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Ten Reasons Why Water Utilities Resist Looking for Non-Revenue Water

Submitted on February 29, 2016

Utilities nationwide are facing incredible costs to upgrade aging and inadequate infrastructure and address challenges related to drinking water, wastewater, and storm water management - estimated at $600 billion by the EPA or up to $1 trillion by AWWA.

AWE and SFPUC Win Imagine H2O Water Policy Challenge

Submitted on January 28, 2016

Imagine H2O™ today announced the results of its inaugural California Water Policy Challenge. The initiative, which seeks to advance the market for water innovation through forward-thinking policy, attracted over one hundred submissions from academia, the private sector, government entities and NGOs. Successful applicants presented Imagine H2O with actionable policy recommendations to drive adoption of water technologies by California's cities, farms and industries.

32 Congressional Reps Ask for Water Conservation Rebates to be Tax Exempt

Submitted on December 11, 2015

The Alliance for Water Efficiency has been working hard, along with a number of other organizations, to get an amendment to the tax code to make water conservation rebates exempt from federal income tax. On Friday, December 11, 2015, a letter signed by 32 Congressional Representatives asking for this amendment was sent to the IRS and the Department of the Treasury.

AWE Seeks Tax-Exempt Status for Water Conservation Rebates

Submitted on November 18, 2015

The Alliance for Water Efficiency is urging a change in federal tax law so that rebates and credits for water conservation and green infrastructure projects remain tax-free for recipients.

AWE President and CEO Presents the Opening Keynote at 2015 WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition

Submitted on October 20, 2015

Mary Ann Dickinson, President and CEO of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, presents the opening keynote address at the 2015 WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition.

Speaker Announced for AWE Annual Meeting & Reception in Las Vegas

Submitted on August 5, 2015

AWE is pleased to announce that at its annual member meeting and reception in Las Vegas on October 6, 2015 the featured speaker will be Brian Richter, Chief Scientist for the Global Water Program of The Nature Conservancy, President of Sustainable Waters—a global water education organization, and author.

California Adopts Statewide Emergency Water Conservation Regulations

Submitted on July 17, 2014

To cope with its deepening drought, the State of California adopted on July 15, 2014 an emergency resolution and regulation which mandates minimum actions by water providers to curb water waste and conserve water.

AWE President Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources

Submitted on June 26, 2014

AWE President and CEO Mary Ann Dickinson testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources. The purpose of the hearing was to hear testimony on S.1971, the "Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014."

Bruce Rhodes to Headline AWE's Annual Membership Meeting on October 7, 2014

Submitted on June 11, 2014

Bruce Rhodes, Manager of Water Resource Management at Melbourne Water, will be the headline speaker at the Annual Membership meeting, with a talk entitled Lessons Learned from Australia: What Happens when the Drought is Over?

AWE Awarded United States Water Prize

Submitted on April 8, 2014

On April 7, 2014 at the National Geographic Society Headquarters in Washington, D.C. the U.S. Water Alliance and hundreds of water leaders from across the country celebrated the Alliance for Water Efficiency and others as this year's U.S. Water Prize winners.

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