,<\/li>\n<li>\nraw water transmission pipelines,<\/li>\n<li>\nmunicipal non-revenue water (NRW) reduction,<\/li>\n<li>\nESG accountability initiatives, and<\/li>\n<li>\nbasin-scale replenishment accounting programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n\u201cWater stewardship is increasingly moving from generalized conservation discussions toward measurable accountability,\u201d said <b>Chuck Hansen, Founder &amp; CEO of Electro Scan Inc.<\/b><\/p><p>\n\u201cLarge hyperscale infrastructure developers, industrial operators, utilities, and communities increasingly require replenishment solutions that are measurable, repeatable, auditable, and publicly defensible.\u201d<\/p><p>\n\u201cMany approaches rely heavily on inferred, modeled, acoustic-based, or estimated outcomes that may not provide direct defect-level verification of actual water recovery. As water stewardship evolves toward measurable accountability, understanding why measurement matters becomes increasingly important.\u201d<\/p><p>\n\u201cAs permitting pressures increase, public scrutiny expands, and communities seek greater confidence regarding water neutrality and long-term infrastructure sustainability, the ability to directly measure recovered water becomes increasingly important.\u201d<\/p><p>\nElectro Scan describes its infrastructure recovery strategy as:<\/p><p>\n<b>\u201cFind a Gallon, Use a Gallon\u201d<\/b><\/p><p>\nwhere measurable water losses already occurring within existing infrastructure systems may be identified, quantified, repaired, verified, and converted into independently reviewable annualized replenishment values not previously identified or measured by legacy methods.<\/p><p>\nSome refer to this as \u201cinfrastructure additionality.\u201d<\/p><p>\nThe company notes that many traditional leak detection and inspection technologies:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nlocate only portions of existing losses,<\/li>\n<li>\nrely heavily on interpretation, or<\/li>\n<li>\nlack repeatable defect-level hydraulic verification capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n\u201cTraditional leak detection tools may continue to serve important operational roles for efficiency and speed, but Electro Scan increasingly provides the measurable data layer supporting repeatable and auditable water benefit accounting,\u201d stated <b>Mike App, Executive Vice President, Electro Scan Inc.<\/b><\/p><p>\n\u201cOnce you see how Electro Scan can provide unambiguous and unbiased defect-level volumetric leaks expressed in GPM, with comparable and repeatable results over long periods of time, it can\u2019t be unseen.\u201d<\/p><p>\nInstead of saying \u201cThe network likely lost this much water,\u201d Electro Scan instead measures and reports: \u201cThis exact defect produced this specific escaping water flow,\u201d quantified in gallons per minute (GPM) or liters per second (LPS).<\/p><p>\nElectro Scan\u2019s technology platform has undergone multiple repeatability and verification evaluations over the past two decades, including:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nsame pipe \/ same day forward and reverse testing,<\/li>\n<li>\nsame pipe \/ different dates testing ranging from 60 days to more than 600 days apart,<\/li>\n<li>\nsame pipe \/ different deployment system testing,<\/li>\n<li>\npre- and post-rehabilitation effectiveness studies, and<\/li>\n<li>\nindependent field benchmarking programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nValidation and repeatability projects have included:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nUSEPA validation and repeatability benchmarking,<\/li>\n<li>\nWRc UK benchmarking with major British water utilities,<\/li>\n<li>\nIKT GERMANY CIPP liner and pinhole benchmarking,<\/li>\n<li>\nSUEZ FRANCE repeatability benchmarking,<\/li>\n<li>\nJASCOMA JAPAN certification and repeatability benchmarking,<\/li>\n<li>\nUNITED ARAB EMIRATES Abu Dhabi, Dubai, RAKWA field benchmarking,<\/li>\n<li>\nPETRONAS, MALAYSIA, field benchmarking, and<\/li>\n<li>\nSAUDI ARAMCO ENGINEERING REQUIREMENT (SAER) #12366 certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nElectro Scan methodologies have also been used to support:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\npre-repair quantified leakage and rehabilitation analysis,<\/li>\n<li>\npost-repair leak elimination verification,<\/li>\n<li>\nrehabilitation effectiveness validation, and<\/li>\n<li>\ninfrastructure replacement confirmation.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nIn certain cases, post-repair evaluations identified greater measurable leakage rates than pre-repair conditions, highlighting the importance of repeatable defect-level verification and independent QA\/QC validation.