Akron Ohio has reached an agreement with five Israeli water technology companies to make Akron the exclusive partner for Israeli water research in North America.

http://www.ohio.com/news/local/akron-israeli-pilot-project-to-use-high-tech-to-clean-wastewater-1.571176

http://www.akronohio.gov/cms/news/797b3d7593d4a70b/index.html