United States, Sept. 22 -- New research from Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, reveals that while U.S. leaders recognize the urgent need for smarter water management and infrastructure modernization there's a significant and concerning gap between strategy and execution.As America's manufacturing sector - which already accounts for more than 75% of water use in 60 U.S. counties - surges amid reshoring and digitalization, water demand is set to intensify. Against this backdrop, coupled with aging water systems buckling under pressure, it's no surprise that 60% of leaders believe that water-related risks will outpace all other infrastructure threats and two-thirds agree that near...