<\/p><p>\nThe company believes measurable infrastructure-derived water recovery will become increasingly important as:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nAI infrastructure expansion accelerates,<\/li>\n<li>\nindustrial water demand increases,<\/li>\n<li>\naging utility systems face mounting pressure, and<\/li>\n<li>\ncommunities seek accountable long-term replenishment solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nElectro Scan\u2019s institutional roots trace back more than 40 years through predecessor organizations Hansen Information Technologies and Hansen Software, providers of water, sewer, treatment plant, and public works asset management systems.<\/p><p>\nLed by Chuck Hansen, several past technology architects continue as senior advisors to Electro Scan, previously working with Chuck on projects throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Hansen Information Technologies was later acquired by San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital and subsequently became part of Infor Global Solutions.<\/p><p>\nElectro Scan is also evaluating strategic deployment partnerships, licensing relationships, and platform integrations with organizations seeking measurable and auditable water stewardship outcomes at scale.<\/p><p>\nIn 2024, the USEPA identified electrical resistance testing as the only commercial technology available that could reliably identify buried lead drinking water pipes without digging.<\/p><p>\nInterested stakeholders can meet Chuck Hansen during AWWA ACE26, June 22\u201323, 2026, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, at Electro Scan Inc. Booth #2719, or during the 10th Annual AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum on June 24, 2026, in Edinburgh, Scotland.<\/p><p>\nContact Chuck Hansen directly at <a  href=\"mailto:chuck@hansen.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">chuck@hansen.com<\/a> to arrange a meeting.<\/p><p>\n<b>ABOUT ELECTRO SCAN INC.<\/b><\/p><p>\nElectro Scan Inc. develops patented electrical resistance technologies that locate, measure, and quantify defects in buried water and wastewater pipelines. Unlike traditional acoustic, visual, satellite, or predictive approaches that primarily indicate the possibility of leakage, Electro Scan directly measures electrically conductive leak pathways, enabling defect-level hydraulic assessment and quantification in gallons per minute (GPM) or liters per second (LPS).<\/p><p>\nThe company\u2019s technologies support measurable FIND\u2013FIX\u2013VERIFY\u2013RECOVER\u2013AUDIT workflows for utilities, industrial water users, engineering firms, and infrastructure owners seeking repeatable, auditable, and defensible water recovery outcomes. Electro Scan\u2019s platform combines electrical resistance testing, AI-assisted particle tracing, cloud-based analytics, and volumetric water benefit accounting (VWBA)-aligned methodologies to support infrastructure stewardship, non-revenue water reduction, lead service line identification, rehabilitation validation, and measurable water replenishment programs.<\/p><p>\nFounded in 2011 by Chuck Hansen, Electro Scan builds upon more than four decades of innovation in water, wastewater, and public infrastructure management through its predecessor organizations Hansen Software and Hansen Information Technologies. For additional information, visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.electroscan.com&amp;esheet=54544423&amp;newsitemid=20260529940962&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.electroscan.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=a82eec71dc6b10e1507bde2601e60c02\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.electroscan.com<\/a>.<\/p><p>\nFor additional information, visit:\n<br\/><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.electroscan.com&amp;esheet=54544423&amp;newsitemid=20260529940962&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.electroscan.com&amp;index=5&amp;md5=7db2b929147b5401a607733b9466d9a0\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.electroscan.com<\/a><\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nMedia Contact:\n<br\/>Janine Mullinix\n<br\/>VP Administration\n<br\/>Electro Scan Inc.\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:janine@electroscan.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">janine@electroscan.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physics-Based Water Infrastructure Measurement Platform Expands Support for AI Data Centers, Industrial Water Systems, and Measurable Replenishment AccountingSACRAMENTO, Calif.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Electro Scan Inc., a developer of physics-based electric&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14128,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14127\/revisions\/14128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}