More coordination, more innovation, more integration: those are the key words to strengthen European research in the water sector. To drive a competitive and innovative European economy, common strategies and vision need to be promoted. The WssTP has delivered a strategic vision to identify the research needs and priorities of tomorrow through a Strategic Research Agenda. The WssTP published its first SRA in 2006 and launched a public consultation of various stakeholders in 2009 to provide an updated SRA to the European Commission. The updated SRA is a corner stone for the revision of the FP7 and shaping the future FP8.