As a 501(c)(3), the Alliance for Water Efficiency depends greatly on contributions from donors like you. By supporting the Alliance with a tax-deductible donation, you are helping us to continue to serve as the leading clear, authoritative, and effective voice for water efficiency and water conservation. Our current goal is to raise an additional $300,000 by the end of 2012. Click here to learn more and see our progress.
AWE Releases Business Guide Showcasing its Business & Industry Members
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As a way to promote its valuable Business & Industry members, AWE has released its first-ever Business Guide. Water efficient products and services are itemized in the Guide, and we encourage you to buy from fellow AWE members when designing your water conservation programs! Click here to download a copy.
On Thursday, May 24th, AWE will conduct a 90-minute webinar featuring instructor Reinhard Sturm, co-author of the classic NRW textbook Water Loss Control. The webinar is intended for water conservation managers who need cross-over training on the distribution-side management of leakage and other forms of non-revenue water, but will be good basic training for network managers as well. Learn more here.
Last Call at the Oasis is a powerful new documentary that shatters myths behind our most precious resource. This film exposes defects in the current system, shows communities already struggling with its ill-effects and highlights individuals championing revolutionary solutions. Firmly establishing the global water crisis as the central issue facing our world this century, the film posits that we can manage this problem if we act now. See the film. Sign the Water Bill of Rights. Learn more here.
On January 16, 2012, AWE officially launched its new water efficiency web site Home Water Works, featuring an advanced household water calculator. This stunning web site was created to give consumers the best and most relevant information about conserving water at home, and offers water saving tips and information about every major water-using fixture and appliance found in homes today. Learn more here.
An important study on Building Drainline Blockages is just short of funding it needs to move forward. Click here for more information and to find out how to support the project.
The Alliance for Water Efficiency, American Rivers and the Environmental Law Institute have issued a report outlining the practical possibilities for linking water efficiency efforts and healthier instream flows in the Colorado River basin. For more information, click here.
On September 16, 2011, the International Water Forum at the United Nations convened world leaders, academics, non-governmental organizations, and private sector representatives to take the first step toward organizing a worldwide education and awareness campaign on the global water crisis. AWE took part in the proceedings. Learn more here.
With grant support from the Turner Foundation, AWE and ACEEE convened a panel of over fifty national experts on energy and water efficiency to develop a blueprint for realizing the substantial economic and environmental benefits to the nation from a combined approach towards more efficient water and energy systems. Learn more here.
The Alliance for Water Efficiency has released a report designed to provide water utilities and community stakeholders with an introduction to the key principles and concepts of sustainable ratemaking. Learn more here.