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Fighting Fire with Funding: WaterNow’s New Wildfire Resilience Financing Dashboard
For many Colorado communities, wildfire resilience begins with healthy upstream watersheds. Nature-based strategies – like forest thinning, stream restoration, and erosion control – can make all the difference, but making a strong business case and securing long-term...
Castle Rock: Embracing Efficiency as A Way of Life
The Town of Castle Rock is located south of the Denver Metro area with more than 300 days of sunshine and receives 10 to 15 inches of precipitation each year. Due to its semi-arid, high-desert climate, Castle Rock is prone to droughts, especially during the peak...
Call for Proposals: Project Accelerator Applications are Now Open!
Cities and towns are increasingly looking for new solutions to confront a daunting array of water management challenges. As drought accelerates across the Western United States, many communities are incentivizing residents to swap out turf grass for native...
Announcing the Winners of WaterNow’s First Regional Project Accelerator
Drumroll please…. WaterNow is excited to announce our next round of Project Accelerator partners! Year after year, we are privileged to assist cities and water agencies in championing more sustainable, innovative water solutions through this program. This round we...
WaterNow Announces 1st Regional Accelerator in Colorado
WaterNow is excited to announce that applications for our Project Accelerator are now open. The Accelerator offers 250 hours of pro-bono technical assistance to water resource agencies to support innovative, sustainable and equitable water management projects. The...
Stormwater Credits Explorer: Encouraging Participation in PWD Green Stormwater Infrastructure Retrofit Programs
The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) offers a number of incentives to encourage property owners to retrofit their property and install green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) to manage stormwater onsite. They have successfully worked with businesses (both small and...
New Report Recommends Financing and Policy Pathways for Full Scale Adoption of Localized Water Infrastructure
It is no secret that in order to tackle its ongoing and future water challenges spanning drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, the nation needs to significantly increase its investments in water infrastructure and management solutions. Facing...
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Learn About Best Practices for Building Trust at Your Own Pace!
WaterNow Alliance and River Network are excited to expand our Trust Building Support Initiative with the launch of the Building Blocks of Trust Online Training Series. This online resource is a free, self-paced training that supports community organizations and water...