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Announcing the 2024 Emerging Leader Award Winners!
WaterNow Alliance is thrilled to announce the exceptional winners of our fourth annual Emerging Leader Awards! These awards are dedicated to recognizing and empowering mid-level professionals from under-represented backgrounds in the water utility sector who showcase...
Report Back: Third Annual California Water Data Summit
Last week, I had the honor of joining over 150 water leaders from around California for conversation and collaboration between water and Big Data. Connecting elected officials, cities, utilities, water technology, and academics, the event coalesced around the goal of...
Go Green: Muni Bond Financing for Distributed Water Solutions
In partnership with Earth Economics, WaterNow Alliance has published a new detailed guide on how to finance green and distributed infrastructure. Distributed infrastructure (DI) refers to technologies – e.g.,high-efficiency appliances, irrigation controllers,...
WaterNow Alliance is Breaking Ground in Colorado
We are thrilled to announce that WaterNow Alliance is opening a new satellite office in Denver! As we approach our 3-year mark as an organization, we’re looking forward to this opportunity to expand our geographic presence to better serve our growing alliance...
Notes from the Field: City of Aspen Launches Water Efficient Landscaper Program
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to facilitate WaterNow Alliance’s first Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL) training in Colorado with the City of Aspen. It was actually the first ever QWEL training in Colorado! QWEL is a water efficiency training for...
Drumroll Please… Announcing our Second Round of Project Accelerator Winners
Last Fall, we launched an exciting new initiative, the WaterNow Alliance Project Accelerator, to partner with cities and water utilities to provide technical and program support to advance local sustainable water projects. Last month we accepted a second round of...
Making Smart Irrigation Month Year-round
As stories of drought and water scarcity increasingly dominate the news this summer, conversations around water efficiency and smart outdoor water use are becoming more and more important. To meet this water scarcity challenge, cities and utilities have undertaken...
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WaterNow Announces Third Regional Accelerator in Colorado
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the next round of Project Accelerator. This round will focus on Colorado communities, providing 250 hours of pro-bono assistance to support innovative projects in sustainable and equitable water...