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Sustainability Spotlight: Bridging the Engineering & Local Decision Maker Gap
A conversation with Councilmember Shayla Nealy, Union City, GA Councilmember Nealy is no stranger to water infrastructure. In addition to her position on Union City’s City Council, which she’s held since 2013, she is the Director of Infrastructure Programming...
Eugene Public Works: City-wide green infrastructure
Eugene, Oregon—with approximately 168,000 is second largest city in Oregon and the seat of Lane County. Eugene is surrounded by foothills and forests to the south, east, and west. North is the broad Willamette Valley—consisting mostly of farmland. The Willamette and...
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...
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WaterNow and The Atlas Launch New Partnership Adding Benefits for WaterNow Members
WaterNow Alliance is proud to announce the launch of our partnership with The Atlas, a powerful network and tool set for local government leaders across the country.