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New Report Highlights How to Finance Green Infrastructure Establishment Costs
By Caroline Koch, Water Policy Director, WaterNow & Stephanie Vo, Senior Water Policy Associate, EPIC The Environmental Policy Innovation Center and WaterNow Alliance’s new report, Navigating Green Infrastructure Maintenance with Capitalized Establishment Costs,...
Prof. Robert Glennon on Our Future in a Water Stressed World
On March 28-29, 2018, more than a hundred water leaders will come together for WaterNow Alliance’s 3rd Annual Summit to focus on sustainable water solutions and creating more resilient communities. This event attracts the top minds on Western water to present on...
Spotlight: Ensuring a Sustainable Water Future in the Verde River Valley
Doug Von Gausig has served as Mayor of the Town of Clarkdale, AZ since 2004. He also serves on the boards of the Verde River Institute, the Verde River Valley Nature Organization, the Northern Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, and as the President of the...
Announcing the First Participants of WaterNow’s Project Accelerator Program
In October, WaterNow launched its Project Accelerator. This program provides water utilities with 3-6 months of technical and program assistance to help jumpstart a local sustainable water project. Learn more about this program on our blog. We received a number of...
Sustainability Spotlight: Using Green Infrastructure to Protect Habitats & Communities
Pat Showalter is no stranger to the water sector. Pat is a professional engineer with more than 30 years of water resources management experience at the federal, state, and local government levels. Most recently, she has played two very important roles in the...
2017 Year in Review
What an incredible year. It’s hard to capture everything that happened at WaterNow Alliance in 2017! Our team hit the ground running and never stopped. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at some of this year's top highlights: WaterNow Alliance added 93 new members from 24...
Report Back: Communicating with Ratepayers Workshop Resonates in Denver!
Missed this workshop? Check out two upcoming opportunities: Communicating with Ratepayers Webinar - January 25, 2018 Communicating with Ratepayers Arizona Workshop - February 27, 2018 We are just back from a great trip to Denver where WaterNow Alliance hosted a...
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Investing in Local Water Infrastructure for a Resilient, Livable Future
By Peyton Siler Jones, Program Director of Sustainability, National League of Cities, in collaboration with Cynthia Koehler, Executive Director, WaterNow Alliance City leaders are essential decision makers in stewarding our water resources. Ninety-five percent or more...