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Nominate an Outstanding Water Service Leader for an Emerging Leader Award!
WaterNow is excited to announce that nominations for the third annual Emerging Leader Awards are now open! The Emerging Leader Award is dedicated to celebrating and advancing mid-level professionals from under-represented backgrounds in the water utility space who are...
Fort Collins Utilities: A Four Decade Commitment to Cost-Effective Water Conservation
The City of Fort Collins is located in Colorado’s Northern Front Range 50 miles north of Denver. It rains an average of 16 inches per year with 237 sunny days. Like many Front Range Colorado communities, Fort Collins’ population is growing quickly. At the same time,...
Partnership-Building Technical Assistance Grants: Announcing Selected Communities and Water Systems
We are excited to announce that three community groups and water systems have been selected to receive Partnership-Building Technical Assistance Grants. These groups represent a diverse range of communities and challenges, and will be provided with technical support...
New Research Initiative Examines Community Gardens as Water Resource Management Tools
Have you ever wondered how community gardening or urban agriculture could help manage stormwater runoff, or reduce demand on water supplies? If you answered yes, WaterNow Alliance is pleased to share that our new research initiative – in partnership with Colorado...
Announcing the Latest Round of Project Accelerator Winners
Drumroll please... WaterNow is excited to announce our next round of Project Accelerators! Year after year, we are privileged to assist cities and water agencies in championing more sustainable, innovative water solutions through this program. Today we announce two...
Water Conservation Prioritized in Town of Severance’s Newly Adopted Comprehensive Plan
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, January 5, the Severance Town Board approved the Town’s updated Comprehensive Plan, taking a critical first step in integrating water conservation into their land use decision-making processes. “The water element of our Comprehensive...
Now Available: Partnership-Building Technical Assistance Grants for Community Group and Water System Collaboration
Public investment in environmentally sustainable water infrastructure is crucially needed for the health and safety of our communities and waterways, and strong and authentic relationships between local community groups and water systems built on trust are vital to...
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Now Open: Applications for the Colorado Regional Project Accelerator!
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the next round of Project Accelerator—focused specifically on Colorado communities! Offering 250 hours of pro-bono assistance to support innovative projects in sustainable and equitable water...