This article originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of Everything About Water.Innovation in the water management industry is born from the collaboration between water managers, operators, engineers and manufacturers who set out to resolve problems or improve service levels that impact all parts of the supply chain. This is usually the result of early adopters either at the field level or in engineering disciplines who no longer are interested in maintaining the status quo and seek improvements or solutions that involve out-of-the-box thinking.Our company, while being a true innovator, would not have had the opportunities to create cutting-edge solutions without the collaboration of water professionals, such as engineers and the operators that encounter issues firsthand in the field.