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Supporting Safe Sanitation on World Toilet Day
November 19th marks this year's World Toilet Day, a United Nations designation designed to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. Worldwide, 3.5 billion people live without safely managed sanitation, including over 1 million households in the United...
Tapping into the Health and Equity Benefits of Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Stormwater management is one of the greatest challenges communities face today, but solutions shared by national experts Dr. Georges Benjamin and Hannah Grooms on a recent WaterNow Alliance webinar have inspired us. We hope they’ll do the same for you! 1. Resilient...
WaterNow Members Engage with Congress on Federal Water Infrastructure Programs
It’s Water Week, a time to connect with the public, decision makers and one another about the role of water in our daily lives. WaterNow members continue making these connections by engaging with Congress on vital, innovative water infrastructure programs. Congress is...
Austin Water’s 100-Year Plan to Transform Water Management with Localized Infrastructure
Austin, the Texas state capital, covers ~300 square miles of south central Texas and is home to nearly 1 million. Austin’s temperate-to-hot, highly variable climate brings an average of 300 days of sunshine a year. All of Austin’s drinking water is supplied from the...
New River Network and WaterNow Alliance Program Aims to Grow Collaborative, Durable Relationships Between Local Community Groups and Water Systems
"In these scary times, we are excited to launch a new joint project that highlights community/utility collaborations that are working, and seeks to identify new success stories as well. In the face of massive public-health threats like COVID-19, trust in water quality...
Despite Coronavirus, Municipal Bonds Are Getting Done
You may have seen media reports indicating that the municipal bond market is “broken” as a result of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. This is a huge issue for cities, towns and water resource utilities and agencies that rely on municipal bonds for infrastructure...
Conversation and Support in Crisis
In the midst of unprecedented public health crises, we are here. We appreciate you and your work on behalf of your communities’ water supplies and health. Local water leaders are often unsung heroes, and that’s as true as ever in the time of COVID-19. I could probably...
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Announcing WaterNow’s Newest Project Accelerator Participants
WaterNow is excited to announce the newest Project Accelerator participants! Through Project Accelerator, we partner with communities and water agencies to champion sustainable, innovative water solutions. Today we announce three new Accelerator projects that we will...