The WaterNow Alliance Blog
Updates straight from the source
Water Utilities and Community Groups Are Partnering to Host Community Water Academies & Build Trust
After a competitive application round with many promising proposals, WaterNow Alliance and River Network are excited to announce the selection of four utility community-group partnerships to co-host a Community Water Academy in: Aurora, Colorado Frisco, Texas...
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...
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...
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...
WaterNow’s 2024 Emerging Leaders: Diverse, Dedicated, Driven Changemakers
This has been a big month for WaterNow's Emerging Leader Program! Together with our partners at the Water Center at Penn, we gathered in Philadelphia to extend our congratulations to the 2024 Emerging Leader Award recipients. From the Awards Ceremony to the Emerging...
WaterNow Announces Third Round of Colorado Regional Accelerator Projects
Through Project Accelerator, WaterNow partners with communities and water agencies to implement affordable, climate resilient, and equitable water solutions. Building upon the successes of two prior Colorado Regional Accelerators, this latest application cycle...
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...
Stay in the know
Celebration and Support for Future Water Leaders: WaterNow’s 2025 Emerging Leader Awards Ceremony and Convening
This June, WaterNow convened water leaders from across the country in Denver, Colorado, for our annual Emerging Leader Awards Ceremony and Network Convening. We honored the 2025 Emerging Leader cohort during an evening reception, then gathered a broader network of...