Different Sources, One Qualification Standard

The network can include controlled, contracted, partnered, and evaluated sources, but those labels are not interchangeable. A controlled source sits inside an operating company's direct structure. A contracted source is available only under the terms and duration of an executed agreement. A partnered source depends on the partner's rights, operations, and obligations. An evaluated source is still an opportunity under review and is not represented as available supply.

Every source enters through a diligence record covering ownership or control, rights, permits, historical and current quality data, withdrawal conditions, sustainable operating assumptions, existing customers, infrastructure, access, treatment needs, load-out, transport, and the restrictions that travel with the water. The commercial team does not convert an estimated geological resource into a saleable daily capacity.

Portfolio inclusion is therefore a continuing decision rather than a one-time announcement. Documentation expires, permits change, infrastructure can go offline, and hydrological or commercial conditions can alter what is responsible. A source remains active only while its current record supports the claims and commitments being made.