Blake Anderson

Blake Anderson is a water utility operator, entrepreneur, and growth leader at Ziptility, a company that helps water and wastewater utilities improve how they collect, manage, and act on infrastructure data. Before joining Ziptility, Anderson founded a contract operations business that provided operational support to smaller water systems. Over four to five years, he grew that company about 30 times, working directly with utilities that often lacked the staff, tools, or data systems needed to manage assets and daily operations effectively.

Ziptility later acquired Anderson’s business after first approaching him as a potential customer. Today, he leads growth initiatives at Ziptility while continuing to advance the contract operations model for communities that need practical water system support. Ziptility’s software is designed to help utilities track assets, manage work, improve field visibility, and build more reliable infrastructure records.

On The Grove, Anderson discussed the data gap facing small water utilities, why many systems still lack accurate maps and asset information, and how better operational tools can help communities make smarter maintenance, capital planning, and resilience decisions.