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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Investing in water for resiliency, economic growth, and innovation

Sciens Water (
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Sciens Water was conceived in 2015 and the Sciens Water Opportunities Fund launched in 2018 to make control investments in private companies that address the biggest problems facing U.S. water infrastructure today, with a focus on utilities, transmission and distribution, and wastewater treatment and recycling.
Sciens Water looks for opportunities where it can apply value-added strategies to help water and wastewater businesses grow into leading national platforms, while increasing the quality of services delivered.

Sciens is a fundamental research-driven investor that identifies pockets of opportunity in the water sector that benefit from long-term macro factors but are uncovered, under-researched and misunderstood, and consequently under-capitalized by the capital markets. Sciens makes control investments in the U.S. water infrastructure and related companies where it can generate both yield and capital appreciation through application of value-added strategies, developed through over 25 years of private equity investment experience.

In addition to generating financial returns for its investors, Sciens seeks to make investments that help to solve the big challenges facing the U.S. water industry:
1. Aging and Degraded Infrastructure
2. Resource Scarcity
3. Threats to the Environment and Human Health

Expected Impact

Water and wastewater infrastructure must be developed and modernized in order to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all), and the development of this infrastructure will also bring the United States closer to reaching SDG 8 (Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all) and SDG 9 (Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation).

There is a $1 trillion dollar funding gap for U.S. water infrastructure, with more than half of that needed to replace or repair existing infrastructure. While the U.S. federal government has increased funding for repair and replacement, the gap will not be closed by federal funding alone.

While the U.S. ranks highly compared to other nations on drinking water and wastewater services, persistent deferred maintenance of utility systems and growing populations in the South and West requires a significant amount of investment to update or replace aging systems (SDG 9). Access to water and wastewater services is a public health issue and an economic issue (SDG 8). Households that lack access to clean, safe drinking water spend more time and money acquiring potable water, time that could be spent on educations, careers, or supporting other family members. Investing in water and wastewater infrastructure thus promotes technological advances in infrastructure, health of communities, economic outcomes of communities, and the delivery of water and sanitation services to those who need it most.

Sciens Water will continue to invest in water and wastewater infrastructure, including new technologies, to repair, replace, and develop water and wastewater systems that meet the changing needs of the United States. In doing so, we will move towards a sustainable and water-secure future, ensuring that all have access to water and wastewater services by 2030.

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