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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...
Integrating Economic and Racial Equity into Sustainable Water Solutions
In the torrent of goodbye emails from members of the Obama Administration, this one is my favorite: I am filled with joy. Eight years of serving our beloved nation – together. I could not ask for more. And I can only think of one way to begin repaying the debt:...
$1 Billion in credit assistance available for water – including “green” infrastructure projects
On January 10, 2017, EPA announced the availability of approximately $1 billion in loans for water infrastructure projects under the new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. In the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations...
2017: Making Conservation a Way of Life in California
It’s a shiny new year, and looking ahead, one of the things we at WaterNow Alliance are most excited about is that 2017 looks to be the year that “conservation becomes a way of life” in the Golden State. In May, Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-37-16 elevating...
Notes from the Field: Arizona’s Pure Water Brew Challenge
Last week the WaterNow Alliance team traveled to Phoenix to kick off the Arizona Water Prize winning project with the Southwest Water Campus, WateReuse, and the Arizona Community Foundation. To recap: the winning team put together a proposal for a statewide direct...
WaterNow Travels to Pittsburgh for NLC City Summit 2016
Last week, Cynthia and I traveled to Pittsburgh, PA for the National League of Cities’ (NLC) City Summit – an annual gathering of thousands of local elected officials and municipal staff. We’ve been fortunate to have NLC as a key partner for a couple years now and, as...
Let’s Hear it for Effluent Beer!
The wait is over – the winner of the Arizona Community Foundation’s Water Innovation Challenge has been determined at last. Congratulations to Pima County’s Wastewater Reclamation Department, and their partners the City of Tucson, Marana Water, Carollo Engineers,...
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Announcing the 2023 Emerging Leader Award Winners!
WaterNow Alliance is excited to announce the winners of our third annual Emerging Leader Awards! The Emerging Leader Award is dedicated to celebrating and advancing mid-level professionals from backgrounds under-represented in the water utility space, who are poised...