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WaterNow Launches New Program to Help Colorado Communities Finance Sustainable Water Projects at Scale
As Colorado communities strive to implement sustainable and resilient water infrastructure projects, securing funding is often a top challenge. To support communities’ efforts to overcome this challenge, WaterNow Alliance is excited to announce our new Colorado State...
Group of 75 Stakeholders Submit Recommendations to Governor on CA Water Resilience Portfolio
On August 21, as part of the ongoing development of Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio, Friends of the River brought together a broad range of stakeholders, including WaterNow, for a day-long meeting to develop recommendations on how California can better...
EPA Releases a Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan — Elevates Onsite Reuse
EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Water, David Ross, made quite a splash last week at the Annual WateReuse Symposium in San Diego, rolling out EPA’s much anticipated draft National Water Reuse Action Plan. As a member of WateReuse’s Legislative and Regulatory Policy...
Bureau of Reclamation announces $4.1 million in Small Scale Water Efficiency Project Grants
This month, the Bureau of Reclamation announced 63 projects selected to receive a total of $4.1 million in funding through the WaterSMART Program’s FY2019 Small Scale Water Efficiency Project (SSWEP) grant. These grants will support water agencies to use water more...
Sustainability Spotlight: Forward-Thinking Water Management Solutions
A conversation with Mark Marlowe Director of Castle Rock Water for the Town of Castle Rock, CO Mark Marlowe has been the Director of Castle Rock Water for the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado since 2013. The Town of Castle Rock is located in the South Denver Metro...
WaterNow Members Make Their Voices Heard in the Development of California’s Water Resilience Portfolio
In April 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing the Natural Resources Agency and its partner agencies to prepare a “Water Resilience Portfolio” that will be California’s roadmap for building statewide water resilience and...
New Tools for Diverse Challenges
Guest Blog by Melissa Elliott, the Director of Strategic Communication Services at Raftelis and current President Elect of the American Water Works Association. Innovation is nothing new in the water utility world, but its pace and scale are accelerating in...
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ICYMI — Colorado Communities Share Advice on Securing WaterSMART Funds
WaterNow Alliance hosted a Water Wednesday Webinar, “Unlocking WaterSMART Funding: Insights and Success Stories from Colorado Communities”, on May 29, 2024 focused on sharing feedback from Colorado communities who have successfully received funding from U.S. Bureau of...